My former dr moved his practice there one night, literally, and then retired from medicine without…read moreany notice to his patients a few months later.....without even having his pts printed medical records in the new office yet.
I found out 3 days before my routine visit to refill meds, that would be most uncomfortable if i had run out. The experience with Dr. Lance Marie, a very limited general reactionary, but with an ego to make up for his deficiency's. He doesn't listen to his patients, wlong, my former triple Board certified physcian wife told me was the most important thing to do for a provider, nor did he review my Hx and chart before seeing me, after taking on my retired doctors patients.
I was very upset at his manner, rudeness and lack of any interpersonal skills....speaking down to me and not listening as I tried to give him my history. Thusly, I called the clinic and asked to speak to the office mgr, which I was informed not a person. I was told theyd give my detailed msg to the owner, a doctor A., whom would call me back. He never did. However, I was called by a friend there that I was being dropped by the practice, my follow-up appt was cancelled and I'd be receiving a letter. This was 5 days before my routine appt, again for the usual refills, after i jumped to see 4 speacialists per his demand, an ER visit after my 1st visit for a routine condition I have that he wouldn't listen to my eplanation of, and 2 lab draws....when, if hed have listened, really didnt require the 2nd as historically, i have low sodium and had been hospitalized for it for 3 days the year prior.....those hospital records were in my file. I tried to explain this to him over the phone, and my sever needle phobia (I faint, vaso-vagal syncope for a real named fear of needles, its documented in my records.)
It's been 2 months, I have not received the letter, with the preparer 3 referrals who accept my insurance, and he has refused to refill my meds. Like Dr, Kaplan, my doctor of 4 years, who left me in their hands, they have abandoned me. I am ready to file in both Federal and State Court for Medical Fraud and other charges, including the patient abandonement, but, as a lawyer who took his SJD dissertation on Medico-Legal Case Prosecution, and Nevada being so friendly to doctors with very low Malpractice awards, Med Fraud not only removes those limits, but isnt covered by either their medical malpractice insurance nor any business insurance they have in place. That means, they will have to pay, out of their own funds the retainer to hire lawyers to defend these suits. I never settle, though, i do negotiate in good faith, as judges like that, but these people should not be practicing and need there disclipnary action at least. There is only one good person there, the one who gave me the warning of what was coming. That party is the only one that wont be sued, and Ive already awarded them for doing the right thing. I cant wait to file this week, and get the divinely sittings going and prepare for my specialty, depositions as the way the merger of Dr. Kaplans practice and Alpine abstention of those patients is very suspect, and the discovery process will shed light on that. I expect to file superceding complaints shortly after each aspect of the process.
Worst of all, as while fine doctors are available in Vegas, they are a bit hard to find, and I ultimately, had to go to the ER for a simple medication refill. I purposely went to the hospital they have privileges at, so that when I was lectured that the ER was not the place to go for refills, I could file a formal report about how their own doctors abandoned me and I had no choice.
Hey Lance, and Dr. A, you know what they say about Karma! I look forward to seeing you both in deposition....i love depositions, i was legend in depositions in law school; sp much so, my fellow students complained and we switched to using the drama school grad students to act as the deposed parties as well as witness during moot court sessions, as I was brutal in examining witnesses under oath. A lawyer must advocate zealosy for their client, and I do. I dont like sitting in Court where the lawyers from opposing sides are friends, and chit-chatting about family, hobbies, etc. I always wanted my attorneys to go in and win, not make friends, but, be respectful of the judge, Court staff and jury...the counter-party, NO MERCY....and THAT is EXACTLY how I PROSECUTE MY CASES....and I dont practice as a lawyer anymore.
Yove been forewarned, go elsewhere, avoid the headache. There are lots of great doctors nearby, albeit, even Sunrise Hospital has become a ghetto hospital with abusive security and guard dogs walked Stough pre-op areas (yep, happens minutes before I had a simple cardiac procedure)....and this was after going through a screening process that makes TSA look like fun. I gave up on SUnrise after that.
Stay healthy everyone, avoid Alpine and Sunrise.
