This office was wonderful- quick attention, really no wait and professional care. The 24 hour CVS…read moreis directly across the street- very convenient. The doctor took plenty of time with us and had a lovely, patient manner. Though I was in pain, it was the best it could have been. Plenty of parking right near door a plus.

Had a nail ripped off a month or so ago. Office handled it very professional. Went to other UC in…read moreGlenmont because it was closer but was longer wait time and more $$. Very happy...if needed ..will use again !!

Doctors and nurses are great. Billing is another story. For some reason, they can seem to get my…read moreinsurance information right. Received one final notice letter for $1011.05 in November for a visit the previous May. They kept insisting I had no coverage. Verified my coverage with my insurance and they told me they would resubmit it. Thought it was resolved. Never received any more correspondence from them. Found out yesterday that they deducted that money from an HSA account I had previously used there! They now tell me that will be "refunded" when my insurance pays them. My insurance company has STILL not received any claim from that day!

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Front desk staff was extremely rude. They need to lean how…read moreto speak to people. Unprofessional

Great location. In and out in under an hour…read more Staff polite and friendly. Had the unfortunate but pleasure of seeing them twice in one day:(. One for my daughter earlier that morning to rule out anything serious and later that night (8pm)for me; a sinus infection that had gotten outta control. Thought it was tooth pain at first. It was so painful it could have warranted a ER visit. Thankfully the hours were great and the staff was still very much friendly. I think about how much time we saved and the care that was given compared than our primary or ER. Skills and attention to detail may need improvement. Daughter was prescribed an OTC Claritin for kids and Flonase for viral post nasal issues. I was prescribed just antibiotics. Stayed up all night in agony broke down and tried a OTC Flonase .It worked and The agony subsided. It dawned on me then why didn't they prescribe one for me as well? Perhaps it slipped their minds during the closing hour. A incredible thing happened during filling of scripts. We normally get filled at CVS, however their entire network went down and stayed down for half the day. Luckily my daughter was not effected during her visit but I was. The script simple could not be filled by them. Luckily the price chopper was next door and closes at 9pm ; staff knew this and had the script sent to price chopper instead of cvs avoiding any delays. Great service on both their parts .This is why I will be coming back.

The NP I saw was evasive of my needs and pissed me off. I told her so and I was told noit to come…read moreback. I'm glad it happened. I'm happy with where I go now and i get to see a real doctor. Don't waste your time, go elsewhere.

Medical care is minimal. I saw a nurse practitioner, never a doctor. I was not happy with their so…read morecalled care.

I was a patient at first care for nearly 4 years and let me tell you it was four years too long…read more This is by far the WORST doctors office in the capital region. I was almost denied my medications by a nurse because THEY hadn't filled it in over four days, actually blackmailed to "calm down or I won't get my meds filled" treated like a crack head because I was on benzos and judged everytime a certain doctor saw me. Meds were rarely on time until the state law changed where I needed to be seen every month instead. The ONLY good thing about this retched place is Roxanne, she listened and understood every problem I had helped me immensely and actually cared. The day my grandfather died I had to cancel my monthly appointment and they STILL charged me 50$ for cancelling before 24 hours. Sorry I didn't tell him to die ahead of time Roberta! Do not go here save yourself the headache and heartache of this place. I'm happily at a new doctor. You will not be getting the 50$ I was charged nor will you ever get a good review from me. This place is disgusting. I made a report with the health department over the blackmail of my pills and I won't stop until everyone knows what kind of bull**** place this is! GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!

I've been a patient at First Care for several years. I've had varied levels of good and bad…read moreexperiences during my time as a patient. I think one of the most frustrating situations was when I tried to talked to the receptionist and tried to explain a situation that was new to me (and quite obviously new to her) and she hung up on me not only once, but TWICE, and would not answer the phone after that, when I needed help from their nursing dept. badly. Since then, I had one of the best experiences as a patient I think I've ever had. Her name is Roxanne, and (I think) she is a nurse practitioner there. ( Just aside, Dr. Fuhrman is a great guy, and has been kind enough to work with me and my disorder for which it's difficult to find a provider who will support my medication needs, but he still seems to have some doubts about my condition that I've been diagnosed with for 33 years.) Now back to Roxanne. Today I had to do a walk-in appointment. Yeah, I had to wait for a while b/c people do have appointments and as it should be, the people with scheduled appointments should come first. But Roxanne came in and listened to my situation, and was amazing at helping me figure out a plan that would help me and my employer meet my medical needs (without making me look like a hypochondriac, or like someone physically incapable of keeping my job of 18 years)! This woman is amazing. She is willing to do whatever it takes to support the people on her (most probably) immense caseload. She makes me feel comfortable and has established a therapeutic rapport that allows me to communicate my needs effectively, rather than just coming in with an illness I've tried to "ignore" in the past. If you go to First Care, look up Roxanne. Just don't do it too often, b/c she will become so popular that some other place far away will hire her that will pay her much more - a place where travel time and mileage $ would put a hurt on my budget (and maybe yours).

Staff was great. Care was excellent. Got an X-Ray. I like the fact that you can make an appointment…read morein return the next day if possible.

I went in with bad toothache and I was basically denied service. I was seen by a tele-med third…read moreparty service, I wasn't made aware of the qualifications of the provider. I wasn't not given any meds, and I was told to call my dentist. This happened on a Sunday (yesterday).

I went with my husband to St. Peter's Hospital today Aug 14, for my husband to see Dr. Shaheen…read moreRahman and while sitting in the examining room I noticed the wastebasket just about overflowing with waste I was very concerned about germs when Dr. Rahman came into the room he took his foot to push the waste down in the wastebasket I didn't think that was very professional at all, that wastebasket should have been emptyed. I was very put out about this it makes you wonder how clean are they there.

All of my doctors are Saint Peter's doctors -- I've been a patient since I moved to the capital…read moreregion about 15 years ago. Great communication, great providers.

Mostly a good experience in ambulatory Surgery. We got to the check in spot and an aide named…read moreChristina took us back to the cubby where they get them ready for surgery. First off my husband was there to get 3 organs removed...7 hrs in surgery. So we were extremely anxious...and she made us feel worse. First her stringy hair was hanging in her face instead of being pulled back and she had on the worst impossibly long eyelashes. And she was abrupt and rude.. never even smiled at us, just stomped around the room. My husband and I looked at each other and discussed if we wanted to leave because if this was the way this hospital works with these kind of people we will find somewhere else to remove his spleen. Then the nurse Rebecca came in... Professional, smiling, nothing hanging in her face, and she was happy and smiling and put us at ease.. and everyone else was wonderful and understanding.. but first impressions our always the most important one and that Christina chic, made us want to leave...if Rebecca didn't walk in we would have walked out. PS I was a nurse for 50 yrs.

My experience with being admitted through the ER was horrible. There was zero communication and no…read morecare at all.

As is noted in other reviews, this is a group of physicians that includes an Urgent Care clinic…read more I showed up with a sinus infection around 2pm. There were two guys in the waiting room. At 3.45pm, I was taken back by a nurse and asked the standard barrage of questions, then asked to wait for the doctor. NINTEY MINUTES LATER - a doctor shows up and look in my ear 'yup', she says in between chewing her gum, 'looks like a sinus infection. here's your antibiotics'. Seriously. Absolutely frustrated at the doctor or nurse practitioner or whatever she was. Apathetic attitude, slow communication and overall unprofessional approach to her patients. I do NOT recommend the PCP Urgent Care clinic. I had an awful experience there.

It is sad when you become the Duke of Urgent Care, right? I mean, Duke is Duke, but this means that…read moreyou're at Urgent Care more than you want. Well, I blame the fine salesman of the Cutco Knives we purchased which had DeAnna getting patched up twice in the first week of owning them. Prime Care isn't like seeing your doctor. I don't think we've seen the same person twice. But they are very convenient. More availability than my primary doctor, less expensive than an emergency room, and they have cable in the waiting room to pass the time while you're bleeding. They even have an x-ray on site so you don't have to get sent elsewhere. They do have their limitations, often staffed by nurse practitioners instead of doctors. You're not going to have Dr. House diagnosing your mysterious illness here, but you will get patched up with the common injuries and illnesses. They recognize their limitations too, and are very upfront about it and will direct your follow up with your regular doctor. The staff is always pleasant and comforting. I am pretty convinced they find me hilarious, even if they struggle not to laugh at my often inappropriately timed humor.

First off, I've had major health issues since I was a small child, and I've seen more doctors that…read morealmost anyone else here who's submitted a review. I know what makes good medical and support staff. It seems that people are really motivated to write negative reviews when they've had a bad experience (pain meds, anyone?), but less motivated when it's good, maybe because we're feeling better and we forget it. Although I've had a couple imperfect experiences, for the most part, I've been really happy with Albany Med. I have congenital health issues that have to be managed carefully, and for decades, I lived in NYC, where my doctors coordinated everything. (I have to admit, I was probably spoiled by them.) But at this point, after several years up here, I'm content to shift everything to Albany Med. I've been lucky enough to have caring, intelligent primaries and their teams, and the specialists I've seen have been kind and competent. One staff member in Pulmonology wasn't great, but that was probably more about personality and politics (come on, in this age, who doesn't believe that vaccines are worth the "risk"?!). But I've never seen them again, so I was satisfied with that result. (There must be a note in my chart somewhere never to assign me to *that* person. Ever.) I've seen specialists in pulmonology, immunology, gastroenterology, OBGYN, and of course, primary care. Each of the doctors listened to my concerns, carefully considered my extensive records, and helped me make good choices for my care. No healthcare organization is perfect. By accepting this and allowing them to try their best to support me and my spouse through all my health mess, we've had good results with Albany Med. When you're in pain or really sick, it's difficult to be patient and understanding, but if you can allow yourself to remember that the doctors, RNs, PAs, and NPs are trying to be on your side, it helps. Since COVID, all medical establishments have struggled to get enough staff. We've all struggled. So my advice is to decide you want to be on the same team as the meds, not their adversaries. I DO NOT mean don't contradict them or just accept everything blindly. You have to advocate for yourself and be honest about the problems you're having. And seriously, remember that they ARE trying to help. Work with them to make it happen. (Also, if you want to complain about the physical facilities, maybe you should vote for the kind of funding needed to build, maintain, and staff those facilities.)

They really need to rethink those makeshift "rooms" in the hallways of their emergency room. Having…read moreto lay outside a bathroom for nearly 24 hours was gross. How horrible when you're sick you have to smell someone's poop. LITERALLY! It was disgusting. Just no! Some of the nurses were so unprofessional, bitching and swearing about patients out in the open hallway for us to hear, ignoring cries from people that were hurting. I actually got up to check on someone because they were yelling they couldn't breathe and nobody responded despite being in ear shot. I am not a medical professional and could only offer to find someone for him. The nurse that finally came in was so rude to him that he actually said something to her "please stop being mean to me." Every time she went into his room I could hear her saying things I feel were inappropriate for someone supposedly caring. I was actually stunned at the goings on in this ER and am surprised they haven't been shut down. People deserve better. I understand being short handed and the job is stressful but there's no reason to be rude to the people that you're getting paid to help and care for. Lose the attitudes! Nobody wants to be there! The area where I was stuck was absolutely disgustingly dirty. Blood and puke chunks on the floor for hours. I mentioned the community smelly bathroom. Gross. The patient liaison in the lobby was the nicest and super helpful. There was also a male nurse who seemed to be one of the only ones to care and really strived to be helpful so I'm thankful to those two! The doctors are super scarce and they will get to you when they feel like it. Horrible.