The ONLY reason I'm giving a 4/5 stars to this medical group is because of Dr. Prashanthi Giridhar…read moreand her tech, Ann. If I was rating the office staff experience, it would be a 1 or less. You can read other reviews to confirm my thoughts on this.
I found Dr. Giridhar and scheduled an appointment. We went into the clinic and I noticed they had a movie playing that was for at least 8+ years or older. It was violent, aggressive and my daughter, who is 4 and has some sensory issues, started crying and holding her ears. They have two TV monitors and no one was watching either, so I kindly asked if they could turn one off so we could sit in another section and not have to be blasted by some loud, aggressive Disney movie. The woman greeting people just said, "No. We won't be turning any TV off." So, that was a bit confusing and upsetting, especially since I'm the customer. Anyway, she was rude and wouldn't address me after that.
So, we sat in a corner while my daughter cried and held her ears all because we had to have TV's blaring at us with age inappropriate shows. Quick note, just because it says Pixar or Disney does NOT mean it's age appropriate for ALL children.
We were quickly taken back, so it was a very short wait and I just loved Ann. She was so very kind to my daughter, patient and accommodating. After dilating my daughter's eyes, we moved into a dark room where guess what - they had yet ANOTHER blaring TV. Another mother in there had an 8 year old and said, why are they playing this? It's really inappropriate. My daughter once again held her ears and cried because of the scary parts of the movie. Thankfully, Ann noticed and moved us to a quiet room. It made all the difference in the world. Finally, Dr. Giridhar came into the room. She was so gentle with my daughter and put her at ease immediately. She was thorough, professional, kind and gave me instructions for home. My daughter loved her, too. I mentioned the movie/blaring TV situation and she asked me to find out what movie was playing from her staff and to let her know.
As we were checking out, I asked the woman checking us out about the movie and asked who makes the choices on what is played. She then stopped acknowledging me. It was the most bizarre thing I've ever experienced. She just looked down and stopped talking. I said, I think the movie choice might not fit with all children and she just kept looking down and said, "No further appointment. Thank you."
That was it. She literally ignored me completely. I felt like I was in some weird movie. She just stopped talking and interacting. It was very odd.
So, will we be back? Yes, because I know what to expect and because of Ann and Dr. Giridhar. Thankfully, interacting with their office staff is short lived, otherwise we wouldn't return. I think the providers at this office need to reevaluate some of their current office staff, especially with all of the complaints they are receiving on several different digital media channels.
Oh, I forgot to mention that while my daughter and I were waiting in one of the rooms, I could hear someone in the next room screaming at her landlord (or someone?) talking about plumbing issues and saying, "How am I supposed to wipe my ass if I have no working plumbing." That was an added bonus to the visit! :-|