My experience is mixed, I'll start with the good and end with the bad. The nurses and the doctor are professionals, they are polite they do their job well , and they are respectful to the clients.( just a note, I I show respect to everybody whether they deserve it or not). The receptionists / administration women leave a lot to be desired in the execution of their job. They are bossy, a little rude, and do not show the same respect to the client that they demand to be shown. I think it's a mixture of them being young, the fact is this is probably only their first or second job, and the fact that they're dealing with former substance abusers which they probably have come to judge. It's a mistake to lump all your clients in 1 bucket, and it's also a mistake not to show the kind of respect that you expect to be given. There's also a little bit of hypocrisy comma and example being I had to reschedule an appointment so at that same time I asked to confirm all my upcoming appointments and counseling sessions. I left the office that day thinking I had all my appointments only to show up the next day to be told I had missed an appointment earlier that morning. When I reminded the woman I had talked with her just 24 hours prior to confirm all my appointments, she, instead of accepting responsibility and saying yes I forgot to tell you about that one, told me that I needed to take responsibility and that ultimately all my appointments were on and that ultimately all my appointments were on me. I responded by saying that I actually had taken responsibility to find out when my appointments were that's why I asked her the previous day.
In addition, the organization is a little axe, on my first day I sat in the waiting room for 25 minutes watching a man continually leave his office and we enter it only to have him come up to me and say oh, i didn't know you were here to see me even though I had been scheduled to see him.
Lastly, during that same day, I was about to get my medication, when another admin said oh you have to wait, I forgot that you had to do a bunch of paperwork first. There was ample opportunity earlier in the day for me to do it as I have been sitting around between appointments.
so, overall, while I rate the nursing staff highly, I have to rate the organization as a unit poorly because too many things seem to slip through the cracks. read more