I've been using Bradington cardiology for about five years. I primarily deal with Dr. Buck and he's…read morea true professional very thorough very personable. The office is normally busy, but I guess that's to be expected.

The most horrible experience I have ever had. I am a nurse and I cannot believe the…read moreunprofessionalism. I was led back to the waiting room for a cat scan and I had to listen to the secretary go on a rant complaining about the patients. I was included in the rant. I had to hold my tears back for the cat scan I cried in my car and on the way home. What a mean horrible and unkind establishment. As nurse There are more reputable cardiologist establishments in the area. I will never use them again. If you want to be treated like a human and with respect DO NO GO THIS THIS HORRIBLE PLACE

First visit with Dr. Drummond: I went in for my yearly physical. She was incredibly sweet and…read morepersonable. I didn't think I had many questions, but once she came in and asked a few things, the floodgates opened. She was very informative, took the time to explain everything, and provided many helpful suggestions that I'm excited to apply. I was a bit nervous about switching providers, but I'm truly glad I chose Dr. Drummond. The visit went smoothly and efficiently--and again, she was super sweet!

unbelievably long wait times avoid at all costs...it took over 2 hours to see the doc for a 15-min…read morenew patient establishment

Tried to get an appointment here for an EKG. Made several calls, sent Dr's notes & faxed twice…read more Dr's office even called them after they just faxed order. The Heart Institutue of Venice staff said they never received it two separate times. They had poor staff service, no follow up and no return phone calls. Don't know about Dr's, but staff is unresponsive, can't even get into the door.

From the owner: The Heart Institute of Venice, located in Venice, Sarasota, Bradenton, and Ellenton, Florida,…read moreserves all of Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, and Charlotte Counties. The Heart Institute of Venice is an independently owned cardiology practice that has been providing affordable, convenient health care since 2005. Medical director Barry Weckesser, MD, works closely with Amy Kinter, NP, to offer specialized cardiovascular imaging, testing, and treatment from their accredited facilities. Dr. Weckesser has delivered noninvasive cardiac care in Venice for over 30 years and had the first cardiology practice to meet the latest standards laid down by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL) for nuclear, vascular, and echocardiogram labs. The diagnostic and treatment monitoring services available at The Heart Institute of Venice include nuclear stress testing, echocardiography, walking electrocardiography (EKG), pulse oximetry, echo-Doppler, telemetry, and Holter monitoring. The practice's screening services include stroke, peripheral vascular disease, hypertension (high blood pressure), and aortic aneurysms. The Heart Institute of Venice team provides enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) therapy to improve cardiac blood flow. Coumadin® and pacemaker/implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) clinics are on-site, and chronic care management is available for patients with heart health problems...

I came to MCR Dermatology for a skin cancer screening to be sure I had nothing problematic…read more I signed in and almost immediately was called to go back. Jessica, the nurse took my blood pressure and some information. Dr. Denise Guevara did my exam. She was extremely thorough and took all my concerns seriously. I have had many cancer screenings before but Dr. Guevara was the very best. I definitely recommend MCR-Dermatology with Dr. Denise Guevara. She was extremely knowledgeable, did a thorough check and was very nice making me feel comfortable. Jessica, the nurse, was also excellent and very nice. Overall, my visit couldn't have been better!! 1/5/22

Akin to visiting a 3rd world clinic where you are treated like an indigent nobody and left to wait…read moreridiculous amounts of time and still not see anyone. Not sure about the actual health care because after arriving 15 minutes early for my appointment, I sat in the waiting room for 45 minutes until I could no longer wait. People were jammed in like sardines in the waiting room and also all along the wall outside the waiting room. Ridiculous in the age of Covid that this place overbooks to this degree and expects people to wait 45 minutes or more. There was one lady with expiring insurance who had already waited over 2 hours. I have no idea how much longer I was going to wait before seeing someone because in my mind 45 minutes was plenty long enough. After 45 minutes I asked that my co-pay be refunded to my card and I left. This is dermatolgy, not like it is an emergency room where something unexpected like a bus crash impacting an ER might be the cause of a long delay. Nope. This long delay was due simply to the greed evident when signing up way more people for appointments than they can reasonably accomodate. This is part of the MCR (Manatee Rural Health) network now and it shows. Same lack of caring, hard if not impossible to get someone on the phone or line up referrals or get a straight answer. I was also told that this appointment was only for a 'meet and greet' type visit with a doctor, not what I thought I was booking and just a blatant cash grab to get you to return so they can bill your insurance again and charge you a high co-pay. I was there to get a suspicious small growth removed. It doesn't take a 'meet 'n greet' to just go ahead and take care of the issue I am there for.

Dr Skidmore is an excellent cardiologist and has a staff to match. Holly is attentive and thorough…read more She responds to my portal questions in a timely manner. Dr Skidmore has taken care of the majority of my family for many years now. Each with a different cardiac health issue, with compassion and confidence in his expertise. He takes the time to explain your health concern, test results and answers any question without hesitation. You will leave his office with all your questions and concerns answered, feeling reassured.

Michael Pisaturo - Jun 05, 2024 Beware!! Anthony Skidmore…read moreand his gatekeeper Holly do not care about you or your well-being! Unfortunately, I've been under his care since 2019. While under his care, I've developed a serious case of hypertension, a mid aortic aneurysm and lower left common Iliac aneurysm. Why do I blame Anthony? At the beginning of 2020, my blood pressure and cholesterol started to elevate. Being an endurance athlete, specifically a cyclist with over 200k miles, I was completely at a loss. I was logging in between 125-150 miles per week and very careful with daily salt and sugar intake. Every time I would discuss Hypertension and Cholesterol with Anthony he would dismiss the issue and recommend revisiting it 6 months down the road. March of 2023 I had an aortic ultrasound. It revealed a lower left common iliac aneurysm! Once again, I questioned the efficacy of my blood pressure and cholesterol medication since I've been on them for 20 years. I asked about the shot for cholesterol and he told me it would have to be approved by insurance. Anthony told me the aneurysm was slight and that he would order another ultrasound for the beginning of 2024. April 2024, another aortic ultrasound was performed, and it revealed the lower left common Iliac has grown and a mid aortic has developed! When I arrive for my appointment to review the results I could immediately tell that he did not read the report prior to my visit. He stared at the screen for a few minutes and then read me the results. When finished, he turned to me and asked if I had any questions. I had no idea what questions to ask and was completely stunned with the results. Over the following 24 hours, I came up with a list of questions to ask and contacted Anthony's office via the portal to request a follow-up appointment. Holly told me that Anthony ordered another aortic scan for next year, and there was no need to come see Anthony. After several back and forth conversations, Holly finally gave me an appointment. When I arrived for the appointment, Holly ushered me to the treatment room. When Anthony came into the room, I could see he was visibly agitated and annoyed that I had come back with questions! "So you have questions," he blurted out! The 1st line of the report stated " Limited and difficult study due to bowel gas" I started to ask if the test was accurate due to limited visibility, he raised his voice and said "you have bowel gas what do you want me to tell you". I could immediately tell he was not interested in any questions I had, so I stood up and told him the conversation was over, at which point he told me to get another cardiologist! I'm a firm believer everything happens for a reason. Staying under his care, moving forward was a recipe for disaster! When I first met Anthony he was energetic and caring. Fast forward to 2024 and I can't say the same. He seems to be worn out, and the energy is gone. I can only wonder if he has something going on in his personal life that is affecting his career! I haven't referred to Anthony as a Doctor for this review, Doctor's have compassion and care for their patients, Anthony does not CARE!

at the stroke care center. quick action to make sure it was a stroke. fast reaction the staff and…read moredoctors took. On the 5th floor. Head nurse very organized, he is very professional. food was good. when discharged all medicines had there own instructions, even highlighted. that was a big help. head nurse discussed all the meds. to make sure I understood. Had total of 1 hour physical therapy for walking and instructions. they told me to do Home Health program. Totally agreed on this. but, its been way over 48 hrs. after release and no response, also no response from the nurse to follow up on me. Ed

Where do I begin? My fiancé & I were headed to a baby shower. It started raining before we could…read moreget to the car. His umbrella was broken & wouldn't close all the way & it punctured the palm of his hand. The puncture was DEEP & his tendon was poking out. So this was not just a simple cut but an emergency. We were scared, he was bleeding everywhere. We went to the nearest hospital (Manatee Memorial) in the emergency department. We checked in at the front desk & not long after they brought us to the back to clean the wound & do x-rays. So far, it was going good. Then a RN came into our room leading us to a different room claiming once we head that way the team will be able to get us out of here in no time. We weren't concerned about getting out of there faster we just wanted to make sure everything was okay. Once we got into that room we waited 2 hours before anyone came to check up on us. Mind you my fiancé has a very painful wound that is hurting him like CRAZY & actively bleeding. I understand there is a process of doing things, but the LEAST that nurses & staff could do is update their patients. We don't care that it is taking long. We just feel like we were forgotten about & that's the worst to feel in an emergency situation. Once someone did come see us, they mentioned how they forgot about us because we moved rooms. That is not what we want to hear. This is not a laughing matter. This person was also the one to numb his wound. So my fiancé has been in excruciating pain for 3 hours already. The doctor comes in shortly after saying that there isn't a hand specialist on call (since it was a Sunday) & that we should just head home & contact Dr. Van Vliet at Blake tomorrow. We felt like that couldn't just be it. There was a hole in the palm of his hand. Shouldn't it be stitched up? Not once did any one specify that this wound wasn't emergent. I don't know if there was miscommunication or what? But we felt like there had to be more to this. We headed to Blake Hospital the next morning where we explained this situation & said we're here to see Dr. Van Vliet. We're also not dumb. We know there's ways to do things. The lady at the registration gestured us to head to the emergency department at Blake which was a few walks away. We headed to the emergency department & the man at the front desk was UPSET and gestured us BACK to the registration. At the point we were both frustrated we are getting sent back and forth & NO ONE WAS HELPING. No one wanted to understand the situation. Once we got back to the registration the lady seemed upset. As if we were the problem. She didn't bother to ask if we had an appointment or not. She just wrote down a phone number & told us to call it. THAT'S IT. We head out of the building to call this number & that number said Dr. Van Vliet is not a "hand specialists" & to call Coastal Orthopedics. At this point my fiancé & I gave up. No one was helping or leading us in the right direction. So, we decided to head back to Manatee Memorial in case there was a hand specialist on call since it was a Monday now. Welp, we got there & after checking in & being in an exam room for 3 hours. A doctor comes in (Nicole) & immediately said "What do you want me to do here" in the most condescending voice ever. Whereas my fiancé replied "Stitch it up? IDK?" She laughed & said "Stitches? You don't need stitches" We were confused. NO ONE specified that he wouldn't need stitches. No one told us that his wound would heal on its own. We value our time & it felt like the doctor thought we were there to waste her time. We not here to make your day hard. There was NO communication to us that his would was not emergent & he did not need any stitches. They didn't even tell us how to properly care for it & signs & symptoms to be wary of. This has been super upsetting. We wouldn't have wasted our time & energy if someone would've told us this the day before. If you're a nurse reading this.... don't be afraid to update your patients. We see you walk by our rooms ignoring us & have us waiting for hours. We understand there is a process but just acknowledge us.

I've been seeing Dr. Parent for over ten years. I switched frm a Cardiologist that had Physicians…read moreAssistants delivering care. He has treated several problems and installed a pacemaker when I exhibited a low pulse rate during orthopedic surgery. He is always friendly, patient and exudes competence. I have reccomended him to several friends.

Poor communicator. After a patient for many years, he acted liked he didn't know me. Weird!read more