Wow. I wish I'd put more stock into these reviews before going into this clinic.
I came in with what I suspected was a UTI. Check in process was easy--I registered for a spot online, and showed up on time. I was promptly checked in, and then led to a room. In the room, I explained to the nurse that I thought I had a UTI. I have had one before, many years ago, and thought I recognized the symptoms. My blood pressure was taken, as well as my temp.
The nurse then handed me a specimen cup, and told me to go to the restroom. I was not given a sanitary wipe (a crucial step for collecting the sample, otherwise it will be contaminated). I was also not given the right instructions for how to collect a clean sample. The bathroom I was shown to was disgustingly dirty (pee all over the toilet seats), and I had to replace their toilet paper roll for them. They had also run out of soap, so I couldn't wash my hands after I'd collected the sample.
The sample was analyzed, and the doctor came in and "confirmed" that I had a UTI. I put "confirmed" in quotations...because this would turn out to be a misdiagnoses. Big Yikes. We'll get to that part in a bit.
The doctor then took my heart rate, and pressed down on my kidneys. He determined that I had a severe UTI, and that I needed an intravenous dose of antibiotics on the spot. A nurse then came in, and poked around my arms to look for a vein. Because she "could not feel any" in my arms, she took off her medical gloves and touched me with her bare hands. I'm normally fine with that, but she had incredibly long manicured nails with gunk underneath the nails. Also, considering covid, I felt uncomfortable being touched by her bare hands, since she hadn't sanitized her hands prior to touching me.
She wasn't able to find a vein in either of my arms, and instead stuck the huge IV needle in the back of my hand. My hand is very small (I'm 5'2), and the needle was nearly larger than my palm. It was painful, and when she removed the needle after the IV was empty, my hand spurted blood like something out of a horror film. It got on the bed that I was laying on. My hand was bruised for a week. Also, I have previously donated blood before, and none of the nurses had trouble finding my veins in my arms.
After the IV was removed, she took the entire IV bag (with the needle that was in my hand STILL ATTACHED TO IT) and put the whole thing in the garbage can. I am not talking about the sanitary disposal that needles are supposed to go into (by the way, the needle was uncapped when she put it into the garbage--a hazard!). She literally took the whole thing and put it in the garbage where you usually throw paper towels. I have attached photos to this review so you can see. I am pretty sure this is malpractice, or at the very least, dangerous and unsanitary.
Afterwards, I was prescribed a round of antibiotics--levofloxacin, the strongest antibiotic for this kind of ailment. If you google it online, there is actually a long history of criticism for the drug, and it is considered to be used only as a "last defense" not as a first line of treatment.
The doctor said he would call me within two days to tell me my test results. This did not happen. I waited for a call, and never received it. The drug made me feel ill, so I stopped taking it, hoping I could get a confirmation of my condition before I continued with the powerful drug.
I called over to the clinic, only to be told that he was not working there that day. I was directed to talk to the doctor on call that day, who told me that my test results were "inconclusive and contaminated". She told me that I could make an appointment to come in and re-test. Fed up, I decided to go to another clinic, where I was tested, and my results came back clear of UTI. If anyone is looking for a great doctor, I recommend Christine Sutton with dupage medical group. She listened to my concerns, and my experience at this clinic, and told me what I had experienced was ridiculous.
Overall, going to this clinic was frustrating and even dangerous. I would not recommend it to anyone. read more