I've been seeing Lucy Hwang since 2015, and she has been great! The reason why I start to see her…read moreis that I was living in U district and she can speak Mandarine which can be useful for me as I don't know most medical terms. Lucy just helped me with my pap smear this January annual check, and I have to say, this time is so much better than the one I did in UW Hall Health Center.

The best doctor visit I've ever had. She's totally non-judgmental (I'm part of an alternative…read morelifestyle that effects my medical needs) and really cared about listening to my concerns, explaining anything I needed explained until I understood it. When I mentioned my family members (also patients, but it was my first time there), she quickly recalled who they were and spoke knowledgeably about them. UWMedical also does a thing where you can get test results online and email with the doctor if you have any questions; this is very convenient.

Good quality of care, expertise, and efficiency in getting patients in and out of there. Nice they…read morewere open when my normal primary care wasn't.

Amazing and prompt medical care and compassionate providers can be found here. The doctors are top…read morerate and the entire staff works together.

Update. It has been 4 months since my surgery. I was given 2 days pain meds. I had to beg for that…read moresecond day. Day 3 nobody returned my calls. I was finally told to just go to the ER if I was in that much pain. ERs dont treat pain. After I called and complained about my pain a few more times I was told my fallow appointment up would be moved to a different facility. No one form that the roosevelt facility ever called to check up on me. If your surgery is elective. I beg you go someplace else. They will not treat your pain in any meaningful way. Dr Miller and Dr Hillard should be working in the morgue with dead body's with as little as they care about pain management. Doc miller had her back to me when telling me how I would not need pain management. Dr miller cares about patients pain with same concern as an auto mechanic cares about the cars pain. Those 2 are just butchers.

Parking can be an issue, especially if you don't want to spend a week's paycheck in the garage,…read moregiven that many have to wait for a long time before their scheduled appointments. Street parking is scarce, and cars passing by all seem to be in a hurry, honking their horns, crowding and not wishing to allow you the space, nor the time to park safely and quickly be out of their way. Inside, confusion ensues, as confirmation emails steer you to the 4th floor for children's covid vaccines, yet, after standing in line, you come to find that you must return to the first floor and stand in yet another line, fill out more paperwork (though it was all done previously online), and await your turn, which comes 20 minutes after your scheduled appointment slot. Staff don't seem to trust parents about their children's behavior and ease with vaccines - I'm sure they see the gamut of response, more of them being the children who flinch, flail, scream and protest. Our children are not like that, yet those who administer the vaccine don't trust me/us and force us to restrain our children uncomfortably and unnecessarily; after which they gawk at their calm and composed demeanors, complimenting them and wide-eyed congratulating us, their parents.

Normally I see Dr. Neighbor. I searched for quite awhile before I found a physician that I was…read morehappy with and Dr. Neighbor exceeds all my expectations. Naturally I was a bit skeptical when Dr. Neighbor was unavailable and the only Dr. that I could get in to see was Dr. Beard. Well all I can say is that I am very impressed. Dr. Beard is very professional and engaging. He listened to what I was saying and offered advice that made since. I don't think I'll switch from Dr. Neighbor but anyone looking for a new Dr. can't go wrong with Dr. Beard.

As a UW grad student, this clinic is the preferred provider for my insurance…read more I've had mixed experiences with this place. The women's clinic is fantastic, 5/5, just amazing. They are so kind--doctors, medical assistants, NPs--I've never had a bad experience with them. However, I was recently sick with a respiratory infection and I called for an appointment. I was told that I needed to see the triage nurse first, before I could see a provider. I was hoping to get some kind of cough medicine for my severe cough, just so I could sleep through the night and not constantly gag from coughing so hard. I waited about an hour to see her. The triage nurse gave me bad advice--told me to take an expectorant for a productive cough. I was coughing so hard, I nearly gagged in her office. The coughing continued for another week, and I ended up herniating a disc in my back. I regret not going to urgent care instead. The pharmacy is also terrible. They charge more for medication than retail pharmacies, are only open 9-5 on weekdays, and are very slow. I have switched my prescriptions to a Bartell 2 min from my house, and I'm paying much less (despite the Hall Health pharmacy being the preferred pharmacy under my insurance).

If you're a UW student you get 1 free visit per quarter to the doctor which is a decent plan. Is…read moreit amazing? No, but its basically included in your tuition and its a free doctor visit. I recently tore my thumb and saw a sports medicine doctor and he was great. Overall, anytime I've seen a doctor they've been friendly. The check-in staff isn't the friendliness but thats not a big deal for me.

I don't usually post reviews but I recently saw Dr. Calabrese has no other reviews yet. I…read morerecently moved from Boston and needed a new PCP. Its really nice to find a doctor who is actually smart and takes the time to listen to your needs. He was very thorough and obviously cared. If you are looking for a great PCP, I recommend him strongly.

My son was very ill in the Veterans Hospital in Seattle and as it turned out Dr. Calabrese was the…read morelast doctor who took care of him before he died. We were so fortunate to have Dr. Calabrase. He has the medical knowledge along with compassion and a way with people that my son and the family felt comfortable with. He helped the entire family through such a terrible, traumatic time. If you are looking for a new doctor, you could not do better than to use this wonderful man. I don't live in Seattle, but I wanted to tell those lucky enough to live there that you have a wonderful doctor in your midst.

Highest recommendation. No caveats…read more I've been a patient of Greenlake Primary Care for 30+ years. Dr Krista Hodne is my current doctor. (Previously, Dr Busch and Dr Starkebaum.) I'm a cancer survivor, among other stuff. Nothing about my care is easy, straightforward. Some of my troubles have taken years to bring under control. Dr Hodne is the best partner, life coach, and caregiver anyone can ask for. She and her team have gone above and beyond for me, time and again. Two strategies are proven to improve patient outcomes. Constructive long-term relationships, obviously. Emphasizing wellness over treating disease. Knowing this, I enthusiastically supported Greenlake's switch to a concierge model. The concierge model is a rejection of our nation's immoral, inefficient, profiteering fee-for-service model. It's a return to our Rockwell-esque notions of the family doctor. It allows doctors to spend as much time as needed with a patient, to do research, to coordinate all the referrals, to do battle with insurers, etc. No one is getting rich in family practice. Or running an independent clinic. Do the math, read the news. The providers at Greenlake Primary Care are making huge sacrifices. Just to keep the lights on. Just to deliver actual healthcare. Yes, concierge requires memberships to make it work. Until our nation adopts Medicare For All, it's the best available option. I chose to be a member, despite living off credit cards (at the time), because I wanted to get better. I chose correctly. You can too.

They ignored my symptoms and misdiagnosed me... when a patient complains of pain, don't respond by…read moresaying oh, it itches? The way you treated me was so WRONG! It turns out I had swelling of the brain; I could have died if I hadn't gone somewhere else who actually listened to me. Furthermore, my job and living situation was effected by your negligence.

Just got back from my first visit with Dr. Neighbor and I am very impressed. I have been looking…read morefor a Dr. in the Seattle are for awhile and am glad to say that I have finally found one. He is very personable, knowledgeable, and most importantly he actually listens. Dr. Neighbor was able to answer all my questions. I couldn't be more happy.

I was Dr. Neighbor's patient for several years. I had a thyroid condition, and during the time I…read morewas his patient, developed other illnesses of a chronic nature, which I now know all had undiagnosed thyroid disease as the underlying cause. Dr. Neighbor never took my concerns seriously, brushing them off one by one, as they arose. When I finally left his practice, I found a doctor who gave me the testing I needed on all counts, and all tests came back positive. I could then begin treatment, and have improved greatly. Dr. Neighbor doesn't appear to take his job seriously, and gets paid by insurance without providing anything but cursory service. He is grossly negligent and callous.

My mother was admitted here with a broke tibia. She needed surgery but because of her age and…read moredementia it was going to be tough go for her. Her nurses and the doctors were very attentive and communicative throughout and the surgery went well. Unfortunately she has had multiple health issues over the last few years, and with her dementia we weren't surprised when she didn't fully recover from the anesthesia. In the end she passed away, with all of us there. The doctors and nurses were able supportive without being intrusive. It was clear that they cared and were upset that they had somebody under their care pass away. We do not blame them as many might when losing a loved one in a hospital, for we knew that her dementia had just taken so much from her and that in the end we knew she had just decided that she had enough and was ready to move on. Losing your mother is a terrible experience. Explaining to your father who also has dementia that his wife is gone, over and over, is just soul crushing. The staff at UW were very comforting and helpful and of this terrible situation this was the only light that was visible during this tragedy.

This is tough, because how do you rate a hospital where you lose a loved one? Buckle up, this one…read morewill be long... We started off with her in a hospital in a city approx. an hour north of Seattle where they placed her in the ICU awaiting a bed at UW. She was there nearly a week before finally getting a bed. That hospital cared for her, but they really didn't have the resources to manage the depth of the medical trauma she was in and sadly the day she was transferred was the last we ever were able to share communication in a normal capacity. (We did not know things were that bad at this point.) And yes, I'm going to be intentionally vague in some places regarding the medical history. She arrived around 11pm on Thursday. The EMTs called to let us know she safely arrived and that the hospital staff was getting her set up. The following morning we called the number provided to see what time visiting hours were or how that was set up. Once we finally were able to reach a doctor, we were advised she was on a feeding tube and unable to communicate, that things had taken a turn for the worst and we should get there immediately. Why WE had to call them rather than the other way around is wild. We should have been informed of the rapid decline immediately because we would have rushed sooner. We high tailed it to Seattle, parked and entered the construction maze that is Montlake. It's a hike from the parking garage to the ICU and once inside you're asked to wear a mask, a gown, and gloves for patient safety. We met with the attending doctor who explained the decline in condition, how that may have happened and were apologized to regarding the lack of communication. We made it clear whom to contact when and thankfully got that cleared up. Spent the whole day in the ICU and went back to sleep as only one person can stay overnight. The next morning we arrived super early and conditions had worsened. We had the hard conversations with the doctors regarding doing nothing, middle of the road, or aggressive treatment that could potentially make things worse. We asked for middle of the road and received detailed explanation as to what that meant. The following morning we called early to check on her status and were told they pulled her feeding tube. We had NOT agreed to that and were incredibly upset when we arrived. We had 3 different doctors in a private room explaining to us that it was in her best interest, but no real explanation as to why they didn't inform us that was necessary or that it was happening. Again with the lack of communication entirely. This is literally a life and death situation, which is clearly something they experience regularly daily and I'm baffled at the inability to communicate with the living relatives something so critical to share. We stayed late that night so she wouldn't be alone. The nurse told us we could leave because she probably only had hours left and this wouldn't be something we would want to witness. So we said our goodbyes and left expecting to get a call shortly about her passing. The next morning we wake early, no calls had been made. We called the hospital and found out she was still going so we rushed down to spend the day with her. She lived another 24 hours. We're thankful we had that time even though she was not able to see move or communicate with us. It's a heart wrenching place to be in and nobody is having a good time. The doctors and nurses all were very compassionate and take great care of their patients from what we experienced. Our big issue was the lack of communication.

Dr. Sheckter has been my primary care physician since I moved to Seattle almost 7 years ago, and I…read morecan't say enough good things about her. This is coming from a guy who's dad was his primary care doc for many years, too. She has my complete trust, and she is genuine in her care. The same goes for Dr. Friedman, who I've seen a couple of times while Dr. Sheckter was out. Barb is also a really caring and wonderfully constant presence in their office. I was in horrible shape and was in line to have terrible heart disease, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, etc etc etc. This team If you're looking for quality care that's genuine, this is the place to go.

I started seeing Dr. Sheckter in 1992 soon after my diabetes diagnosis. I had no idea on that first…read morevisit what a fortunate relationship I had just entered. Only much later did I really learn how important it was that she knew enough at the time to run the test for the specific type of diabetes that I had. In 26 plus years I have had so many needs for her expert care or referrals to other medical specialties. I also cannot say enough good things about the other caregivers that she has referred me to. I have certainly put Dr. Sheckter to the test of all of her knowledge with my laundry list of ailments, yet she passed all the tests. First, she listens well. Second, she always has the knowledge to make the correct answer. This might mean knowing when the specialist needs to be called in. Third, she clearly communicates what needs to happen next. I come from a family of medical professionals and have first hand knowledge of what excellent treatment looks like and this is it. The whole office experience is intimate, friendly, and just plain first rate. M.T.