While on vacation in Scotland and then Norway, I experienced a scary rash and swelling on both…read moreankles and calves that came out of nowhere. I spoke with my GP in the US who asked me to go to the emegency room in Oslo to rule out a blood clot. I was very impressed with the care and respect I was given, especially as a foreigner. The entire atmosphere felt so calming and peaceful, so unlike the emergency rooms I have experienced in the US. Everything was set up to be so humane, and everyone I encountered was so kind. It was also reassuring that every staff person spoke English and I could easily communicate. When I left, they showed me the way out and never presented me with a bill. Other than the taxi ride, my visit was free of charge.

While traveling in Oslo, I developed sudden and unexplained colo-rectal bleeding. Our tour guide…read moredriver brought me to this triage care facility where I received a physical exam from a sharp young doctor from Sweden and a hemoglobin blood test. She immediately referred me to the Oslo University TSS Sykehus Ulleval Hospital and even called a taxi to take me there. She saved my life. For all of this exceptional service, I received a bill for 210 kroner -- about $25 American!

Thank god for Volvat. Maybe I am just used to better health care and nicer doctors having grown up…read morein the states, but jesus, it seems like the "fastleger" in Norway just don't give a shit and only became doctors for the money. If you have a problem that takes more than 10 minutes to figure out, tough luck. Make yourself another appointment for the next available time, which might be in a month from now if you are lucky. But then there is Volvat. Yes, I have had to shell out a few thousand a year just to pay for the care I want, but it's worth it. Every time I go to a doctor in this country, I get nervous that they are going to scold me for something that has nothing to do with my health except when I go to Volvat. I know they are going to listen to me and my concerns even if they dont agree with them. I know they are going to explain to me whats going on English if need be. I know I am not going to be rushed to get through eveything in 10 mins or less. If I need an appointment that day, I can just show up and be seen within 20 minutes (I am a member so this goes faster for me). I have had a couple of bad experiences with a coupld of doctors. For my first annual check up, I felt the doctor concentrated solely on checking my boobs and telling me I was overweight and needed to go on a no carb diet and cut out all fruit even though I was perfectly healthy and could run 10km in less than an hour. But when I complained about him, there was actually someone there that took my complaint and I believed them when they said they would look into it. Where do you go to complain about a fastlege and then get the feeling your complaint was taken seriously? I never have seen him there again. I just cant say enough about this place and am so thankful that it is here. They really have saved my life a couple of times. When I just cant take the stress of going to my fastlege, I know I can go to Volvat and get the treatment that anyone should expect from their doctor. Now, if Norway could just figure out a way to get fastleger to behave the way the doctors do at Volvat.

Horrible service. I came here to get an ingrown toenail removed- the doctor said I didn't need the…read moreprocedure and directed me to a "foot therapist." I met with a foot therapist and they said I need a surgeon. Now my toe is infected and I received zero reimbursement after complaining. Unprofessional and uneducated establishment.

From the owner: Aviva Helse er et privat sykehus. Våre medarbeidere er blant de beste i sitt fagfelt i landet. Vi…read morehar konkurransedyktige priser er opptatt av å gi deg det beste resultatet i trygge omgivelser.

A professional medical genius which intelligence only -and I say if ever, could MAYBE, and I…read moreunderline against all odds, -be superseded by a very small group of the smartest people on earth. In any case it must be a rare happening with highly unthinkable variables of supreme forces at play, probably unprecedented as far I know, and I need not know anyone else then this fantastic person, a dream of a wish, to be recommended, YES! I DO, she is the best doctor I cant even imagine a better choice then this monument of a woman, perfect in every way. And IF you Choose this doctor... Have clear focus now and listen carefully, -You will have her complete attention, a mastermind unworthy of bullshit so remember the creed of all men, -To Ride, Shoot Strait and Speak the Truth! -I know, I know.. I don't speak about it -I Fucking preach! Excuse the language, I'm from the north, and cant escape my roots or restrain myself of evolving the stereotype even further. My advise is not to be regarded lightly, this is the law so honor the bond and keep her respect. Stay within her noble reach to deserve this guardian of your well-being. And IF you get it, I sure hope so, whatever it takes, copy this lesson into your brain or at least take notes of what I am trying to say, - I guarantee those who learn, its a smart move, a total game-changer, no more worries, no doubt or fear of death, -seriously, I believe in two things, 1. Common Sense. 2. My doctors evaluation. Period! I love the feeling of trust I have in her judgment, she is like a mystic keeper of wisdom and she surrounds the room when she enter your instinct tells you are now in the presence of a highly evolved being with sensual movements the aura of something better then before.. you will see for yourself, I am not in love, yet, but will not pretend either statement which denies that she is completed and if so, that she was the goal... Then people would proceed to automatically think and speak of me as super ambushes and that I would be better off making a carrier out of chasing her shadow, That's my view, she raise the bar and formerly glow with unnatural grace and radiant competence. But to be clinical and down to the point, its a gift to feel sustain in matters of life and death. You have been recommend and I vote Ingrid as your Doctor. -A Choice you can live with... forever at peace. And I am sure you will feel the same, She is capable, skilled and So Right for me that I promise, deep and holy, she I revere. I mean, for me it was like `the bulls-eye of self-realization, unbelievable luck, You just hit jack-pot and now you are set for a life - a life-time in good hands! Thank to her, and whatever vims of Gods to grant you a fucking miracle, strictly metaphorical speaking of course, Heden or not, its a special occasion for me, to able to write these words So curtain of this truth, like I am truly blest, perhaps still under the influence or lost in any similar leftfield experience, still safe and sound with the knowledge of that no matter what life brings, you still have Ingrid- your perfect doctor, to tend and care for your health and matters of predomination forget it/I have spoken, the choice is of course yours and yours alone, But in my opinion... it would be totally irresponsible not to pick Dr. Ingrid Rolfsjord as your Physician. So now you know, slam this into a dictionary for good decisions about your health, and I say this in extreme prejudges for all other bewildered ideas some half-baked review might have on you, forget it, pure garbage, She is the One! .. and I like her very much, she is funny, charming and has a great sense of humor and a tolerant view on my idiotic endless endeavors. Take heath - From life to Death, I Swear to love her Kindness beyond the grave and to remember to recommend her again when I return! Because its Not Hopeless, -I have found a good Doctor, for us all... \Thank you for reading this, it was time well spent, I assure you! My job is done! I bid you Farwell - and say bye bye!

I was a little irked when I wasn't given any notice that my general practitioner aka fastlege aka…read moreGP had left this place and was replaced by a new GP. I was skeptical because I do a lot of research when choosing a GP, but decided to give this new doctor a try before I once again started a search for a new GP that I could tolerate. I am thrilled that I didn't switch. My new doctor, Tahira Gilani-Mehrnawaz, is absolutely the best GP I have had. I always felt all my other GPs here in Norway just wanted me in and out of their office as quick as possible and really didn't care what I had to say. I would often walk out of their offices frustrated, knowing I didn't get the care I needed. Tahira, on the other hand, seems to really care. I have been to her twice and both times she listened to what I had to say and didn't just give me her opinion as to what was going on. I literally walked out of her office with tears of joy the first time I saw her. I felt for the first time in the 10 years I have been living in Norway that I found a GP that actually cares about her patients and isn't just trying to get through as many patients as possible. I would recommend her to anyone and wish that anyone who is as fed up with the system here as I was would try her out. If this review was just for Tahira, then I would have given it 5 stars, however, it is for Lilletorget Legekontor and I am still not impressed by the women that work in the front. They are often very rude and cold. I would feel more warmth from a metal robot than from some of the women that work there.

Friendly front-desk staff. Easy to book appointment, and not much waiting time. The doctor is good…read moreat her job, and she is not in a rush to get over to the next patient.

From the owner: Privat legevakt i Oslo sentrum med leger og spesialister innen allmennmedisin, gynekologi, urologi…read moreog 3D-ultralyd. Vi kan også utføre mindre kirurgiske inngrep som fjerning av føflekker, kuler mm.