I came here today because I fell and hurt my left ankle/leg. When I called on Wednesday to ask if they accepted my insurance, the very nice receptionist assured me they did and told me the hours they were open.
We came the next day on Thursday, filled out some paperwork and was seen by the wonderful Nurse and subsequently Doctor fairly quickly.
The Doctor sent me next door to get an X-ray which was pretty quick then I went back to SS Urgent Care to give the Doctor the 2 page paper results of the X-Ray ( I chose to wait for the results)
Here's where it gets a bit crazy. There was another receptionist at the window this time and she seem confused when I explained that I had been there earlier, went for an X-Ray and was back as per the Doctors Instructions. I gave her the 2 pages of X-Ray results to give to the Doctor.
The Doctor called me back and told me I had an ankle fracture and tibia fracture and needed to see an Orthopedic Doctor for boot or cast.....great
The Doctor and I walked out of the examination room and to the 2nd receptionist. The Doctor handed her the 2 page X-ray results and told the 2nd receptionist to "give me a Referral for an Orthopedic specialist and include the X-ray results". She said to give her a few minutes and to just have a seat.
**side note, there weren't any other patients in the office, at all**
**10 minutes later......crickets**
**15 minutes later......crickets**
**20 minutes later......crickets**
**28 minutes later, after waiting patiently I finally hobbled back over to the receptionist window and asked how much longer the referral was going to take?????
The clearly clueless 2nd receptionist said "the doctor didn't say to give you a referral". Now I'm instantly FUMING, I raised my voice and said " YES he did, when we walked out of the exam room... he handed YOU 2 papers and told YOU to give me a referral AND to include the X-ray results!!"
The 1st receptionist came flying around the corner and said " Im so sorry, you've been waiting all this time.....let me get that right away for you", she immediately started clicking around onto the computer while the 2nd receptionist sat in the chair with a dazed look on her face. The first receptionist printed out a form and handed it to the 2nd receptionist and told her to have the Doctor fill out the rest. A few minutes later the 2nd receptionist returned, made a photocopy and put the referral in a cardboard packet and handed it to me. I had to ask her firmly for the 2 page X-ray results again
The first receptionist said "Thank you for being understanding". I said " you're welcome, but the Yelp review isn't going to be a 5-star review""......and I hobbled out of the office.
All in all the experience was fast, efficient and good barring the 2nd clueless receptionist. We will go back to Silver Star Urgent Care if an emergency arises but I will make sure NOT to deal with the clueless lady. I do recommend Silver Star UC because for the most part the staff are professional, kind, helpful and very efficient. It's also very convenient that there's a Radiologist next door. read more