I repeat what others have already said - the front office staff is horrid. There are sign-in windows, clearly marked for walk-ins and appointments. But everyone goes through the walk-in window, so you have no idea where you are in the list of who is going next. A 2 hour wait is nothing. Last time I was there, they couldn't get a BP. I told the technician that the cuff didn't feel right, but they kept trying to use it. Then the same tech used a portable unit for BP and still couldn't get it. I WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT DEAD. But they decided that I was problably having a heart attack. I told them it was just a bad cold, maybe a virus. No, I was dying according to the crack staff. So they called the police and the ambulance and shipped me off to the hospital. Emergency room staff asked why I was there - I honestly didn't know, since all I had was a bad cold, maybe a virus. My BP was fine, and always is when the correct equipment is used. I was released with an RX for steroids to reduce the swelling in my nose and throat and chest (bad cold, maybe a virus). There I was, 25 miles from my car, which was back at the First Care office. I admit that Good Sam in Suffern got me home in a taxi that they paid for with a voucher (and a driver who scared the bejesus out of me). What a waste of 7 hours for a bad cold, maybe a virus.
I have gone to this place before, primarily when I thought I might have a bladder infection, and never ran into this level of un-care before. A word of warning to you all - do not get sick on any kind of holiday when you can't get your own doc. This place is not the answer. read more