Scheduling:
I waited an hour for an appointment that I scheduled for 6:30pm. I was not seen by the doctor until nearly 8:00pm. I came here because I was visiting my parents for the holidays and everything else was closed the day before Christmas Eve, and I was exposed to bronchitis and started experiencing a deep cough. I have asthma and left my inhaler at home, so I needed so see someone to get an inhaler and possibly antibiotics.
I was told upon arrival that I would be seen at 7:00pm, despite being scheduled for 6:30, because the clinic had run behind and other patients who walked in would be seen ahead of me. I didn't get put into a room until 7:10. After that, the staff seemed to forget that I was there. My boyfriend was with me, and after waiting for an hour, we got impatient and he asked the staff in front if we were still going to be seen. The staff said they didn't know where the doctor was, and that they would try to locate him and get back to me. At 7:45, a staff member knocked on our door and said that she had found the doctor, who was coming "right now." Five minutes later, I heard a knock on a different door that wasn't ours.
Service:
When the nurse practitioner finally saw me, it was almost 8:00pm. She checked my lungs and asked about my reactive airway, and asked about the kind of inhaler I typically use (to be honest, I don't know, and was hoping she would know what to prescribe). She prescribed a steroid pack for my bronchial tubes, though she said that they weren't closed. I could use it if I got impatient. (?) I asked for an antibiotic, since the person I was infected by needed azithromycin. She said that since I didn't have any signs of infection (?! the deep cough and other sick person needing meds wasn't enough?!), she wouldn't prescribe. I was honestly fine with that, but I worry that I'll have to come back here if this gets worse and doesn't go away, and I would have preferred that she entered a note for me in case I wound up needing something so I wouldn't have to look around for another doctor on Christmas Day just in case.
At least I got my inhaler...
Other issues:
The front door locks at 5:00pm, and clients are asked to ring the doorbell. The doorbell at the front door was broken, and the receptionist only glared at me when I knocked on the window to be let in. I had to call and ask to be allowed inside. The receptionist was argumentative and had difficulty with my insurance (it is PPO - they only take PPO).
The good news:
The only good thing about this place was the RN, or the nursing assistant, who was very nice. read more