My fiancé and I were having flu like symptoms and all of the walk in clinics were closed, so we…read morewent to the ER here. We waited for at least an hour and a half in a makeshift enclosed waiting room for "patients with Covid symptoms" before they took us back to examine us. The nurse looked at our throats and said that she could see irritation, especially in my fiancé. They swabbed our throat for strep and we went back to waiting for another hour or two. At this point, we are required to wait outside while they clean the waiting room. The staff was kind at first, but once things got a little busy, we were suddenly just a number. Strep came back negative, but they prescribed us meds anyway. I don't understand why. I also don't understand why they put us in a waiting from for patients with Covid symptoms but didn't test for Covid! I then asked for a doctors note because I work nights and didn't leave the hospital until 5:30-6 pm. The nurse told me that because my strep was negative, she wouldn't give me a note. Maybe if they weren't busy, things would have been nicer, but you can't treat people like an inconvenience. My son was born here in 2017 and they seemed to be decent with that situation.

I've been coming here for a year. It's hard to get the first appointment but worth the wait. Please…read morenote that you have to fill out papers before they will schedule your first appointment.

I've been very impressed with Dr. Purcell. Very down to earth, excellent bedside manner, and a…read moredoctor who I felt was very compassionate, and explained things in both layman's terms and up front about his diagnoses. If I ever need to see a vascular surgeon again, he's the guy I'll see. Lenoir is fortunate to have such an asset to the community, and seeing he's got a lot of family in these parts, I'm sure he won't be moving to a new area anytime soon.

First of all, I went to Dr. Purcell because I thought the raised area in my left groin was vascular…read morein nature. Having had vascular issues my entire life, I wanted to rule out another one before seeing a general surgeon. Dr. Purcell told me it was not vascular, but a hydocele. He said it wasn't a big deal unless it bothered me, which it did not. Here I am 4 years later with an infected incarcerated inguinal hernia. It started when my stationary bike dropped one night while excercising. No big deal, I got off and raised it, jumped back on and finished my miles. Withing about 30 minutes, I was in horrific pain lower left abdomen. To make a long story short: 4 ER visits, diverticulitis, hernia surgery, and a bowel blockage with four days "nothing by mouth." They said everything was inflamed: my uterus, small and large bowel and diaphragm. Untold amounts of vomiting and diarrhea. Now a gut that returns to d and v unless I eat certain foods. He should have told me to see a general surgeon.