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    Carbon Health Urgent Care Alameda - Bridgeside Center

    Carbon Health Urgent Care Alameda - Bridgeside Center

    2.8(21 reviews)
    0.6 mi

    Quality Care! From check-in to examination. The NP who examined and treated me was thorough,…read morelistened well and had really strong communication. Carbon Health also makes it very easy with the app for same day appts., if available. - I came for a cough and heavy breathing after being sick for a while. It was a same day visit because I was not able to get in with my regular primary. I have been here before and had thorough care . Sometimes with healthcare you are sent away just to find yourself right back. The NP even followed up after via the app which fits well with my form of communication. I am glad to have Carbon Health available for times like this and have found myself using more and more instead of waiting until my Primary office can see me.

    I've never written a public review before. If I could've given fewer stars, I would have…read more I went to the Alameda location; the PA I saw was named Michael and I think his last name started with an F. He was shaming and condescending & seemed unable to grasp the verbal and social cues I was communicating as I was trying not to be rude myself. I don't have health insurance and he seemed more concerned with that than helping me. They asked me if I was unhoused when I said I was self pay. Is that even ok to ask? Unprofessional? I am a professional person with two masters degrees; an MSW and an MS in child development. I say that to say that I've worked with a lot of people in a lot of settings, including private hospitals, state hospitals, as well as public and private clinics of all kinds. I even told him I was a therapist. I've also been to urgent care places around the country to treat my asthma as well as regular primary care doctors and specialists my whole life. For him to literally man-splain to me what an allergy test is and what asthma tests do, and the importance of regular medical care, was infuriating. I have never been treated this way in my life (female, 52). I walked out dumbfounded, angry, unsatisfied, and had my time and money wasted. I wasted an hour plus the gas to drive over there, and spent almost $300 to not get my needs met. He was dismissive, rude, judging, and just so unprofessional. People like him are why the rest of us don't ever go to the doctor. #TerribleCustomerService #Rude #Dismissive #Condescending #Shaming #Overpriced #Unprofessional #BadValue

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    Alameda Family Physicians

    2.3(185 reviews)
    0.0 mi

    I am a little surprised to see some of the reviews here. I have been using Alameda family…read morePhysicians for decades and have literally never had a problem. In addition, I love their alliance with Stanford Health. Stanford has many locations with high tech equipment for all sorts of specialties. I have always received competent and helpful assistance when scheduling an appointment and have always been cheerfully met at the reception desk. Best if all is my Physician, Dr. John Carper. I have been with him for over 30 years. He is on-time, thorough, patient and a great listener. I am never rushed with him. In addition, I appreciate the detailed discussions about lab followups and his expert advice. My last visit, I was actually taken to the exam room 10 minutes early! With Alameda Family Physicians and Stanford, my health is closely tracked and well documented. I feel like everything is being done to monitor changes in health due to age and corrective actions are being made to keep my body in check. In my opinion, Alameda Family Physicians is stellar with preventative care!

    STAY AWAY FROM HERE!!!! Once again the witch behind the…read morefront desk got me. Left work at my school in Fremont and raced down 880. I arrived 15 minutes late due to 2 accidents on 880. She indignantly told me HOW DARE I EXPECT TO BEE SEEN and sent me away. HEY JERK! How about all those times I had to wait way beyond that for YOU?!! How about the time you told me my doctor had' retired' when, in fact, she left and started her own practice? You then gave me a new doctor who went out on Maternity leave and no one could see me? I have been coming here since my late doctor started this practice 20 years ago. Once they were affiliated with Stanford, they went downhill. I will look for a new doctor.

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    Lake Merritt Family Practice

    Lake Merritt Family Practice

    4.4(7 reviews)
    0.7 mi

    Hands down the worst, most hectic, disrespectful, and unprofessional experience I have ever had…read morewith a doctor. I am not exaggerating. I rarely if ever leave bad reviews, but this one was very serious for me. I called Dr Fredian twice to try to book an appointment. She blew me off and sent me to her online patient portal, which did not work. I called to explain that the online system did not work, and she told me to email her. She still would not just take a single moment to make me an appointment herself. I then followed her instructions and emailed her to try to set up an appointment, and she never responded. So I emailed one more time. By the 4th time I reached out, I asked her to please really take me seriously because I was experiencing symptoms that gave me some small discomforts and concern, and I truly felt I needed a doctor, but not an ER. Her response was to call my voicemail and yell at me in my voicemail to just go to Urgent Care and tell me that my email asking for her to please take me seriously was "inappropriate." When I called back and tried to explain that I was not in need of urgent care, but just in need of a regular doctor's appointment, and that urgent care would not be helpful since I did not even have a regular doctor that I could list as my primary doctor, nor had I even seen a doctor at all for a basic visit, she told me that my phone call was "wasting valuable time" she could be spending with her patients. I was pretty shocked to hear that, but tried one more time to explain that I just really wanted to become one of those "valuable patients." I guess I'm only "valuable" if I am already paying into her pocket? When I tried to explain that all I was trying to do was become a patient because she had come well-recommended, and that I was finding it frustrating to try to access her services using the online modality, she hung up on me. What kind of doctor blows off and hangs up on a sick person who is just trying to get an appointment?

    Update: Dr Fredian now has a receptionist. But still running a lean practice and easy to get an…read moreappointment when you need one. Still tied for being the best doctor I've ever had :-)

    Joseph W. Ippolito, MD - The Fruitvale Medical Building

    Joseph W. Ippolito, MD

    4.5(8 reviews)
    1.3 miEast Oakland

    This doctor and his assistant are just the best. Their care far exceeds expectations and our…read moreexpectations were quite high so thats saying something. As a physician, Dr. Ippolito listens and responds thoughtfully which is a rare thing these days. Recommend this doctor without hesitation.

    I had the pleasure of using Dr. Ippolito's services for 4 members of my family. He is a retired…read morephysician who now has a practice providing USCIS medical exams for the completion of Form I-693. Civil surgeons are the only doctors permitted to fill out the form. He is one of a dozen designated civil surgeons in the North Bay area. The office is housed in a very lovely but old medical building minutes from the 880 in Oakland. It has free unattended parking behind the building. The office is not very private, but it really doesn't need to be for this exam. The doctor and his assistant work from one small divided room but it works. He does not examine you for general ailments and disease. He fills out your form, that is all. He does what is necessary to fill out the form completely: He withdraws blood and takes a urine sample for STD disease testing for patients 15 years and older, he will check your immunization records to ensure they are up to date, he will administer the immunization to bring you up to date, he will administer a tuberculosis test which necessitates a second visit 48-72 hours later. On your second visit, he very methodically goes over your Form to ensure accuracy and checks your TB test results. As at March of 2017, his fee was $275 per person which includes blood test, urine test, immunizations and completion of the Form. If you needed to receive a chest x-ray due to positive TB test result, it would cost you $50 more. My family's health plan included TB testing and immunizations so we already had them done. Dr. Ippolito gave us a significant discount off his $275 per person fee. In the end, I paid $600 for 4 people. Something like $100 per child because they were completely up to date; adults more because we required blood and urine tests. Dr. Ippolito's fees are amazingly reasonable. There is no regulation in the fee charged for a medical exam for this purpose. I called almost every doctor on the list provided by USCIS. Prices ranged from $225 to $850 for adults and $100 to $400 for kids. I don't think Dr. Ippolito has defined discount schedule for people who come in requiring less services, but he's old-school, if you're nice, he's nice back. Also, it was very efficient. I got an appointment within a week. We went in as a family of four and completed our first appointment in 90 minutes. The second appointment took 45 minutes and did not require the children to be present. Some doctors will only book one person per hour which would have required up to 8 visits for us.

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