The negative reviews on here do not accurately reflect Boston OBGYN (at least for my experience)!…read moreThis place has always been great. I saw Dr. Brenda Baker for the first time and she was fantastic - both knowledgeable and kind. The MA's are always friendly as well. I recommend this practice to all. I believe they definitely deserve a higher rating!

Dr. Baker knew that it was my first ever gyno appointment and first pap smear and she took a minute…read moreto explain the pap which I appreciated, but she did not explain the breast exam or pelvic exam. After the pap she started to remove my gown from my top half without explaining what she was doing, and also started the pelvic exam without warning or checking in with me. I found the pelvic exam to be very uncomfortable and even a little painful and I felt that she was being very rushed and rough with me. Her bedside manner was not very good and to me she came off as unfriendly. Overall, it was an unpleasant first gyno experience and I will certainly not be seeing Dr. Baker again. The front desk staff were friendly but I really couldn't leave fast enough.

Rodriguez dental Lab is so amazing, they produce quality work and they get things back to you in a…read moretimely manner. No one compares to them!!!

My doctor, Dr. Glenn Kehlmann, is an excellent PCP. While I'm personally in excellent health, Dr…read more Kehlmann makes me feel comfortable, takes time to listen, answer my questions, and is very willing to see me for an annual physical. The first time I saw him he ordered the usual tests for a new patient and based off my family history ordered lipid panels and even checked my vitamin D levels. He's thorough and professional, yet also willing to joke with you and give you frank advice. I've also found the staff at the Washington Square Group to be courteous and professional in all interactions I've ever had with them. Reading other reviews, I can understand scheduling may be frustrating at times. In my experience though as a 30-year old man, I've yet to find a medical practice where this is NOT the case. Also, perhaps this is because of my partner, who is a physician herself, BUT patients really need to realize that there are people out there in the world who are even sicker than they themselves are, and that doctors are NOT actually a dime a dozen. Physicians and the nursing staff that answer practice phones must triage patient visit requests and prioritize their limited time such that they can do the most good for the sickest patients. One rude phone exchange does not make for a bad practice or poor physician. Perhaps the problem is actually your expectation that your PCP's office should treat you like your nail salon?

BILH in Burlington & Peabody Mass are fantastic. Burlington is better for the Emergency Room…read more The doctors & nurses are amazing. I have had good experiences with My Lahey doctors!!!

Review from a male perspective, helping out a friend with a ride. The advantage of going to a…read moreprivate clinic like WHS vs Planned parenthood, is that they can get you in faster, and don't force you do a 72hr waiting period, or short range follow up visits. Time is tissue. If you are looking Abortion services, look at the National Abortion Federation website and also the Abortion Care Network. As of 2019, the cost for first trimester work is $700, and you can pay exact cash if you like. The OB/GYN literature suggests that surgery is preferable to pills because it's a one shot procedure, and you won't be cramping and passing blood for the next week which can create additional stress. WHS is a member of the National Abortion Federation, and follows professional society guidelines/accreditation. If you get surgery, then you will almost certainly get partial/full anesthesia, and will need a ride. The discharge area is behind the building on a lower entrance. If you look closely you will often see police hanging out further down the drive way or in the Walgreens parking lot. (If you get a script for antibiotics, get it filled right away, as you want to take post surgical antibiotics within 1-2 hours of surgery to get the best protective effect) I can't say anything about the procedure itself, but the waiting area has a gloomy awkward atmosphere, for obvious reasons. Bring a book, and drink something first because the designated driver can't leave after the procedure begins.

Thank you for all the amazing work and support that you provide. From the first call and the…read moreavailability you provide.

This review is about the insurance process and scam. When I made the appointment with Beth Israel…read moreLahey Health at Chestnut Hill, double checked again and again, they promised they accepted my insurance as in the network. Then I called back to confirm if my insurance is accepted and in the network, I got the same answer, but when the bill came out, it showed out of network and I have to pay every penny although I have met OOPM. If I know they were not in my insurance network, I would not to visit them. Definity will not visit this hospital and would not recommend them to anyone I know.

When you end up in the hospital the quality of care you receive can make all of the difference in…read moreyour experience. The team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center was well-informed, well-equipped and exhibited superior bedside manner during my stay after having emergency surgery. During my time at the hospital Dr. Anu Hazra in infectious disease was quick to ensure that I was going to recover as soon as possible. My surgical team made up of Dr. Umesh Metkar and Dr. Michael Van Hal, were extremely knowledgeable. But what put my mind at ease was not only the display of their medical expertise but the care with which they treated me as a patient. Dr. Umesh Metkar and Dr. Michael Van Hal took the time to thoroughly explain the procedure, next steps and recovery time and helped me feel more comfortable putting my faith in his surgical skills. During my recovery they checked in on my progress and continued to exhibit unrivaled professionalism, empathy and attentiveness to my care. In addition, the entire team of nurses and staff within the transplant unit mirrored the exceptional traits that Dr. Umesh Metkar and Dr. Michael Van Hal has displayed during each and every one of my interactions with them. They remained steadfast in their dedication to quality care, ensuring that my health was closely monitored and that I was made to feel as comfortable as possible. When I had any questions or issues that needed resolution the nursing staff was able to respond and come to my aid. In particular Julie, Christie, Melissa, Ligaya, Andrea, and Yelena were wonderful! The nursing staff was smart, personable and are what I would consider to be one of the biggest assets to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Should you ever need medical treatment, this is the team you want on your side. I cannot thank Dr. Umesh Metkar and Dr. Michael Van Hal, Melissa Aiesi, Ligaya Hannaford, Andrea Barbosa, and Yelena Kozhebrodskaya and of course Liz for all that they have done for me and all that they continue to do for all of their patients.

I've been a patient in the South End office since the last week of 2014. My PCP was a young man…read morenamed Dr Shi for the 1st year before he moved to SF. I have 7 herniated discs, 3 vertebrae compression fracture, no cartilage in my shoulders, wrists, or thumbs due to degenerative joint disease, and my mobility is extremely limited. Just getting from bed to the bathroom to the living room is a challenge every day. I am disabled, but was turned down for disability multiple times. That is not Fenway's fault. My PCP since has been a Dr named Ethan Brackett. With my sister's help, I started driving for Uber, then Grubhub, and now Lyft to support myself, but due to such limited mobility, I cannot work full-time. My physical therapy was managed poorly for almost a year and a half before I just stopped going. Getting there was too physically demanding for me and there seemed no chance at receiving help any other way. My pain has been managed with cyclobenzaprine (flexerall) which does not help me, does not increase mobility either. It only causes me to be too tired to drive, so I don't take it regularly. I was given Gabapentin which made me physically ill and didn't increase my mobility nor did it decrease my pain levels. The third medicine prescribed was Tramadol, which seems to be the lowest level of an opiate. Tramadol doesn't negate pain, but it does improve my mobility by about 5 to 10%, which is enough for me to get out of the house. My pain level is at a level 10 constantly, in every moment, which numerous shots of adrenaline due to constant shots of pain able to take a normal person to the ground. Doing basics like getting dressed, putting on and taking off clothes, leaving the house, and running even the most basic errands takes energy out of me to the point of not being able to move at some point during the day. Some days, I never make it out of the house. Also, I cannot sleep as moving at all shoots pain out of my shoulders, and the increased levels of adrenaline make it difficult to relax my mind and body enough to sleep. I've managed my pain via meditation for years, averaging less than 2 pills per day for over 7 years. However, in the last 6 months or so, I have taken more tramadol to get me to be able to move to sustain even the lowest levels of self-sustainability. I have asked for a stronger medication countless times, and the only answer I get is to take gabapentin, which makes me sick. The only sense I get is a sense of self-preservation and cover their own ass for Dr Brackett, Dr Shi previously, and the recent classless, condescending, combative Dr. Jatinder Gill of the Arnold Warfield Pain Center. Because of my age and ability to earn in the past, it seems I qualify for nothing that can help me, and despite referring me to an advocate, and a financial services advocate, these people have only emailed lists I could readily find on the internet. Are there any doctors out there who actually care about the patient's best interest instead of just pawning the patient off of on someone else once their pain level reaches an insane level which makes it difficult to live? About calling and communicating with Doctor's through the patient portal, about making appointments and connecting different people with information throughout my care, Fenway South End has been good. The people there may be overwhelmed, but they take care of me and my past requests as soon as they can. They do so in a pleasant manner. They are really smiley, but I understand the stress they are under, so I am patient and kind and appreciate all of their hard work. This is why I rated Fenway South End a 3 star review. They are not horrible, but I certainly don't feel I have a doctor who is really ready to help me. I feel like I am getting a big stiff arm as long as I am in pain and as long as I am not completely incapacitated.

Went in for a physical. Terrible doctor. Had to call the business from the doctors office to have a…read moreseparate blood test set up during my annual check up. They said they didn't have bloodwork and couldn't continue. No one said anything before. Then I was billed for diagnostic work when it was just preventative. The doctor refused to change billing. Paid $200 for a free annual check up.

Thank you to the front desk assistant K who helped me with my insurance today. The office is clean,…read moreequipped with a kids tv and play area, phone charging station and they had nice music playing. I also received my lab results quickly.

After the experience with this facility I am pretty confident that Third World Medical centers have…read morea better way to schedule your appointment and give you the medical attention you need. I gave up, I decided to go with other facilities after weeks trying to schedule a basic medical appointment. In your best Medical interest, STAY AWAY from this so called "medical Center'!!!

It sounds very promising. They care very much for Seniors. So far I just spoke to someone on the…read morephone to make an appointment. I'm looking forward to my office visit. I'm so very happy that l found this Wonderful Medical Center. After I hung up l thanked God for watching over me after having a terrible experience with my former Primary Care Physician. I put up with it for years. It was impossible to even make an appointment, they put you on hold for over an hour and 1/2 The secretary told me that it's not their problem If l'm sick and not able to wait for that amount of time even after just being discharged from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Thoracic Surgical Floor from having a Total Gastrectomy and Jujunostomy, I'm not able to eat for the rest of my life. My Primary Care Physician says that he has nothing to do with Boston since he's not out there even though his name is all over my discharge papers. He said that they just do that. When I mentioned this to my Thoracic Surgeon on my next follow up he couldn't believe it.

My initial impression of Dr. Holtzman during my first and only exam on 10/28/24 was not an…read moreentirely positive one. I found his non-medical questions about my personal life unnecessarily intrusive. (I'd already been asked and answered a couple of those questions online as part of the required Zocdoc new patient intake by his office.) One of these was "What is your sexual orientation?" As with Zocdoc, I told him I was straight. He replied with a smile: "Maybe a straight guy who also sleeps with men?" (I believe his precise words were "Heterosexual meaning you like just women, or women and men?") Which left me slack-jawed. A couple unspoken thoughts crossed my mind in quick succession: "Huh? Wouldn't such a guy be a bisexual?" Followed by a recognition of his obvious insinuation, which I found as unprofessional as it was inaccurate. It may be appropriate for a physician to ask a patient's sexual orientation today (I'm 71), but hardly professional to suggest a different orientation to the patient. His next question was "When did you last have sex?" despite the fact that I came to this first office visit presenting no complaints, let alone symptoms, that might suggest an STD or anything else of a sexual nature. Frankly, I had to wonder what the dude's agenda was. He insisted on giving me a referal to his dermatologist colleague, despite my telling him I had seen two dermatologists ---working together--less than a year earlier as a part of the excision of a couple benign facial blemishes. Then when the results of my Qwest lab bloodwork of a week later came back, liver enzymes AST and ALT in my blood were abnormally high, so I messaged him for his interpretation. Unlike my previous PCPs, who would offer a brief interpretation via their patient portals, his terse response was: "See me." Which I interpreted as another office visit. Fortunately, I subsequnetly remembered that I had taken large doses of acetaminophen at the time of the blood draws due to cold symptoms, which temporarily elevates these enzymes' levels. (Mystery solved and money saved.) But I noted his attempt to turn my simple portal inquiry into a billable office visit, not (in fairness to him) unusual in today's profit-focused US medical industry. As physician/author Elizabeth Rosenthal has written: "The 'first do no harm' directive has been replaced with 'first leave no money on the table' ". In the year that followed, he cooperatively issued for me two gastroenterologist referrals with a recommendation for a colonoscopy, (although I should note that the first referral was for a gastroenterologist conncted to a facility from which a hospital approved post-sedated procedure ride home was unavailable to me, which limitation I had made very clear to him during the 10/2024 exam, thus the need for the second referral. In summary, I had no reason to question Dr. Holtzman's overall medical competence, but also no desire to remain in his practice.

I had a great experience at Brigham and Women's Hospital. I had an ablation surgery in June with…read moreDr. Ely Gracia. He was very kind, answered all of my questions, and eased my nerves. The procedure and recovery went well. In addition to my doctor, the anesthesiologist was great and personable and my surgical nurses, Heidi and Lindsey were very caring! I would highly recommend this practice.

This was one of the most stressful medical experiences we have ever dealt with…read more After reviewing the MRI, surgery was presented as necessary and urgent due to severe pain and symptoms. A surgery date was scheduled, all pre-op testing was completed, and we proceeded believing authorization was being properly handled. Over multiple days, we received completely conflicting information regarding whether: * authorization was submitted, * authorization was denied, * a letter of medical necessity was sent, * and whether surgery was officially happening. At one point, the surgery was put back on the schedule, the hospital called to confirm arrival instructions, and shortly afterward we were called again and told the surgery was canceled. Meanwhile, Blue Cross Blue Shield provided information that directly conflicted with what we were being told by the office. The biggest issue was not just the cancellation itself -- it was the repeated reversals, poor communication, lack of transparency, and emotional toll while dealing with severe ongoing pain. Patients deserve clear and accurate communication, especially when major surgery is involved.

Of all VA hospitals this one is the best one. Hands down, it seems like the newest one out of all…read morethe Boston va's. It's more updated and modern, I love the woman's clinic they are very diverse and a caring community. I can't say the same for Podiatry, but I typically don't have any issues with any of my appointments there. They have a little PX I guess like every other VA does and a cafeteria.

I have had nothing but extraordinary care at both Boston areas locations. I've gone in for simple…read moreto complicated procedures, and I'm overwhelmed by the positive and encouraging attitude by both nurses and physicians. I challenge anyone to find better facilities than these.