I had taken clients to Chico Hearing Aid Center over the years so it was my obvious choice when I…read moreneeded aides. Very respectful staff. The minute my hearing aides were put in my ears I heard the front door chime as it opened. I had sat in their lobby many times over the years and never heard it as I waited for one of my ladies they were helping. There are a ton of other places you could go but CHAC is really the best.

When he was my mother. Had an amazing experience. The owner was very patient and knowledgeable…read more Easy to talk to. Allowed my mother to try to trial with hearing aids to see how they went. At the second appointment my mother decided to purchase the hearing aids. They created a couple of different follow up appointments just to keep making sure everything was going well. My mother stated that she loved this place and she was so glad that we found it.

I'll start by saying my family doctor referred me and I got a message on my machine from Aubrey to…read morecome in to the office at a certain time. I showed up and Aubrey, right there in front of me, denied she called me and left a message. (Why was I there, then?) Not a good sign. I'm not going to write a long review because there's too much to say. Let's just say the office is disorganized and unresponsive. Had a hearing test and Dr. said she would get a computer program to adjust my hearing aids. Never did. I sent two emails and left three voice-mails and got no response. I then went in person to solve the issue. They said they would get back to me. Never did.

Get a second opinion and shop around to compare prices & services!…read more My ENT doctor sent me here for hearing tests. According to my ENT, the tests performed by North State Audiology were incomplete. This caused me to go back for more tests and then go back to my ENT doctor for a second time. My ENT doctor wasn't thrilled and neither was I. After a few more visits, Ms. Chalmers presented a hard sales pitch for the "top of the line" Resound hearing aids at $8,000. She only sells this one brand of battery-operated hearing aids which require an office visit and battery replacements every 30 days. Getting rechargeable ones was not an option. That's just crazy! I ended up shopping around and learned North State Audiology is charging $2600 above full retail for these same Resound hearing aids. I suggest you shop around before committing yourself to such an expensive purchase.

My husband and I were told by a Bartlett at a consultation, that Medicare would not pay for any of…read morehis hearing aid expense. It would all be out of pocket, thousands of dollars. Also told that there was nowhere locally near Chico that has any insurance coverage available. It cannot be said that this is false because it's exactly what we were told. I called Medicare and was quickly given the name of another place in Chico, I will not say its name, that provides great care and hearing aides at no cost. My husband now has hearing aids that work perfectly well and the whole process and hearing aids cost us nothing. Everything was 100% paid for by Medicare so what we were told was completely untrue. If you or your loved one is in need of hearing assistance and you have Medicare, call Medicate and find the business that will cover it for free.

BEWARE BEWARE! When I went in for a hearing exam, I was told…read morethey would check to see if my health insurance would pay for hearing aids. I agreed to try a hearing aid. I did not like the discomfort but was told to try them out for another few weeks since the 60 or 90 day trial period had some time remaining. Joe Bartlett told me I had insurance to cover the cost of the $3,500 hearing aids. I called my insurance company and was told they would pay $500, not the $3,500. I was shocked at the dishonesty of Joe Bartlett. He knew my cost would be $3,000 but failed to tell me until my trial period was over. SO BEWARE OF JOE! Check with your insurance, do not rely on what he tells you. GO ELSEWHERE!

Dr. Joshua L Scharf, Otolaryngology, Enloe, my first time visit 3/12 was excellent! I was…read morepleasantly surprised; very little wait time, all employees I dealt with were professional, courteous, and friendly. Dr. Scharf was thorough with his questions, and actually listened to what I said. Although his instruction's were clear, he asked if I understood, and answered a few questions I asked. I definitely would recommend Dr. Scharf to those looking for good communication and excellent bedside manner.

Dr. Hashemi is truly exceptional. His kindness and approachability put me at ease throughout the…read moreentire process. I was self-conscious about lesions on both eyelids, which affected my confidence and interactions with others. However, Dr. Hashemi's expertise and remarkable skill completely transformed my experience. His craftsmanship is outstanding - I mean it, STEADY HANDS! He skillfully removed the lesions, and the results are amazing. I'm grateful to have Dr. Hashemi in our community; we're fortunate to have him.

Wanted to say a HUGE thank you to all the staff at Chico Pediatrics! They go above and beyond to…read moretake great care of my kids! The front office staff is so nice and pleasant and always finds a time for us to be seen! When my kids are sick and I want them seen right away, they make it happen. Their office is unique because they have 3 pediatricians and 2 nurse practitioners (which we love all of them!!!), so even if our primary is busy, we can always be seen by else someone that day which is so important to us. The medical assistants are incredible and take our concerns seriously. I just can't say enough good things about this office! And...we rarely have to wait long at the office and are in and out pretty quickly. Thank you Chico Pediatrics! We're so happy with the care you provide to our family and to our community!

My husband is a physician and based on our experience with both the doctors and the office we would…read morestrongly warn new patients from this office. The doctors are highly reputable in the area, I believe primarily from a lack of options and also a lack of patient medical knowledge. When we called to make our appointment the office staff took out insurance and told us we were covered in network. We ended up changing to a different office because we felt little confidence in the ability of the doctors at this office. 7 months later fast forward I received a collection call for 1k+. They sent us to collection and claimed that we were not covered under their network. We have blue cross blue shield. It negative affected our credit and may affect our ability to buy a home. We paid the bill immediately however we're shocked that no one ever called or sent us a single email. Avoid this place.

I would say they are 99% on time and they care for the vets. If you are eligible for this service…read moresign up now

This mainly covers my recent appointment with Nurse Practitioner James at the outpatient clinic on…read moreConcord and Bruce Road in Chico, California, my wife at the appointment with me. Nurse/Mr. James (James is his last name) was one of the most professional, knowledgeable nurses I have ever been seen by; he was more like a medical doctor in how he sorted through the complicated nature of this particular visit; on par with a truly great doctor though not having the additional formal medical doctorate training. Though Nurse James was initially somewhat blunt, that some make take as a little testy, he got right to the point. That is, asking for the main, general reason for my visit. On a side note here, my wife is my unofficial caregiver so she was heavily involved at my side in the exam room, as she always is in my overall healthcare. On that, briefly, we applied for her to become my VA approved caregiver quite some time ago (just over 5 years ago; our application on that is still awaiting approval, as the VA is backlogged and still very slow to act, re: big government healthcare bureaucracy found in huge federal institutions. Anyway, I digress, but, it is basically "apply then die" waiting in line, pretty much literally; so the visit we had with Nurse James deserves a perfect rating with the reason(s) why my wife and I are doing that in this forum. So, this visit with Nurse James was a welcome surprise as Nurse James listened carefully to my wife explaining my status, recent changes in my condition, as well as getting verbal input while he collected my vital signs. My wife is herself a doctor; a surgeon, doctor of dental surgery with many years working in both emergency rooms tending to trauma victims, triage, while maintaining her private practice in general dentistry/dental surgery across from a med-surge hospital and its emergency services division. The visit was amazingly productive as a new treatment plan, revision and adjustment of the one I was already on, that was a real life saver (literally actually), as I had been in and out of ER's for a couple of weeks prior/ongoing. Now, because of Nurse James' remarkable abilities, producing a comprehensive path forward that covered decades of health care going way back to the Vietnam war era (many, many injuries), my service in the US Marines, right up to the present, as if he were almost, somehow, a futuristic medical computer/robot (but of course a genuine/caring human being at the same time): Conclusion: Nurse James literally saved my life at this visit: To be fair to the VA overall, other doctors and nurses, various staff, at the VA outpatient Chico clinic had recently done over the past few weeks, the clinic, calling 911 on my behalf, interacting carefully with my wife prior, then, ongoing, her status as a dental surgeon and vast/decades of dental/medical/emergency experience; nurse James synchronized all of these variables to great effect. You join the Marines literally as a child as I did in 1973 at age 17, volunteered to go to Vietnam to fight for the American way of life, as well as go wherever they would send me, after the war finally ended in 1975, made it home alive beat up so bad nearly dead, recover a few years later, go back into the service, do it all again in the Army; my injury waivers were too extreme for the Marines standards needing something akin to superhuman physical condition to re-enter service. Nurse James made things happen that no one else could do till this visit with him. The VA, I dare say, should interview him, clone him in the sense of picking his mind, seeing how he ticks, ask him to give a presentation to other staff at all levels; it is hard to get the right words, but he is just different. Others at the Chico are as well, but Nurse James is, well, different. I was called in one time by a gigantic corporation after my Marine Corps and later Army service, asked by management and executives how I scored 100% on a certain licensing exam that no one had ever done: verbal questions/interviews, performing actions). The same should, I think, as does my wife that saw it herself in this visit, should be done with Nurse James. Now if we can just get my wife approved as my official Vietnam war era family caregiver program caregiver, where she is officially recognized as such, and the same done for many other Vietnam war era veterans in similar disabled condition as mine needing a full-time caregiver, that would be a great goal fulfilled for the necessary benefit of America. You fight for America, get horribly disabled, you get the care, including caregiver, that you earned, that sets America apart from healthcare programs other countries, especially America's enemies. When potential new, recruits in perfect health, consider joining the military, or face prospects of a future draft, they need to know a Nurse James, and your own life-saving family caregiver, America herself, will have your six. Semper Fi, an unknown United States marine

Great Dr, nice staff, keeps me healthy. When I was sick (2x) he made it easy and resolved the issue…read moreright away. He offers the country Dr. service when the medical system seems to be imploding. Thanks for what you do!

I was a patient of this doctors office for the past three years, until recently when I received a…read morevery un professional letter, letting me know they would no longer be seeing me as a patient. This was actually great by me. Very rude office staff and his nurse was quite difficult as well. They seem much more interested in collecting their fees rather than the well being of their patient. At least, this was my experience. Lastly, I do not recommend this doctor office in the least!

Dr. Waddell has helped our family work through a number of health issues that were unsolved by…read moreother health care providers. We also appreciate that she provides the traditional approach we've had elsewhere, but also adds holistic/natural approaches as well. Dr. Waddell is also extremely comprehensive in assessing and diagnosing health issues. She asks a lot of insightful questions, but also listens and gives feedback so that you really can tell she's getting a complete picture of your health concerns.

Dr. Waddell is absolutely amazing. I am so thankful that I found her. She's the perfect combination…read moreof holistic approach but with RX when needed. She's got a great down to earth personality. Extremely intelligent and knowledgeable. Her front office staff is caring and accommodating.

Dr Carlson has been my PCP for over 6 years and I just love her. Her staff is so nice and…read moreefficient. Dr Carlson takes a very personal approach with her care, where she almost feels like a family member because she wants to know about how you feel and what you've been up to since she saw you last to ensure she can offer real advice that will apply to you, not a textbook stock response. She really listens when you're describing symptoms or ailments and takes notes in your chart as you converse. She offers options, never hesitates to suggests further testing yet doesn't order unnecessary labs or tests either. If your schedule is flexible, you can often get a same or next day appt. To give you an idea of how wonderful she is, I drive 30+ miles to see her and there are plenty of options much closer to home.

Dr. Carlson is an excellent primary care physician who I have been with for years. She obviously…read morecares and is very knowledgeable. Her office staff is awesome and friendly. I couldn't ask for more from a doctor. She feels like family to me.