If you are new to Buckeye or have never been to this establishment, BEWARE, they are not considered an "emergency urgent care" health care place. As a result, my insurance was billed an "office visit" versus other urgent care places can bill the visit as an "emergent care visit" and that was the difference of my paying out of pocket $99 your my insurance only covered emergent care facilities (whom by the way this place bills my insurance company $149). They will not tell you they are not an emergent care when you visit the first time.
Let's chat about staff: The receptionist working Christmas eve actually told me, when I just walked in (tho the sign says walk ins are accepted) that they would try to fit me in because if they only took walk ins without appointments, they would have to work past Closing time. She said if someone doesn't show for their appointment, I would be seen. I replied sarcastically that I guess she must give me an appointment 2 hours from when I walked in, that I would not be seen. She replied under her breath and I asked her to repeat what I thought I heard her say and she said I didn't need to be condescending. I was clearly being sarcastic, not condescending. I also made mention of this to the NFP when I finally got to be seen.
Needlesstosay, I was flabbergasted. She also gave me an appointment for hours later but I needed to "stay for the walk in visit," hoping I would get seen sooner rather than later. Thereafter, she went into the back and I'm confident that she complained to the staff and that is why I was kept waiting longer than I should have been.
It wasn't until quite some time later when someone stopped by to say hi to the staff that this lady asked me if I was being helped. I replied that I'm a walk in and not feeling well at all and am waiting to be seen.
Prior to her showing up, patients had come/gone without anyone else going in. Instead of the staff who can write prescriptions seeing me, they only did so as a result of this lady inquiring - it was evident to Helen Keller that I was not feeling well at all and I'm sure I did not look well either.
When I was finally seen, the NFP did not inquire about any allergies I had, only took my vitals, but since I've learned to be an advocate of my health care, I let him know I can tolerate the antibiotic Z pack, which he thankfully prescribed.
At the end of the visit, I asked him if my appointment should be cancelled and he said no, I'll use that time to catch up on paperwork.
Again, shock and dismay that the intent was getting out of work on time instead of allowing someone else to either take that time and be seen in a timely manner. At all times while I was waiting the only other people in the area was the "patient with an appointment" and more often than not, I was by myself.
I will NEVER return there and HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU LEARN FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND SEEK HEALTH CARE ELSEWHERE, AS SHALL I WHEN URGENT CARE IS NEEDED. read more