I was treated horribly! The receptionist lost my insurance number and caused me to miss my appointment. Now they are challenging (ie, removing) my honest reviews from other sites.
If you are on Medicaid you might be mistreated as I was. The interpersonal dynamics of the staff are messed up. They will not accept responsibility for their words and actions, they arrogantly push all negativity back at you. All they needed to do is follow the golden rule. They evidently thought, for whatever reason that I was not a patient they wanted. Dr. Oaks expressed no concern about the behavior of his staff!
All I tried to do on my last visit that led to an uproar is ascertain if a false statement blurted out about me (Interrupted me 3 times during one sentence to do so) false/misleading information about me and she was not the staff member I was speaking to at the time!
I attempted to set a boundary and all hell broke loose! I'm not sure if it's my appearance or mannerisms (perhaps I remind her of a man she hates?) but once that receptionist decides she doesn't like you she will sabotage you. I did not get to see my doctor and I really needed to. I believe she intentionally escalated and caused the situation to get rid of me! She's not honest or kind but sounds cheery, so I'm guessing narcissism or some other personality disorder is at play. If she was psychologically normal, I would have seen my Dr. that day. It was projection, which is an indication of a personality disorder. (While I have a degree in Psychology, I'm not diagnosing.) I'm not an addict (none of meds are controlled substances.) I feel like I was mistreated as if I'd just crawled put of a gutter.
I had avoided that receptionist on that visit because of something I saw in her body language, previously. I am not an idiot or scum but got treated like I was, and I feel like that's mostly because I'm an honest person who had the nerve to assert a boundary about being interrupted and lied about. (Among other suspected motives.)
She uses pleasant-sounding words but is/was deceitful. I think she deleted my Medicaid number, so she would appear justified (she had my screen pulled up on her computer, even though I was working with a different staff member.) I had provided it on an earlier visit. Then they gossip about you which means on your next visit the whole front office is prejudiced against you!!!! Then they feel justified mistreating you. They gave the impression that money and meeting legal minimums are all that matters.
The entire office ganged up on me, and I consider that abuse. They excused the very behavior in themselves that was supposed to be their problem with me. (I raised my voice.) My pleas to see my doctor were ignored. I was scapegoated! The culture of the office is broken.
Others who know Dr. Oaks say he seems arrogant. Now that I've seen him in action, I agree. He's not popular among former patients.
If you're thinking I'm just an idiot making a baseless complaint, then know I'm an ordinary person with a college education and chronic health conditions.
Despite being informed I was withdrawing from meds and was more irritable than normal and needed my prescriptions refilled ASAP, my pleas were ignored.
I kept saying; "I just want to see my Doctor". I begged and pleaded but every member of their staff was unmoved by my plight. Why do they hate me???? They threw me out and called the POLICE! As soon as I was asked to leave, I did so. No one should be treated that way.
I'm the wrong kind of patient, evidently. If you are fat, depressed, having an acne breakout (from wearing a mask), have anxiety, and on Medicaid, you might receive the same treatment.
If you have suffered abuse, recovered, and have boundaries now, you might receive the same treatment. (Triggers the receptionist, to assert a boundary) If you are wealthy and don't mind being lied about and interrupted repeatedly, you might be fine.
What scares me now is that I live about 2 miles up the hill from them and Lakeview Hospital, so If I have to go to the hospital in an emergency, I might be at the mercy of these Drs. who are prejudiced against me.
A little kindness, a little sympathy, and a more helpful attitude could have defused the situation entirely. If they simply practiced the same standards they REQUIRE patients, I wouldn't be a disgruntled patient now.
They took a legalistic, privileged approach, and attitude rather than a moral one. Very sad because I attend the same Church as Dr. Oaks (the owner of the practice) so I know that he knows better. Now I am afraid for my life if I have to go to the hospital in an emergency. That goes doubly for my mother who's also at their mercy if an emergency happens. I have not heard one conciliatory word from anyone. (The next ER is 20 min away) read more
