I just spent 5 intense days in this wonderful facility for removal of a massive gallbladder. It was…read morequite an ordeal and I'm not gonna pretend I remember every moment perfectly because I was being given IV pain medication. First of all... Donna, my ER nurse was amazing. She is so easy to talk to, personable, knowledgeable... and she can sure hit a vein! They once called her up to my hospital room to insert a new IV and I was thrilled to see her again! I've had previous experience with Donna and she's always wonderful. I had two doctors. My surgeon, Dr. Alex Santos, is amazing doctor! Performed a very difficult removal of a gallbladder the size of a baseball. Very attentive. The on-site doctor, Dr. Laney, is probably one of the most caring doctors I have ever encountered in a hospital. He was always nearby. Great bedside manner. You can tell this man truly loves helping people. My nurses were like superheroes. They did everything they could to make sure I was as comfortable as possible during a time when I was experiencing the worst pain of my life. I can't say enough. James handled my first (and most intense) night like a champion. He even had me doing breathing exercises with him. He was born to do what he does. I can't thank him enough! The other nurses were all wonderful with the exception of one! The last nurse I had, Dan, was the polar opposite of every other nurse. Dan was beyond rude. I fell that he chose the wrong profession. He did and said so many ugly things, I don't even have the energy to type it all! But he shouldn't be a nurse. I wouldn't even want that man making me a latte. For now I will assume Dan is gone, or he was having the worst day of his life, because so many other ppl here need 5 stars. But he would get 1. The woman who made my meals was also darling! She found out I was vegan and after a day... she had done her research and added things to the menu special just for me! Just above and beyond! But of all the staff, the one who holds my heart is the Tec, Curtis! Curtis was there for me through it all. He was kind, compassionate, witty, caring, and he was ahead of everything that was happening. Always making sure I had what I needed and was doing what I needed to do. He even helped me walk the halls during recovery. I will miss him dearly and hope I can somehow thank him for being there with me through something so difficult. Thank you Curtis! You're my MVP. And thank you to the entire staff (not Dan) for everything you did for me! I will only use this hospital from here on.

My name is Brenda Haas-Villalta. I had a 3 level spinal fusion- on April 12th of this year. Let me…read morestart by saying I have worked in the medical field for 20 years as a nursing assistant. I become very ill 2 years ago and developed a idiopathic falling disorder to which I still suffer from. I also have a high pain tolerance. When I was 41 years of age, I broke my hip. It was non traumatic when it happened. Unbeknownst to me I had severe osteoporosis. My femoral hip broke just from standing up so fast. Then of course I fell to the ground. And had to have surgery. It had to be done ASAP in order to stop any chances of infection. The very next morning they had me walking up and down the hospital with a walker. It was like a walk in the park to me and I didn't even need extra pain medicine at that point. They use two plates two rods and 12 screws. My point for bringing this up is I have a very strong pain tolerance and for you to understand the rest of the story you can kind of gauge of where I'm coming from.when I had my 3 tier spinal fusion on April 12th that's when I was at the mercy of the hospital and a very poor nursing staff. Let me start by telling you, when I woke up from surgery I thought that I was just going to die. I couldn't believe the amount of pain I was in. Then I come out to find the nurses saying hold on will get you some pain medicine. Really people? Anytime I needed to use the bathroom or a bed pan it would take up to 30 minutes sometime for someone to come they always shut the door so nobody hears you. When I was done I would ring the button and nobody would come by the time it was over 20 minutes I was screaming crying and begging them not to ignore me to come help me. They came when they heard that. They treated me physically rough and had no sense of compassion whatsoever. The first night there I was scolded like a six-year-old because I brought my own medication to show them so they would know what I needed. They try to embarrass me and talk about each one of how many there was and write it down. I wasn't embarrassed every single thing I had was a prescription from a doctor. She asked the nurse next to her to sign it, and the nurse + why. And the older nurse said it's just procedure just sign it. That's when the bell started going off in my head. They had no idea that I was a medical professional of 20 years. They did not in-service any of the staff on how to gently move me or pivot me. That should've been a regulatory thing for them to do before trying to help me move. They did not do this. So every time they move me it was like agony every second. Then they would get annoyed because I couldn't get up fast enough for them and say things under their breath. The one time I had a bowel movement in my bed pan and I heard the nurses complaining and she was cursing saying I don't get paid enough shit to do this. Then on many occasions I heard the nurses arguing over who was going to toilet me. One because I take so long and two they didn't like having to lift me up. And you could hear them down the hallway arguing about this. And this one the door was open. I weighed 135 pounds soaking wet. So I was not heavy at all for two people to lift. Yet they bitched Mont to complain about it and so they started sending in mail staff only. Everyone of the male staff or wonderful nurses treated me kindly and did not hurt me. All the females were exactly the opposite. And I never got my medication's to where I was supposed to. I would ask and explain ask and explain and tell them to compare the ones they took. But it didn't happen that way. I had to call my husband twice and then when the physician assistant came in he was all angry at me because of it. I know that my rights were violated especially the Hyppa ones. The way they treated my physical body was abusive. The fact they argued over who had to deal with me like I was a hard patient or something. I totally know what it takes to take care of a patient and I always thank them and tell them how much I appreciated them. It didn't matter they were still always annoyed to help me. Then The physician assistant try to make me go home early when it was just two days after my surgery. Mind you I couldn't even sit up by myself. He said everybody comes home after a couple days. I explain to him I am not everybody. So I was able to get two more days of doctors care. I was asked if I felt safe going home. I told the nurse "NO" . She asked why. I explained that I couldn't do anything by myself, not even able to sit up by myself. Her first response was "Are you scared of your husband? It took every ounce of my control not to yell at this woman. As I was sat up by the nurse and my husband I was in agony. The woman nurse acting like she gave a rats ass! All a show just for my husband. It took a full week for them to wash me after sweating from the physical part of the surgery. I also needed 2 blood tra

My experiences at this location were great. I had to go back a second time a week later in order…read moreto get my veins checked (one time, intracranial and another time, extracranial scans), but because everybody was so friendly at this location and because it went rather quickly, it was no problem. They were also punctual both times -- early, actually! The front desk women were very kind, helpful, and efficient. After my name was called, it continued to be an efficient process. Special props to Amy for being so sweet, accommodating, and professional! I was happy to see her again when I returned! And thanks for the nice tunes - they helped! ;) Stephen (/Steven?) and Dave (David?) were also both very friendly and funny, and made the experience all the more painless. When I have requested other MRI reports at ARA in Austin, I received them within an hour (!), so A+ there, too! Thank you! P.S. My ARA appt. schedulers have been extremely warm, patient, and sympathetic, too.

Great service, but terrible billing. They overcharged me by over $400 and have not issued me a…read morecredit (despite repeated promises to do so) for over 5 months now. DO NOT PAY THESE PEOPLE, insist they bill you so they don't overbill you and refuse to issue the credit. Re response: 5450 is not a valid extension when I call that number.

I had my first MRI today and a couple x-rays. Probably my last MRI. I wouldn't say its horrible,…read morebut the feeling I got while I was in the tube was weird. And it's extremely loud. I'm not claustrophobic, if you are I don't recommend it. I waited about ten minutes before a guy came and got me to get ready for the MRI. He explained everything in the kindest way, but he didn't sugar coat it. It didn't really make me nervous, but maybe some anticipation slipped in. Then came Rene to perform the MRI. She also explained everything, just like he did, but for some reason a calmness came over me. Don't get me wrong, I couldn't wait for it to be done and it went over without a hitch. Then I went to the x-ray room. The girl took four x-rays in 2 or 3 minutes. She didn't have to read anything to know what to do, and she knew what positions I had to be in for the proper x-rays. She floated around like a little dove. This was the first time I enjoyed getting x-rays. I don't want to leave out the two girls at the front desk. As soon as I walked in I started to tell them my name and why I was there, but before I even started with my last name the girl gave me some paperwork that I had to fill out, since I was a new patient. Their kindness was explosive. Longhorn Imaging in Kyle is not your average Medical Facility. It's friendly, caring, and everyone knows their job like they know their name. These people are absolute professionals and they treated me like royalty. Oh yeah, I had to wait for the x-rays because the bureaucrats or whoever, was inspecting the x-ray machine, they probably checked all the machines, and all was well. So you also know this place is top notch. If you need any type of imaging, this place is for you.

The Bee Caves location exudes elegance and class! That uncomfortable doctors office feeling and…read morewaiting room is nonexistent here at Longhorn Imaging. The staff is top notch, and the amazing window view of the hills are so comforting it's like it's own utopia! AMAZING JOB LONGHORN IMAGING! Highly recommend!!!

This imaging center is very clean and the staff is super friendly. I was surprised that I didn't…read morehave to wait long at all and the got me back so quickly. I had an Arthrogram and MRI on my shoulder and the doctor that did the arthrogram was very nice and very skilled. I was glad that it was so quick and easy.

It takes weeks to get an appointment, and then the day before, they left a text message and gave me…read more2.5 hours to let me know they were cancelling my appointment because of not having the right paperwork. I called twice and left messages after sitting on the phone for several minutes. I also called my dr. who said they had sent it over that morning. Longhorn went ahead and cancelled my appt, anyway.

6 stars+, I need more stars to rate my experience!!!…read more First of all, I had been freaking out over possible bad news from my blood tests the week prior. Apparently, I needed to have a liver biopsy done. All of this coupled with nightmare colonoscopies I've had in the past AND 18 years of dealing with military and VA doctors (I'm recently retired Air Force) and I had already worked into a panic attack and unable to sleep, fearing both the procedure AND results. My anesthesiologist, Mr Tiger, called me the day prior and gave me very informative details and reassurance that the procedure would not be difficult. The next morning, I was going to the room right on time. Mr Tiger made both my wife and I comfortable, and spoke with the doctor to help me start with some medication to ease my nerves. By the time I was taken into the procedure room, I already had another excellent technician start the sonogram, and very soon afterwards my Dr, Dr Suh, introduced herself and again explained the procedure, ensured I was more than comfortable and we talked about personal experiences that we enjoyed to relax. The next thing I know, the procedure was over before I even knew it had really started! Back to my room, and some pain slowly started creeping in. The push of a call button, two pain meds later, and I feel good enough to write this message after meeting a manager, Tammy, and expressing my gratitude for a wonderful experience. I performed Quality Assurance - type work for the Air Force for a long time in my career. Everyone knows that people rarely praise, and usually only complain! Friends, if you have good service and experiences, please take the time to write about it! Employees deserve it just as much as those who deserve complaints, and being recognized does your part to help keep the good people there for us! Thank you Mr Tiger and Dr Suh - your care and professionalism is what all patients and all of society deserves in any setting. God bless! David Russell

Fellow Austinites. Please Boycott Austin radiological associates when considering your imaging…read moreneeds. Ever since they outsourced their scheduling to a call center overseas it is nothing but agony to schedule with them. I know that they would prefer you to not call but I can never access their online scheduling portal even though I allowed their system to choose my password and then dutifully saved it. So, I had two different exams to schedule and even though I knew it was a long shot ( and even said as much to the rep) I waited on hold for almost 30 minutes. I waited because often my phone won't ring anymore ( Santa says he's bringing a new one) and I was hoping for same day, same place. I finally get through and we played twenty questions to get me verified even though my name, phone number, DOB and insurance should be on file. After I explained the situation and what I was hoping for the run around began. She kept repeating the types of exams over and over and naming dates months out but not locations. So if she was looking at open dates she should know which location, right? Why not say so when mentioning the date? Then when questioned why February ( one exam is a screening covered 100%) she claimed it was to do it in one day but still didn't tell me if it was my preferred location or one of their other eleven. This went on for over forty minutes and I could hear a man in the background making comments and laughing. I finally made both appointments, not together, not even this year for the screening so they screwed me on the benefit for next year. It was so bad they even said they had an appointment for the screening at my preferred location this afternoon but when I questioned if they could verify my insurance in that time ( a couple of hours) suddenly she was looking at 2026 and when questioned about that she said they had no appointments before that date next year. So no available appointments until December of 2026? Okay. I was under the impression from having spoken with their corporate office in the past that they only open their schedule a couple of months at a time. It is like this every time you try to contact them, and awhile back I showed up at a location that had my information for almost a month but when I got there they said my insurance had not approved the exam and tried to deny me. I sat on a bench in the lobby, called my insurance company and was told they had approved it within two days of it being submitted but ARA had never followed up. I had to go in and give my phone to the reception so the woman could put in the approval code and verify she was speaking to the insurance rep. Unfortunately I cannot get my images any where else this time but this will be the last time I use ARA. We have private insurance paid for by my husband's employer and they pay out well and rarely ( almost never) deny a claim. These administrative positions should be filled by American citizens in the community as they used to be. People do a better job when they are members of the community they serve. Every time you get routed to Pakistani or Bangladesh they just want to waste your time. I started the forty minute conversation trying to be patient and understanding but ultimately lost it. Especially when I was asking a question and she started speaking over me. I tried to call corporate just to verify she had actually managed to schedule the exams since she couldn't seem to understand the calendar program and how it worked and also find out what I needed to do to access the portal next time and the line kept disconnecting when I pressed one . So I let it ring through to the operator who thought she was that woman Veronica on FB. You know, the one who hangs up on and threatens customers? And I was politely explaining to her because she wasn't the scheduler who was difficult to deal with but she decided to just keep putting me on hold, she didn't even say why the first time. I promise I was being respectful with her even though I had finally lost it with the other woman. Obviously there was an issue but she didn't even have the respect to listen before deciding not to be helpful. Enough is enough. Consider taking your healthcare elsewhere. I spoke with Touchstone but they were also scheduled out too far,and I would need to contact my physicians and have them resend the orders before scheduling. However, I got right through, she listened and empathized and gave me the address and fax number in case I did want to wait until January. I ended up calling my Drs office for one scan because it's pretty critical to see if they even booked the appointment at ARA.

I was referred to this facility by my physician for an MRI on my foot. When I called to schedule…read morethe appointment, I was informed that their facility was out of network, but I wouldn't be charged anything. The facility would cover any costs incurred that my insurance didn't cover because they're new and building their business. Sounds easy for me, so I agreed to move forward with the appointment. When I arrived, I was asked to fill out lots of paperwork, all of which was normal- except the last three pages which were legal documents stating that I was responsible for anything my insurance didn't cover. The third document stated that if I was in need of financial assistant and had either a high deductible plan or was paying cash that they would offer some sort of payment for me. Well, that isn't the type of insurance I have, so I asked the administrator present for further detail. I let her know that I was uncomfortable signing the documents because I had been told that all of my expenses were covered verbally over the phone (she was actually the one that told me this) yet these documents stated otherwise. I let her know I'd be happy to sign these documents if she could provide me written documentation of what we discussed on the phone. She replied that she couldn't. I asked if she could email me a statement. Again, she said she couldn't. I replied that I didn't feel comfortable signing these documents without something in writing to protect my interest. I asked if I could take the documents home to look them over with my husband (my foot is broken, I would really like this MRI so I can get the correct treatment even if I'm feeling like this is getting weird) and she ripped them out of my hands and said that she would be shredding them. I'm sorry- how sketchy is that? I promptly left and called my doctor to let them know not to refer to the facility any more. I typically don't read these type of documents at a doctors office, yet thank goodness I did! If they're in network, great! If not, watch out.

I came here for an MRI of knee. My MRI was booked on Friday for that following Monday. I had no…read moreproblem finding the place. My MRI was STAT since my follow up with the orthopedic was the very next morning. My orthopedic got my results in time for my appointment which was awesome. While waiting for my appointment I had the opportunity to grab a few mints and a water bottle. I could of even grabbed a few of the snacks available or a coffee. The MRI tech was super nice, cute and made the process easy and painless. It was nice to be offered headphones that tuned into a radio station that I picked and also a warmed blanket since that place is chilly.

This adulting life is for the birds, the birds. Thankfully this imaging location makes it a bit…read moreeasier. Appointment scheduling was super easy and efficient. Reminders up until day of just in case you forget along with the pre-paperwork completed online. Their door says open at 7am vs Google maps sites that have 8, so I arrived about 5 minutes before the appointment at 8. Got into the back a bit late, with everything else going as planned. Joan way my technician and she was so pleasant and friendly. Made the process less stressful and efficient. She gave clear directions and only had to redo one item. The changing rooms were nice with and according style door with magnets so it's not just a sheet covering the opening like other places. Even the gentlemen who did my checkin was friendly and efficient. Helped to have the prework done.

Great service, really felt they cared. I went to the wrong location so I called to let them know I…read morewas on my way. They were very understanding and let me come. Even though I've probably had at least 20 MRIs at this point, they made sure I understood what was going to happen and that I was ok. Getting the IV was pretty painless too. This is a great and clean location.

staff was very helpful. They actually got me in a little…read moreearly, which was nice Everything was explained to me clearly, and the follow up report was very informative I will definitely go here again

Great quality of care, technical expertise. Also had great ultrasound appointment availability…read more Kind and helpful "bedside manner" at every step of way from scheduling by phone to procedure to the reports available on patient portal. Highly recommended. My only complaint is that the company does not have ability to complete MRI imaging for patients with pacemakers.​​​

DO NOT RECOMMEND! Came to this location for MRI (3 body…read moreparts) i was in there for 2HOURS! Just for them to come tell me i have to come back another day for another part, because " my time ran out"! As if it was my fault they were training a new employee! Out of everyone they know how uncomfortable an MRI machine is. Today, i came back to my appointment, and in fairness i was 11 min late. They didn't allow me in because my time slot was only booked for 30 min... Acted like nothing they can do, as if they are not wasting my morning because this should've been done in one session! WILL NOT BE COMING BACK TO THIS UNPROFESSIONAL FACILITY!

Each interaction from the initial contact phone call I had with this office was professional and…read moreaccommodating but above all friendly, never rushed. that says alot about Patient care. The nuclear technician Brian who administered my test was so kind and explained the procedure to me step by step which was so helpful and made me feel less anxious. The radiologist, Dr.Patel, who began the test was also very nice and diligent in her approach and I barely felt the injection. I would return here in a heartbeat.

Claudia is a pro. I've had blood drawn too many times to count and she was quick, painless and…read morefunny.

I am a nervous person with lab work. But after seeing the glowing reviews about Claudia I trusted…read morethis location. And I was right! Claudia is a miracle worker with drawing blood. NO pain, easy! And she was so efficient and helpful setting things up for me as a new customer there at their location. A great experience. Thank you Claudia!!