For 11 years in Atlanta I've been going to swanky Buckhead, Dunwoody, and Pill Hill locations for…read morehealth care. Economic downturns and new insurance forced me to a narrow choice - mostly at the Georgia Clinic.
I could NOT be happier!
I figured I'd get basic, basic care. And, true, in the bathroom where you do your specimins, there are boxes of supplies stored there. But it's clean and MOST IMPORTANTLY....
Dr. Ali is a freakin' lifesaver. SO thoughtful, SO personal, SO concerned. All the things I had hoped my pre-divorce overpriced physicians would give me.
LITERALLY, she saved my life. At my first casual physical with her last month, she took the usual tests. One was a blood test. The next morning SHE, herself, NOT her staff, called my home with results and an urgent request that I go to an ER immediately for transfusions. When she couldnt' reach me (my cell was left in another room & I didn't hear it), she HERSELF called my "emergency contact" friend and insisted he leave work immediately, drive to my house, get me to an ER, and call her back on her personal phone immediately.
WHAT!!???
SO glad I "had" to dump my Dunwoody docs... who hadn't found this, despite my saying as recently as last month that I was unusually tired (and other blood-loss symptoms, which I NOW know are standard). Nice carpeting, soothing decor and the most up-to-date office tools do NOT equal personal attention, educated responses, and caring.
Dr. Ali is my new favorite person on the planet. And all I can say is, because of her, I AM on the planet!
PLUS - you might not be touchy-feely, but EYE appreciated her saying, upon first meeting and examining me, that she considers meditation and prayer as important as any part of maintaining good health and balance. She's so bright, positive, and caring. She spent an inordinate amount of time with me - more than my expensive docs EVER did - and does with all her patients, which is why she's still at the office seeing people at six o'clock!
In addition, in three appointments now, the longest I have waited was 15 minutes. Shortest - less than 5. Tell THAT kind of rate to my Buckhead-y salon-type practices where an hour wait (with an appt!!) is typical.
Oh, Dr. Ali, I love you!!