I have been a patient at Plattsburgh Medical Care since I was a little kid and usually don't have any problems with the practice. (Because I want to be completely transparent, I do want to mention upfront that I normally see Tom Gavin, PA, and LOVE him as an individual healthcare provider - hint, why I have been a long time patient of this practice. He was not the PA associated with either of the examples I am reviewing based on. If there were 10 stars that I could give Tom Gavin as a rating, I would in a heartbeat! The only downfall is the length of time you have to wait to see him since he is so popular!) Last spring, I had to get an ultrasound done (they are connected to an imaging provider so it seemed to be so convenient) and was told I'd hear back shortly with the results. A day passed and I called for an update on the ultrasound and was told there wasn't one yet. Another day passed, still no news from Plattsburgh Medical Care. On the 3rd day, I was still having issues with the body area in question and called again. I was told the results were in and was read the results by the PAs nurse that I saw. I was extremely upset that 1. it took so long and 2. they didn't call even though they had the results in, I had to call them. Still, being a long-time patient, when my boyfriend who moved to Plattsburgh was receiving terrible service at his existing doctor, I referred him to Plattsburgh Medical Care. (Again, this referral was based off of the service of Tom Gavin, PA even though I knew my boyfriend would have to see someone else because he needed to get in quickly.) He went in as a walk-in, understandable he had a little bit of a wait, and was given Rxs and all seemed fine. A few weeks later, the Rxs have not fixed the problem and he is now doing worse. He has to go in as a walk-in (as he waits until the point where he doesn't have a choice but to seek medical attention - men!!!!) and has an EXTREMELY long wait; over an hour and a half. After that wait, the PA he sees takes a look at him for 4 minutes and sends him for an x-ray (again, right next door - seems so convenient!). He gets the x-ray and is sent home with one Rx (that addresses what she treated him for before - which did not work) and told he will get a call with the x-ray results. He didn't hear back later that day. He calls the next morning and no results are in yet. Still not having heard anything, on the 3rd day, we call back together and have to leave a message with the receptionist that he has been unable to get out of bed for two days and his symptoms are not going away, actually increasingly becoming worse. We explain our discontent with the fact that he has not been given any Rx to help with these symptoms during the meantime while we wait for x-ray results and all we are told is that a note can be left for the nurse. When asked what time we could expect to hear back from someone, we were told that WE should call THEM back. The lack of sense of urgency shown by the staff at Plattsburgh Medical Care is frightening and the service I've experienced (again I stress, other than Tom Gavin, PA who is great) has been terrible. read more