Rarely take the time to write reviews, so here goes everything: In a time when accessing personal…read morehealthcare has become akin to a naked and afraid TV challenge, fenced-off from us by COVID protocols, both guided and misunderstood, a true fearless provider still exists in this healthcare dystopia: Tower Health Care, Doylestown, PA
My PCP of 25+ years wouldn't see me, even though I home tested negative, twice over 7 days and said I know this is bronchitis, please can you call-in an antibiotic which they have done several times before over my tenure there, sorry nope. I was getting a little nervous at this point and feeling a bit panicked about getting help. I decided to take a chance and left a very long line outside in the freezing cold of another urgent care waiting for number and drove up to Tower Health to see how they were dealing with rapid testing. Immediately met an intake person (I didn't catch her name, sorry) said only PCR (which I didn't care, just wanted to see a doctor) and then later called me, as I waited in my warm car, (30 mins, and I know I would still be outside at the other urgent care waiting for only a number, and said the words I needed to hear: "You're up bud"! I have to say I felt a sense of relief, silly I know, but when you feel like you are coughing up your lungs and having difficulty breathing, and it's NOT COVID!, you begin to feel a little claustrophobic.
From the intake person, to Mandy (nurse) and Sima Assefi, MD, I felt like I was surrounded by the "A" Team! Professionals each one, efficient, direct, fast, and personable to me the entire time. Made me feel like I was the only patient in the office, which of course I wasn't. Mandy walked me back, took my vitals and history, determined an initial course of action with Dr. Assefi, and done. Dr. Assefi then immediately swooped in, diagnosed me as having guess what? Bronchitis. Only by now it was pretty bad, worst case I've ever had, she immediately took aggressive action. Mandy put me on a Nebulizer for about 5-7 mins, Dr. Assefi came back in, listened to my lungs again and announced now I hear your lungs fully expanding! WOW! She gave me not just the one antibiotic prescription but two other drugs to get this kicked out of me, fast!
I've been around healthcare a long-time, as in an - olderfart. Both as a patient and professionally. Used to fly medevac helicopters back in the day with a flight nurse and paramedic on board. Those folks know time is of the essence every time they climbed aboard. This Tower Health team reminded me of those flight nurses and paramedics, fast, efficient, really knew their medical stuff! An "A" Team! You folks are pretty amazing! Thank you!!