I would have given a rating of zero, but one star is the minimum allowed.
My personal doctor sent Dr. Stratte a referral because I am having internal bleeding and abdominal pain. But, my doctor said not to get my hopes up about getting an appointment with Dr. Stratte, as Dr. Stratte and his fellow urologist at Redding Urologic Associates are very selective in who they will see. My doctor said they even refused to see a patient that was suffering from pancreatic cancer.
How right my doctor was. On the Redding Urologic Associates website they claim they will respond within two weeks after receiving a referral. I waited for three weeks with no response, so I called their office. My telephone call got me connected to their answering machine. The machine said to leave a message and a response would happen within two business days. I waited three days, but there was no return call. So, I called again, and had to leave another message. Again after three days there was no response. Finally, one month after my referral, I went to their office and spoke with the receptionist. She said that Dr. Stratte had reviewed my referral and decided to decline to see me--three weeks after receiving the referral. They did not even have the common courtesy of calling me to inform me of the doctor's decision.
My recommendation would be to skip Dr. Stratte and the Redding Urologic Associates. Do your own research to find a urologist in another city that will accept new patients. Have your personal doctor send a referral to that doctor. Request in the referral a telephone call from the urologist's office A.S.P. as to whether they will take you on. read more