I received a referral to the Redding Endoscopy Center through my doctor for an endoscopy procedure. It took them about two weeks to get in touch with me. When I spoke to them, they took my insurance information and said that they would check to see if it was covered before scheduling. I was to wait for them to do that and return my call. Over a month went by and they didn't call. I went back to my doctor for a check-up and she had to call them to find out what was going on. She said that they had gotten approval and that I should call them to set up an appointment. When I got home, I call and was given two appointments, one with a 3:15 check-in for a pre-op, and one for the procedure, with a 6:15 check-in. When I came to the first appointment to answer questions and pick up my paperwork packet, I checked in at 3:13. The waiting room was empty. When I was called in, I went into a small office with a woman who reviewed my packet. She said that the computer had me down for an earlier appointment. I explained that when I scheduled, I was given a choice of 9:45 or 3:15. She claimed that I had a 3:00 appointment, which was not true, and that I was late. She told me to come back the following Monday at 6:15 a.m. to check in for the procedure and to fast and complete the paperwork.
Well, today, I got there at 6:10 a.m. and went to the desk to check-in. Two other women came in shortly after me. When I checked in, the receptionist asked who was doing my procedure. I told her that I wasn't given a name and handed her all of my completed paperwork which indicated the date and time, 6:15, in high-lighted text. She asked me to wait while she checked. After that, the other women were checked in and processed. About 30 minutes went by and she finally called me to the desk. She stated that although I had an appointment scheduled, there was no doctor available to do the procedure. She said something about a computer glitch, then asked if I would like to come back at 9:15, since, luckily, they happened to have an opening. I told her I would, since I had rearranged meetings at work and had taken the day off to have the procedure today, not to mention that I was fasting all food and water and had gotten up at 4:30 am, so we could drive the 30 minutes to Redding from our home.
So, an extra one hour of driving and money spent on gas, I am not very pleased with the service and lack of organization that I have experienced so far. I am ready to drive back now. Hopefully, the procedure itself goes smoothly read more