The front staff is very unprofessional. When I asked for all available appointments the scheduler…read more(Tee) yelled the times at me and was just rude. I spoke with the office manager Vera and she didn't seem concerned. Dr Thompson may be a good provider but the front staff is preventing her from getting patients. I'll gladly find a doctor at MUSC

Unprofessional operation. Dehumanizing experience. Treats minorities with disrespect and quality of…read morecare is sub optimal and expensive. If you ask for improvement, they disregard your concern and treat you as subhuman. They expect you to take the care that they will give you and nothing else. I recommend seeking care from another facility or traveling out of state. Your health will appreciate it.

I had to wait a week for an urgent appointment. Following an additional weeks wait for a second…read moreappointment with no prescription for opioid addiction. Which is manifest as Kratom Opia addiction. I would recommend going anywhere else than Hope Health of Florence South Carolina. They really aren't concerned with the condition of the patient. I am on disability from a spinal injury that occurred to me in EMS. I know healthcare up and down and this place is way down.

Avoid at all costs. Your concerns will be ignored and you'll be labeled as having an attitude if…read moreyou advocate for yourself. Hope health employs some of the worst providers health care has to offer.

If this doctor is still practicing, people should know about my family's experience with him. In…read morethe 1980s and 1990s, my mother was his patient. One of the issues she was dealing with was her heart. She had episodes of a very fast heart rhythm and frequent skipped beats (not simple palpitations). She repeatedly asked him to refer her to a cardiologist. While he eventually did make a referral, he also told her that she needed to see a psychiatrist. She told him she was not going to do that. He responded by telling her that if he said she needed to, then she would. As it turned out, my mother had atrial fibrillation that went undiagnosed for years. During that time she spent thousands of dollars and countless hours trying to figure out what was wrong. Eventually she had to undergo surgery for the atrial fibrillation. Her heart has since been damaged, and her heart function is now at 38%. I even remember going to appointments with her when I was 16 years old because she was worried about how he treated her and wanted someone there with her. People should be aware and make informed decisions.

Ayo, So let me tell…read morey'all what y'all not gon' do--play me and my wife like we some side characters in our own kid's doctor visit. We took off work. Real jobs. Not imaginary work. We showed up together like responsible grown folks to support our son, who got referred for a tight hip. Nothing major, but still--our child, our business. We walk in ready to be present, and boom--y'all hit us with a crusty little sign on the door talkin' 'bout "only one parent allowed." Excuse me? Since when? Ain't nobody said that when we booked the appointment. Ain't no paperwork. Ain't no email. Ain't no carrier pigeon. Just vibes and disrespect. Tried to talk to somebody in charge, but apparently they were in a meeting, probably discussing how to ruin more families' mornings. The practice manager called us later, and bless his heart, but the damage was done. Let's break this mess down: * Surprise Policy: Y'all really thought it was cute to spring that "one parent only" rule like it was a plot twist. This ain't Grey's Anatomy. Communicate. * Blue Collar Dad Disrespect: Another dad was there too, fresh off a job site, probably still smelling like hard work and sacrifice. Y'all told him to sit his dusty boots in the lobby like he was a stranger. Shame. * Attitude on 1000: The nurse who weighed our kid had her name tag flipped like she was in the witness protection program. She talked to us like we owed her child support. Loud, rude, and built like she been waiting all week to catch an attitude. * Facetime Foolery: Y'all let my wife FaceTime me during the exam like we were on an episode of "Parenting: Long Distance Edition." Then when it was time for the actual diagnosis, y'all took so long to come get me, Dr. Gilpin was out here asking, "Where the daddy at?" like I was lost in Target. * This Ain't New: My sister and her husband got the same treatment when their daughter was dealing with a much more serious issue. So clearly, y'all been on this nonsense for a minute. Let me say this loud for the folks in the back: WE SHOWED UP. We cared. We sacrificed. And y'all treated us like we were inconveniencing you by loving our child. Fix your dusty little policies. Teach your staff how to act like they got some home training. And stop making it harder for parents to do what they supposed to do. We ain't the ones. --Eric & Mary Clark (P.S. Next time, try kindness. It's free.)

Dr. Sparkman is the best. He saved my leg after a car accident which I think no other Dr could do.read more