Nothing is perfect! except Bardia, the MRI Technologist. He is such a wonderful conversationist; I even forgot I was fearful of my procedure. He has a very calming and confident demeanor. He turned a difficult situation into a positive experience. So, remember when I said nothing is perfect, so now some constructive criticism of what can be improved upon. I completed my on-line registration, and it went well. However, the staff doesn't review the paperwork? It stated clearly I'm claustrophobic, but I was scheduled for a closed MRI. I arrived, and I had to be rescheduled. The receptionist was professional and kind, and she was able to reschedule me for that evening. I went home and returned in the late evening. With the day coming to a close, the waiting room felt sterile, cold and eerily quiet and desolate, like out of a horror movie. But as soon as Bardia called my name, I stepped into a different world. A WORLD I loved and didn't want to leave. Thank you Bardia! You are a blessing to SimonMed. Lastly, the report was received promptly by my physician. read more

This place is horrible! They canceled my appointment 2x and the 3rd time I go in and the tech Lily and front desk lady Cynthia were discriminated against me and told me they will not see me after I told them they could not do their job right! They are unprofessional and don't know how to talk to treat their patients, no name tags. Worst place to go! I made an appointment at a different location and the tech Lily called that location and told them to cancel my appointment as well because she got in her feelings when I told her they didn't know how to do their job correctly and this was AFTER I been waiting for over a hour after my appointment, they didn't have n My insurnace even after I gave them it. Just issue after issue and mind you, this was my 3rd time after they cancelled my first 2 appointments. read more

SimonMed Imaging - Santa Clara - The blue pants is lily and the rest of the staff just standing around with no name tags or titles and everything I organized. - Diagnostic Imaging Near Me - Santa Clara, California

This review is about SimonMed Imaging in general, not the Santa Clara center specifically. I've had a dreadful 1.5 weeks after making an appointment ordered by my doctor for an open MRI of my facial area. The first problem was an endless stream of voicemails and text messages urging me to make an appointment to get the exam scheduled! (WTH?!?!?) In the meantime, the pre-exam forms asked a lot of redundant questions. Then, there were the prep instructions, which included the impossible-to-fulfill one to wear 100% cotton underwear. (How would 100% cotton underwear stay in place without any non-cotton elastic?!?) Today was the end of the road. First, they sent me an email saying my appointment had been rescheduled from 10:45 to 11:15. Granted, that's only a half-hour delay but where do they get off rescheduling an appointment without talking to the patient first?!? They're acting like an airline, not a medical services provider! So, I took action! First, I called them up to complain about the redundant messages requesting that I get the appointment scheduled. They claimed they had two accounts open for me, each with a different spelling of my last name. (Couldn't their software detect that the phone number was identical for both accounts?!?) They claimed they'd merged the accounts now so all should be well going forward. A few minutes later, I called back to make sure I was really going to get an open MRI instead of a closed one, which I had been mentioning since I was in my doctor's office. The first person I spoke to said my appointment had been cancelled! The next and last Simon Med person to whom I spoke was somebody in scheduling. He said my appointment was still on (and he didn't know why any of his colleagues would have told me it was cancelled), for the new time they'd emailed me about this morning. He again stressed the importance of wearing only 100% cotton underwear. At that point, I decided to look at the Yelp rating for the Santa Clara facility and decided not to subject myself to anymore Simon Med Imaging incompetence! If they can't handle scheduling, messaging, and information-gathering, how could they possibly be good at imaging?!? read more

For some reason, My Stanford doctor sent my MRI order to this company, indicated that he will get the MRI results sooner than those in Stanford MRI, So I was given the MRI exam order to SimonMed on 04/23/2026. Then on the same day, I got a phone call from SimonMed . I can't describe how frustration I am during the entire process of setting up my appointment. The representative from SimonMed is obviously not an native American, he can't speak normal English. Besides, he speaks like a AI, no stop and break in between words. I can hardly understood any sentence from his mouth. Plus, his accent is so strong, I thought he is speaking a different language.n It took me half hour to set up my appointment, since I totally don't know what he is talking, I barely guessed what he's asking, and not sure what my answers were correct. I ,then, later, found that SimonMed does have an online schedule system. I spent some time successfully scheduled for my MRI exam. At this time, I found he did scheduled me on the same day I scheduled, yet, he did it totally wrong: instead of scheduling an MRI exam, he put me under a consultation. In addition, he told me only time available is from 6:00pm to 11:00pm, which is unusually for a medical service. I would like some morning or afternoon time. He said, no space available on day time. Yet, what he said (if that is what he said) is wrong, I later scheduled the same day at noon time at the same location. I can't believe SimonMed let such an incapable employee doing scheduling job, may be this company contracted out to foreign countries for this function? I have never had any one did such a terrible job in communication with customers, it is a nightmare! What a shame, they should check this person out if he is a real employee for this company! read more

To be clear ... the technician, Bardia is FANTASTIC! He was on time, helpful, polite and quickly got my MRI done - I would give him 5 stars The office is another story -- and they are lucky to get one star. It all started with the receptionist/ clerk Cynthia L, not showing up on time and being almost 90 minutes late for work!! That resulted in a number of people having to leave because they couldn't wait... and me being late for my next appt. The central number they give you is sooo aggravating- they never allow you to talk to the office where you will have your screening. Many times people do not show up for work and you drive all that way for no reason. There are an awful lot of people in there for the purposes of lawsuits/workers comp ... all feels very sketchy. read more

I found the intake person Cynthia to be incredibly accomodating kind and professional. There was an issue with my doctor's order and she rescheduled me for the next available apppointment and even started my check-in when I was running a little late. I found her to be exceptionally professional and very patient with not only myself but everyone that she encountered. Another young man's name that I did not get, but he was amazing as well. He had curly hair and was able to get me into the Los Gatos office when the 2nd appointment had a 45 minute delay and I could not absorb the technical delay in my schedule. I needed to get back to my grandmother. He also made sure that he printed out the address which is great because had he had not done so, I would have surely gone to the wrong address since there are two in Los Gatos. Sure there were delays due to technical issues but the staff was exceptional in every way. I was glad that I went to Los Gatos because their waiting room is nicer as the Santa Clara waiting room looks like what I imagine a holding area in a jail. Very bleak and depressing with drywall bubbling off the walls. But the people at this locations shine bright and are eager to help you. Now the technician PROS-Hepful friendly people CONS- Technical issues that don't make sense; A PACS system going down for more than 5-10 minutes. Spidey senses tingling...I personally feel that either a tech was unavailable or unsure of how to operate the CT scanner. Depressing waiting room that looks like a "Locked Abroad" episode or run down DMV. read more

Read these reviews first. I didn't and I'm sorry about that. I was rescheduled for a 10 minute ACA test due to overcrowding at a location that was also dealing with a plugged toilet line. On the day of my rescheduled appointment, I checked in early at 11:35 as requested. I then waited and watched as the two other people in the waiting room were called in. One receptionist took lunch, the tech I suspected would run my test, went out to pick-up his lunch, and when that tech returned with his takeout, he grabbed paperwork and went back to his room. The other receptionist then left for lunch. After waiting an hour and fifteen minutes, I asked what was happening and was told that the tech must have run over and "couldn't see me before lunch". With both receptionists back behind the desk, the tech came out and called the person who had just checked in. This led to a flurry of conferring between the two receptionists who then ignored me when I walked up to ask again when I would be called in. They finally looked up and told me they had a "software issue." They called back to talk to the tech and confirmed that I would have to wait at least another 15 minutes after the previous patient finished before I could be seen. I waited 1.45 hours for a 10 minute test. There was no way I was going to wait longer. I should have been called back before the tech took lunch. That guy got a 1.5 hour lunch. I have worked as a dental receptionist. I understand how to communicate a schedule and I also know that you finish work before taking a break. Why have receptionists if you don't rely on them to actually communicate and keep to the schedule? The way SimonMed ran things, you might as well have a tablet out there instead. Why offer appointments every 10 minutes if you cannot stick to a schedule? read more

The desk workers a young guy and young lady making soo much noise laughing so loud not being considerate on what ppl are going threw and why there here!! NEW FLASH YOUR WORKING IN A RISKY ENVIRONMENT !!! People are going through something !!! and there not being professional at all breaks my heart cause I just want to get this over with !! There's NO SYMPATHY ON THERE PART PLEASE HIRE PROFESSIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE THIS IS BULLSHIT !!! There swinging on the chair with no care in the world !! Been here for a hour passed my appointment they said machines down but should work soon .. guys my case or life isn't important enough ! DONT COME HERE ITS HORRIBLE read more

A few days ago, I scheduled an appointment with them. But right before it was supposed to happen, they rescheduled it without notice. Also I began receiving a large amount of spam. read more

Trust the reviews, this place is terrible. Told me it'd be an hour wait, so I asked if I could make an appointment and come back in an hour. With their check in times I had to be back in 30, I waited another 90 minutes before leaving. Go somewhere else unless you have literally all day to do nothing and want to spend it sitting in a waiting room that will make you wish you were at the DMV. read more

After waiting nearly an hour for an MRI, I went up to the desk and asked how much longer and they said another 20 minutes. Apparently one of their texts didn't show up. It would have been nice if they had. Let me know so I could reschedule. I live in Gilroy and I had to go up to Santa Clara with horrible traffic just to have to go back home. I definitely do not recommend this place. read more

It was my first time visiting SimonMed Imaging, and unfortunately, the experience was very disappointing. It took me over half an hour to make a reservation by phone, answering numerous medical questions, but later I had to redo everything online. I also noticed a name spelling error in their system that I was unable to correct. Although I had already submitted my doctor's order online, the assistant at the Santa Clara site told me that my order was not completed. She suggested rescheduling, even though I had already taken the time to drive there. I called my doctor's office during the visit to resolve the issue on the spot, but the assistant--who seemed inexperienced--was unable to update my name in the system and delayed my check-in while moving on to another patient. From what I observed, it took her about half an hour to check in each patient. Due to the unprofessional and inefficient service, I decided to cancel my appointment, as I lost confidence in the quality of their staff and technicians. Based on this experience, I would not recommend SimonMed Imaging and suggest choosing another imaging provider instead. read more

Booked an appointment for 8:20. Arrived early at 8:05. Waited until 9:15 when they told me the technician had car troubles and would arrive at 9:50. Was late for work because of them failing to communicate. Very disappointing. read more

The technician and staff were very helpful and friendly. The MRI process went smoothly and was exactly as explained. They expedited my results in six days so I could make my doctor's appointment. I requested my images via email, and the CD arrived in the mail within a week. The only drawback was the locker room--although secure, I would have preferred combination locks for added convenience. read more

The waiting area is pretty dingy. At least they had a TV but I had some DMV vibes. It really looked like they put minimal efforts here. Wait time wasn't too bad and the staff was courteous, both in the front office and the technicians for the MRI. Despite them taking a copy of my insurance card, they billed the wrong insurance provider, and then sent me a bill saying my claim was denied. In the future it would be better to double check these sorts of things. read more

I am kicking myself for not reading the reviews before going to this facility. I need an open MRI because of severe claustrophobia and there are not a lot of place that have them, when I made my appointment I specifically requested one. I arrived on time only to wait 40 mins to be taken back only to find out they were not putting me in an open MRI. They said they could not accommodate me, so I wasted 2 hrs and 45 min and didn't get the MRI! read more

Wait time was okay and the environment was clean. The doctor listened carefully and made sure to ask about previous treatments and how I felt they worked. It was more of a conversation than a lecture which I appreciated. Felt like they really tried to understand me as a person. read more

This business is junk. I got shuttled between multiple locations because of their screw up and they were not even apologetic. Sounds like this is standard and expected based on their behavior. One and done! read more

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SIMONMEDIMAGING SANTA CLARA/SAN JOSE On 10/23 (Wednesday) my mother had an X-Ray appointment in Santa Clara facility, after checking in 45 minutes we were told the technician was having issues with the equipment. We waited a total of 2 hours with no service. We were told that the machine was giving the technician issues. I later contacted (10/24) manager Maribel, who was professional and said that the office over booked in other procedures hence my mother's X-Ray couldn't be done. This is the second (2) issue we had with said business. On October 16, 2024, in their San Jose location we had an appointment and were told that their X-Ray technician did not show up for work and all X-Rays were being cancelled. Again this no way to run any business. I know that in any business "The buck stops at top of the organization." read more

Booked an apmt, they called me to confirm it the day prior but when I arrived they said their scheduling hadn't updated and there was no tech to do the exam. Like what?! Terrible experience if you have urgency with your exam like I did, would not recommend. read more

Weird people, old building and equipment, everything looks old and disgusting... waiting area is terrible with tv turned up to the max... receptionists unfriendly, no smile no hello...thank god technician was nice... not sure why my doctor sent me there but will never go back, especially for something not covered by insurance. read more

DO NOT GO HERE!!!! They will tell you they can see you on the phone and when you arrive they will waste your time and deny you. I could explain all the details but I'm so exhausted and frustrated by the experience. I just want to warn others before they waste their time and energy. Stay away from this facility. Poorly managed and people who work here have zero empathy or consideration for others time. read more

I booked an appointment last week to do an MRI. When I called to make the appointment they took down my insurance information and told me it would be covered. Today I showed up to my appointment and they told me the appointment was cancelled because they needed my insurance information to authorize the scan. They never contacted me to say my appointment was cancelled. I even have an email they sent the night before, to confirm my appointment. When I logged in the portal THIS morning, my appointment still showed scheduled. So tell me why the receptionist told me my appointment was cancelled... I took the day off work for this. What a waste of time. Don't go here. read more

SimonMed Imaging - Santa Clara - Appointment reminder sent the night before - Diagnostic Imaging Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Worst experience ever!! They ask you to get to the appointment 15 minutes early to check in. I arrived at 10:40 for an 11:00 appointment. At 11:43 I asked if there was a problem? The girl at the front desk informed me that they only have one MRI machine and it would be approximately another 20 minutes. At 12:05 I was finely called in to get the MRI. DO NOT!!!! use Simon Imaging in Santa Clara unless you enjoy watching the Family Feud for an hour and 20 minutes. I informed the manager (Maribel) of the situation and she said she was aware of the delay. If I would have Yelped the facility first, I would have NEVER gone. Be aware!!!!! read more

Not sure how my private hippa information was leaked to SimonMed, however the day my physician ordered medical diagnostics; someone from SimonMed called me and offered to save money for me and my insurance company on my specific diagnostic test. Suffice it to say, their scheduling system was chaotic and I spent 4.5 hrs Friday afternoon/evening on on-hold and dropped calls; despite it being a Memorial Weekend, they offered an opportunity for a scanner on Sunday and due to the urgent need I accepted it and cancelled weekend plans. Unfortunately, Sunday at noon my appointment was cancelled. I didn't reschedule w/SimonMed because of chaos and went to my primary HMO who did an excellent job. To clarify, I did not receive service from SimonMed, I just received a run-around that took about half-day and cancelled weekend plans to not achieve what I needed done. read more

The Los Gatos location messed up my first appointment so I rescheduled for this one. The building is filthy and the whole experience felt very unprofessional. read more

I actually don't have any negative remarks. I had MRI done twice at Santa Clara facility and both time it was no waiting, personal is courteous and accommodating. Technicians are very professional. I would definitely recommend this facility, especially if one needs an open MRI, like myself. read more

I had a very good experience at this Imaging center. Check-in was effecient and the wait time was short. My tech was Bardia and he was great! I was very nervous and he went above and beyond to calm and reassure me. He really understands how tough these MRIs are for patients like me who are a bit claustrophobic - and that made all the difference in the world. I did way better than I thought I would and I now have my test results - all thanks to Bardia!! read more

Schedule at 9:00am but I'm bit later. But they are very nice to me, they understand I drive far from North San José and got traffic jam. They still have good service, Thanks! read more

Came here for some imaging. This (front office) is by far, the most unorganized, dysfunctional and chaotic medical office I've ever been to. First off, while I had a documented appointment, the facility had no record of me or the appointment upon arrival. I spent an hour trying to straighten it out. There was only one person working the reception and lots of patients waiting or in line. The receptionist kept stating "I'm not from this facility" as an excuse for her incompetence...everything from not being able to receive faxes to not being able to find records or where anything is kept. After an hour, she finally straightened things out, found my appointment and rescheduled me for later in the day. Then, I kept getting txt messages that my appointment (which I was on my way to), was delayed by more than an hour Complete zoo!! Once I got to the back, the technicians were friendly and caring. still... I would never choose to use this facility. read more

I just want to say how appreciative I am with my MRI Tech Bardia. He is absolutely amazing, kind, patient, highly skilled. I am incredibly claustrophobic he did the open MRI and I was also concerned because I have a movement disorder and was afraid I would move during the exam. He went above and beyond to help it run smoothly and keep me calm and comfortable. If you get an MRI ask for Bardia. I hope Simon and Med realizes what a great asset he is! I will definitely request him for any future scans, testing, thank u Bardia read more

I came here extremely anxious about being in a scary and loud and enclosed MRI machine but MRI tech Hany Asaad completely eased my fears and made me feel like I wasn't alone in that situation. He is truly in the right profession and I'm very thankful he was my MRI tech! read more

What a clown-show of a business this is. Call them and the voice recording say X-rays are walk-ins and the line disconnects. Go there and they ask you to schedule an appointment coz its a 3 hour wait. You don't get to speak with a person regarding x-ray scheduling. So I'm driving to the Los Gatos facility and as I'm parking, they call me that the technician has already left, "go to Santa Clara (they def. have availability)". Get to the ghetto that is the Santa Clara building and they tell me to wait a couple of hours. Its stuff like this that gives medical care in the US a bad name. Feel bad of the employees who work in this mess of a company. Never going there again. read more

Make sure you are covered and have proof! They tried to charge me 900 dollar both times at the door even though im covered, and they are contracted! Smells like a, Looks like a, Feels like a... maybe its a.... Scam? Besides this---- great staff. Great images. Cloud based images. Great. Make sure your ass is covered. They seem to like to hire REAL BALLBUSTERS and sticklers for made up rules! (They make them up, of course) read more

O star for this place . I had my appt scheduled here for Tuesday. I arrived there to find out the Scanner was down & they claimed they left me a message . I didn't get any message from them. They take my insurance information down . I was very well aware ITS SELF PAY & I would be ok paying for the service. I drove for an hour to get this exam down. Moving my work schedule around , kid drop off at school. WFH for my better half . It was big inconvenience to all of us. They re scheduled me next day at a different location as their scanner was down NEXT DAY ANOTHER DRAMA. I reach Los Gatos location & I was informed "wasn't scheduled ". Although I had an email confirmation. The reason they gave me is "THEY AWIAITING INSURANCE AUTHORIZATION ". Then they tell you know "It's self pay". They let to schedule me later in the day but I had to leave for work. I had already moved my schedule around 2 times. 3rd day (today : new drama: I was informed "I CANT MAKE MY OWN APPT NAHMODE. MY DR' WILL have TO MAKE APPT FOR ME ". They had notes writing against me claiming "I was the trouble maker ". This place SHOUOD BE SHUT Down. I'm going to file a complaint against them with BBB. Others should too. This has been the worst experience in my life. read more

I am writing this review on behalf of my father that had an appointment this morning at 8am today. He arrived early and missed the sign that someone would call him up when the receptionist Liliana rudely told him if he had not read the sign. He apologized and waited his turn. As he is waiting another patient approached the front desk to retrieve a pen and there she goes again rudely asking her if she had not read the sign!. Once he is called to the front he is told that the tech cannot see him till 9am, my father asked why would he be scheduled at 8am if he wasn't going to be seen until 9am and she rudely told him she wasn't going to argue with him and walk off. Perhaps Liliana needs a refresher on how to provide customer service to patients since she didn't even have the dignity to greet patients with a good morning rather than an attitude about the sign when it's obvious patient are not seeing the sign in the first place. He was referred by his primary care doctor but will advise his provider that they should not be referring patients here when they are treated so poorly. We can understand that things can happen in the office however it is unacceptable for the front desk to behave this manner! Please be warned when scheduling your appointments at this facility. read more

I went to this location to get my xray done. The staff was friendly and gave me the forms to checkin. The process was simple. Unfortunately the x-rays were not taken correctly and the doctor (ENT specialist) rejected the xrays as in accurate. I need to repeat the xrays again. read more

Let start off with no foot covers so they expect you walk around in your bare feet. I've had many MRIs before, but this machine was too small, and it heated up the hardware in my neck. I have many issues with their aggressive scheduling. They lie to get you to come in. Stay away from this place. It's all about profit and less about service. They will sign you up for an appointment without your permission. read more

This is the WORSE place ever 1st it looks old dirty and very unprofessional but not as important. They have canceled my appointment by TEXT 3 times already THREE. I'm in pain and have been this hole is the only place that has open imaging. I travel an hour. Everything I call I get the appointment center where people don't speak clear English and they say it the actual facility canceling not them when I request for a supervisor they promise to contact imaging center and call me back supervisor Jay ,Fred, and Maribel and none does ever. They hang up they disconnect me it's horrible read more

I was scheduled to have a CT Scan for my right ear. because my ENT sees the need for my ear to be scanned. as I have a bad case of Cholesteatoma. initially they schedule an appointment on June 10. then they called to cancelled it and rescheduled me to a different location. That is Santa Clara City on Civic Center. They sent me messages to arrive early and I did everything as requested including filling in all the information as requested. I waited 1 hour and 20 mins in total. the waiting room was full of people and no one was being seen for a long time. I tried talking with the receptionist with good polite manner. she said she really would not know for sure as how soon I could be seen. at the end I left and felt so frustrated. I would discourage any new patients who need X-Ray or Scan to go to Simon Imaging center on Civic Drive in Santa Clara. The service is totally unacceptable. It should received NO Start at all. read more