I am a healthy 42 year old male and I have had two terrible experiences with Dr. Fernandez's office…read moreand would highly recommend everyone seeking a different option. I originally saw a nurse practitioner for my annual physical back in March 2024. We had recently relocated from California and I wanted to receive an annual physical. Annual physicals are included as preventive services under the Affordable Care Act meaning patients cannot be charged for an annual physical (see 42 USC 300gg-13 https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:42%20section:300gg-13%20edition:prelim)). The annual physical was a nondescript experience and I answered the questions the nurse practitioner asked me. Unfortunately, I became very sick in August 2024. After a few days I tried to see Dr. Fernandez and was eventually able to get in to see the nurse practitioner. The office tested me for influenza A&B, COVID, and strep which all came back negative. I told the doctor my son had experienced similar symptoms a few weeks earlier and eventually developed pneumonia. I went home with no medicine. Five more days passed and I was feeling no better and had developed a hacking cough which led me to strain my oblique. It was incredibly painful. I again called Dr. Fernandez's office and was able to get prednisone and a Z-pack prescribed to me but not a cough suppressant because they wanted me to be seen again in a couple of days. They also wanted to perform a chest x-ray which could not be done on site. Because I was feeling so terrible and was in so much pain I ended up going to receive Total Access Urgent Care. There I was able to receive an x-ray the same day which revealed I had pneumonia. They were able to provide me a shot which gave instant relief and a cough suppressant to help moving forward. This was done at a cost of $150 after insurance was provided. I informed Dr. Fernandez's office of this diagnosis and, to there credit, they were apologetic about the care I received and they stated they wished I had seen Dr. Fernandez for my annual physical instead of the nurse practitioner because we had no prior relationship. There appeared to be a lack of trust on the Dr. Fernandez's end in what I was saying because of the lack of relationship. However, if new patients are not provided the opportunity to meet the doctor I don't know how I could have handled this differently. Now to the part that has me incredibly frustrated. A few weeks back I received a bill for the August visit which I don't dispute. However, tacked on to the bill was a charge of roughly $200 for the annual physical in March. At no prior point had I received a bill for this service which made sense to me because the insurer has to cover the entire cost of preventive services which includes an annual physical. Unfortunately, Dr. Fernandez's office had coded the care incorrectly causing a dispute with my insurance company. Currently, her office is refusing to change the coding leaving my insurer unable to cover the full cost of the annual physical. I would highly recommend not seeing Dr. Fernandez as she likely won't be able to see you in person as a new patient, won't trust what you tell her as a patient when you are sick, and then try to screw you on billing. I could not be more disappointed in the services I received from this office.

Dr. Fernandez is great. She is genuinely caring & looks at the whole body--not just what's hurting…read more Listens attentively and takes her time to come up with a solution. I highly recommend her.

This place is careless and dismissive, seems to not care about patient HEALTH, safety or…read morewell-being. Stay away. My father was diagnosed with clinical signs of a serious heart condition yet with no urgency in follow up analysis or even managing it; it's been over a week and they haven't sent the orders for further analysis, causing him undue stress and exacerbating his condition.

BEWARE: Insurance money machine! I've been a patient of Dr. Sewing for almost 20 years. I was a…read morecollege athlete (Soccer goalie) & played women's professional tackle football (Linebacker) for 13 years. I've wreaked havoc on my body: 6 knee surgeries & was diagnosed with Degenerate Disk Disease (back) about 13 years ago. Dr. Sewing, prior to partnering with Southside Practice, would personally visit with me & recommended pain medication and cortisone for my back. This is a preexisting condition and has been for over 13 years. Now, Dr. Sewing requires an office visit (Every 2-3 months) when medication has to be refilled or a new cortisone shot must be prescribed. Dr. Sewing just wants the office visit for money. It is also important to mention that I haven't actually been "seen" by Dr. Sewing for over 5 years. Dr. Sewing has medical students (Residency) & nurse practitioners to do her work. Dr. Sewing just wants the office visit money and has no interest in your health. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!

I don't know if it's because I'm female and older but for the last few times I've gone in for my…read moreannual physical I've left with unanswered questions.

When I first moved to Missouri, I was looking for a new primary care physician in the neighborhood…read more I ended up with one I liked, however, I think he closed his practice and less than a year later I found myself searching for another physician again. I found Esse Health Southside Family Practice after calling several places and being told over and over that they are no longer accepting new patients. I ended up making an appointment with Dr. Foersterling and I thought he was pretty nice during our first and only meeting. He even recommended my new gynecologist during my first visit and looked up their phone number for me! I rarely ever go to the doctor. I only really go when I feel like I absolutely need to but I have called their office several times to inquire about issues and have recently made an appointment for my biometrics and blood work to turn in to my insurance and the lady on the phone was very helpful and accommodating. My only issue was, I do remember during my first visit a couple of the front desk ladies were talking fairly loud about having way too much fun the night before. It seemed slightly unprofessional. However, as far as the service from my physician goes, I have no complaints. I would definitely recommend this place and Dr. Foersterling to others.

I am looking for an esthetician that works with the product Anteage. I have been in this program…read morefor 3 years. Just moved and needed a new place. I found Palm Health. This facility is more then just an esthetician.to get a service done. This is a compound of health and wellness. I booked a tour to learn all about it. When I arrived to the desk met with Rose. She had a folder of all the information we were going to cover on services and pricing so I could focused in taking this all in. We took our time on the tour looking at each room and getting information on how to utilize under a spa pass, monthly membership or annual membership. There is a gym, a cafe, even an area to bring your laptop or books to have a quite space in a relaxing environment. On our tour we were even able to discuss the micro needing and Anteage with one of the technicians. Big fan of the salt rock and cryo offered. I have had great benefits from both of those services over the course of my lifetime. I.was so impressed after the tour I booked a facial for 1/26 and am looking forward to seeing how this compound can fit into my new world. Hard to put a price on wellness and happy to have health care benefits to do so. Purchased a spa pass $50.00 for the day to get you in the door and micro needling plus products Anteage $425.00. They do accept the HSA and FSA as well as credit cards for payment.

Signed up to try their Vitality Service for a month. Their focus is functional medicine. They seem…read moresuper focused on delivering excellent service. I'm enjoying all the services included in the Vitality membership including cryotherapy, infrared sauna and steam room, salt room, biomat, PEMF mat, sound focus and fitness center. They have an excellent cafe serving healthy food choices and smoothies.

Though Dr. Wessling is a busy man, he never seems as frazzled or inattentive as most doctors out…read morethere. He deals mostly with children, though adults come to him as well. I did for a number of years. He practices homeopathy as well as traditional medicine and will fuse a treatment that utilizes both schools of thought. I love his office, the staff and their way of thinking. It works for what I need.

Best family practice clinic hands down. The wait can be a bit long for a new patient to become…read moreestablished but definitely worth it! Staff is amazing. I recommended all my friends and family after my experience and they feel the same way. It's nearly impossible now days to find a physician who really listens. Though he is a very busy man, when seeing him he has a way of making you feel nothing is more important than what you have to say. He listens and always makes sure you've had all questions answered.

Dr Barron has been our primary source of care for several years. We followed him to his new…read morelocation on Delmar and can't say enough about the care we've received so far. He gives you time, explains everything in detail, respects your choices even if you don't agree with him. Wait time is short or non existent and he's nearly always available to talk on his cell after office hours or on holidays.....unless the Reserves have whisked him away to the middle east for a couple of months. In that case his patients can see his Nurse Practitioner, Sue. Also very professional and personable. We consider ourselves lucky to have found him.

I always admired how cool and collected Dr. Barron seemed until I brought concerns to him about…read moremedical abuse my daughter endured due to his recommendations. I realized at that point that his demeanor is due to complete disinterest in the overall well being of his patients. Our family is still dealing with iatrogenic trauma due to the recommendations of this horrible practice.

for all you newbies to stl... here's an excellent primary care doc…read more.. maryland medical is located in the cwe (that's central west end). it's right off euclid at maryland, southeast corner. a homey atmosphere with a waiting room that feels more like a living room....stuffed sofa, coffee table, etc... the doc we've had for 15 years has 'moved on', so we had to pick another one. bernie shore at maryland medical is excellent & personable (though as an RN, i know that personality doesn't have much to do with competence - but it's nice to have both, eh?) competent & well-respected by other good docs in the area - like ours that moved away - alas! - to san francisco! sniff.... i really liked dr. klearman, but she's gone to work on a research project for genentech - smart lady! dr. shore also has a w. county office at st. luke's n. dr.'s bldg., ste. 350. same ph. #... what else can i say...???

I've had terrible experiences with this office. Poorly run and unprofessional. The only good…read morething about it was Dr. Pearson and she left. Avoid at all costs!

Disappointed. To be honest, the only reason I even called this office was because of the five star…read morereview previously given. I was desperate for someone's referral and opinion. Yelp has been amazing and my go to in the past. I really do appreciate all the knowledge shared by my fellow Yelpers. But I should have known better. There just weren't that many reviews for a GP or a family doctor and in believing in my fellow Yelpers, I made a call to this office. I called here looking for a doctor who could give me a general physical and fill out an immunization record that is required before starting grad school. I talked to a woman named Nancy who seemed irritated. She was quite short with me on the phone. I decided to be nice anyway and give her all the information she asked, including the usual, date of birth, address, etc. The conversation started smoothly with me asking for a general physical and letting Nancy know that my intention in seeing Dr. Guillemette was to get these records filled. I also told her that I had copies of my immunization record forwarded to me by my previous Doctor in Maryland. She was very quick to correct me that the Doctor is an INTERNIST and that she "guesses" he can give me a physical. Give me a break. I know hierarchy of physicians. And I do know that internists can give physicals. This was starting out poorly. Anyway, she quickly brushed off the fact that I needed my immunization records filled out and collected my information. When I addressed the immunization sheet again, she put me on hold, only to come back on the phone and tell me that the Doctor would not sign off on immunizations not given by the Doctor himself. REALLY? Does this sound a bit ridiculous to you? I'm not sure how things go here in Missouri. Does your pediatrician become your general practitioner as soon as you turn 18 in this state? There is a transient population out there. People DO move from city to city based on school and/or work. There are some immunizations given to children, as there are given to adults. So was Nancy telling me that in order for Dr. Guillemette to sign off on an immunization record, he had to have given me the DTP, MMR and the Hep series?! Highly unlikely in this day in age that the Doctor that gave you your DTP will give you your Hep B series. Get real. I'm sorry for my rant. I usually do not like to rate just one star. I generally feel that people deserve the benefit of the doubt. But this was just ridiculous. I'm sure Dr. Guillemette is a great internist. I'm sure he is well qualified. Maybe they just don't need any new patients and felt irritated that I would even call to request this. Whatever the case, I felt that I needed to share my first and last experience with this Office.

Dr. Guillemette recently treated me for a bout of foot and mouth disease. Don't confuse it with…read morethe ones that goats get...there ain't no hoves on me! It actually comes from a virus called Coxsackie A. And if you're a parent you probably already know this itchy, painful, spray of red bump personally or from a friend's kid. ANYWAY, so my hubbie and I are fairly new to St. Lou and really hadn't had a reason to find a general doctor until now. I called up the ONLY doctor listed in my health insurance "big book" of doctors they recommend...the first thing I hear is a recording..."You've reached the offices of Dr. A, B, C, D, E, F and G. For Dr.s A through C's assistant, please dial XX, for Dr.'s D-Q's assistant..." I just hung up at that point. The way I see it, if the practice is THAT big and they still have customer service that's that terrible, they probably don't need my business. So the next step is I do just a random google search for doctor, reviews, stl, right? Get back this one doctor who SEEMS promising. He's close by which is AWESOME. So I call. I get a real live person on the line...SCORE! Turns out the doctor doesn't have any openings until September. It's April right now. By that time I could be dead. No seriously, I don't know what I have at this point. OK, climbing back out of the melodrama pool. So. I'm itching, there's several huge lumps on the side of my neck, I think I'm dying...I'm at my wit's end. So I email the hubby...and of course, he comes through again and gets a great recommend from one of his coworker's. So, I call Dr. Guillemette's office and I get a person. Ok...then I ask the requisite questions: Are you accepting new patients? Ok, good. Do you accept this health insurance...Okay, almost there. Do you have any appts soon? No? BUT you can transfer me to your sick patient triage nurse might be able to squeeze me in in TWO DAY?!! (I was about to reach through a hug the lady). I thanked her and waited as she connected me to the triage nurse's line. "You've reached the triage nurse, please leave your name..." F-me! A voicemail line? Fine, so I leave the info the voicemail message requested...who I was, my D.O.B. my symptoms. A little disappointed that I didn't get to speak to a human. But still glad I at least had an appt for two days from now as opposed to 6 months from now. Whadda you know? 30 mins later, my phone rings...it's the triage nurse...long story short, she gets me in there the next day. Halleluya! The office experience was awesome. Even though they keep these sick patient appointments short, like 10 mins, that's plenty of time for the doctor to look at my hands and immediately diagnosis me and tell me to stay home till next week because I'm super contagious. YES! not going in to work...DARN! But I feel like crap, that's probably why I can't go in... Oh, so I keep getting side tracked. So the breakdown, and why this doctor's practice is so revolutionary...and why other doctor's offices haven't done this too is beyond me: They divide the appts up between accutely sick people and all the other visits. And it's perfect b/c the sick visits are scheduled in 10 min increments, so they have a chance to see as many of the sickest patients immediately as possible. And seriously folks, when have you ever spent more than 10 minutes with the doctor on most visits? Come on. That's ample time to talk about the color of your sputum. WOW, ok this review's gettin' kinda long. Time to sign off. Here's the run down: Dr. Guillemette, awesome. His staff and the front desk office, super efficient and super friendly. The people answering the phones when you call, they're actual people. Bottom line: If you're looking for a good doc, here's a pretty good one.