My family and I have been going here for years because the location is convenient for us. The…read moredoctors are always leaving so we are constantly being shuffled around between providers. Every time I try to make an appointment its booked for months in advance. This is not helpful given that when someone is sick they need to be seen right away. I recently tried to schedule a well visit for my son. They told me that his doctor had left and because he hadn't been in for a visit he would be considered a new patient and they aren't accepting new patients. My family is now switching providers. This place is terrible.

I think it's important to see your doctor as informed and compassionate as well as healthy,…read moreenergetic to some Level, and reasonably fit (at least when they lecture you about those points in often a confrontational way). There is a provider here who doesn't fit that and last meeting was exhaustive for me Because of their exhaustion. Not really what I want in a doctor. Alternately there is a fitness expert type ultra fit doctor here who knows as much as most cardiologists about heart health and that we found useful.

I have been seeing Dr. Amy Deans for over 10 years. She is such a good doctor that I have…read morecontinued as her patient even though I moved far away from Ballard several years ago, and I have recommended her to other doctors seeking primary care. She has a rare combination of qualities: keen intelligence, deep medical knowledge, compassion, great communication, and a sense of humor. She is very efficient, somehow always running on time while being thorough and fully present in our appointments. Dr. Deans has seen me through some major health challenges and I trust her completely. She has advocated for me when I needed it, and I know that she will be honest with me and challenge me when necessary while listening carefully to my perspective. Every specialist referral I have had from her has also been excellent. My wife is also her patient and one of the things that impresses me is that she is able to work with us individually in very different ways based on our health needs and styles of communication. The Swedish Ballard clinic as a whole is well run and staffed by helpful, competent people who seem to enjoy working there. That should be a given, but having had much less positive experiences in other clinics it seems worth mentioning.

My insurance company told me they received an order for a CT scan of my spine, when the order…read moreshould have been an MRI for my knee. I called my physician's office at Swedish Ballard Tallman that was supposed to have sent the MRI order and they were 100% dismissive. Argued with me that they sent the right order when I wasn't accusing them of anything, was just trying to find out how to move forward to make sure the right order goes through. Straight up hung up on me while I was in the middle of asking a question. I was not rude or blaming anyone when talking to her, simply just trying to figure out what was going on since my insurance company was saying one thing and the physician's office was saying another. Weird way to treat a patient they know is in pain and felt like my physician and his office could not care less about what happened to me. Save your time and money, go to UW med or Polyclinic across the street.

I am a physician who has been referring patients to Dr. Karmali for seven or eight years (maybe…read moremore?) and after years of seeing her work (from the outside) and hearing patients tell me about her, I would say that Dr. Karmali is easily one of the best primary care doctors in town. Her best quality is that she really listens to patients. It's so often that patients come in presenting with one thing, but if you take a few moments to talk with them, you discover that is not the real issue at all. For example a patient coming in with elbow pain, where she finds out it's not just a presentation of elbow pain but really the patient is extremely stressed and clenching their arms at night, causing elbow pain. So the real problem is anxiety not elbow pain. Dr. Karmali actually takes the moments needed to find that out. My patients love her and I appreciate having a skilled physician to refer to when I want to have a MD on board. In a world of seven minute office visits, where you walk in, get a scrip for your "problem," and walk out, it's rare to find a MD who actually practices such caring and quality medicine. I truly can't recommend Dr. Karmali highly enough, Swedish is beyond lucky to have her!

Dr. Karmali is the best doctor I've ever had, and I've had great doctors in the past. I visited her…read moretowards the end of last year as a new patient and she spent about 30 minutes getting to know me before checking everything that I asked her to. She made me feel comfortable and relaxed every step of the way, talking me through everything. Dr. Karmali is extremely kind, attentive, gentle, humble, and calming. She went to UW Med School, so extra points for that! Another cool thing is that Swedish uses MyChart, an online personal health record system where you can see your medical history, appointments, messages from your doctor, etc. Strangely, when I called to make an appointment, the receptionist said that Dr. Karmali did not have any openings until January 2015. However, when I went online to MyChart, I saw multiple openings between now and the end of the year. I ended up making an online appointment with Dr. Karmali for early December and cancelling my phone-made appointment with another doctor at Swedish. I am so excited to go see Dr. Karmali again soon!

Love this place. From the small things like snacks, to coffee and toys for the kids. This is a…read moregreat spot for primary care. Doctor Sibyl is wonderful to speak to and provides caring care. The location is beautiful and much nicer than going to a hospital. Annual check up is fast but feels thorough, it's like to do flu vaccine and blood work in the same building. Only improvement would be sometimes wait for blood work can be long but still pretty easy I've been coming for a few years and will keep coming.

It's a horror, I drove to the meeting for 20 minutes and arrived there, I said I had a meeting,…read morethey asked about the coverage, and they only told me there that they don't accept this coverage, not only did I spent gasoline, but also my nerves yesterday, I called the nick all day, they switched from one to the other or to the other, if you don't want to say to waste your nerves on all this, please don't go to them, complete irresponsibility

It's been YEARS since my last physical. I tend to procrastinate when it comes to being told the…read moregood/bad news about my health. After searching through the first page of my "in network" providers, I quickly got tired at the prospect of sifting through 50 more pages. So, I did what any reasonable person would do when it comes to finding a doc...I closed my eyes, threw a dart and picked a name. On a serious note, Dr. Friedmann was voted best doc in 2002, so I figured like wine, you can only get better with age. I went in, he did his thing, and I walked out. Overall, a pretty painless experience (aside from the blood draw). He's a nice, warm, fuzzy guy. Two thumbs up.

I recently saw Dr. Friedmann at the Polyclinic in Ballard. I had been having severe intermittent…read moreleg pain that I couldn't relieve with any amount of Aleve, ice, heat, rest, etc. It was the strangest thing and I was hesitant to see a doctor because I could barely even describe the discomfort I was having and wasn't sure what help I would be able to get. Lucky me, I ended up getting an appointment with Dr. Friedmann. He took so much time and care to try to understand the issue I was having despite my inability to articulate it. He made sure to understand my overall health, activity levels, recent travels and all of the other outside factors that might be causing my pain. I have recently felt so rushed by all of the doctors I've seen but Dr. Friedmann made me feel like I was his only patient. While we never got to the root cause of my pain, he made sure to rule out any possibly dangerous causes and provided me with a prescription and treatment plans to try. Then the most amazing thing happened...I got an unsolicited phone call from him 2 days after my appointment to see how I was doing!!! I'm feeling much better now thanks to Dr. Friedmann. I would absolutely recommend him to anyone in search of a smart, thoughtful and genuinely caring doctor.

BE CAREFUL GOING TO THIS LOCATION!! IT IS NOT URGENT CARE. I got billed a crazy amount for what I…read morethought was urgent care but they won't send the bill to your doctor as such and you will get stuck with the bill. They say that it says that on the website but it is VERY MISLEADING and NO ONE said that at the front desk when I checked in. SO UNFORUNATE THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR INSURANCE EVERY MONTH and still get stuck with this bill because they couldn't just tell me at the front desk that my insurance didn't cover it and that this was a primary care location only. SO messed up. CHANGE YOUR WEBSITE.

Dr. DiNoto is a wonderful physician. I have been to him twice now and each time he is fast and…read moreefficient and very kind in not a fake way.

Swedish Medical, EVERYONE from front desk, medical assistant to my primary care provider, Dr…read more Gardner. Exceptional care. They listen and understand while they diagnose and find what will be best for you. I highly recommend them for your personal health care provider to a family care provider.

This review is not for Dr Whitmore who has been so understanding of my situation after unfortunetly…read morenot being able to get assistantance as I make too much but yet I have to feed my child and rent out my house to make it by. This is inregards to his new receptionist Carol who is short and does not take information well and is not tuned into those who have a slight accent....she did let my dr know I called but he was leaving messages on my home phone number along with his Nurse who are always prompt in responding. I am in so much pain from an accident that it was crutial to speak and this left me fusterated. For Dr Whitmore I give a 5 for always being compassionate and listening. Katia Shuchman

Wow! What a great experience. Top notch new building, new gear, and a kind, knowledgeable doctor…read more I just moved to Seattle but I know who my primary care physician will be for years to come. By far the best experience with a medical professional I have had. He explained everything and had a very friendly demeanor. I will gladly recommend him to people I know, my boyfriend included. Bonus: free two hour parking in the garage!

Dr. Mena is knowledgable and easy to talk to. Happy to have him as my GPread more

Amazing front desk staff!!! I was here for the walk in clinic on Saturday but they ran out of…read morespots. The person helping me called around to help me find another opening. When she did, she offered me a wheel chair since my injury made me limp. Monday, I was helped by someone completely different and immediately she noticed I limped into the door and offered me a wheel chair, water and anything else while I wait for my appointment.

They "checked" my insurance before the appointment. Claimed said appointment would be $15.00. After…read morethe appointment they informed me that my insurance denied coverage. Why not disclose that before the appointment???? Scam!

Although the wait time between the scheduled appointment time and the actual time I've seen my…read more health care provider has usually been fairly long, as I recall, I've been impressed by Mark Damberg, who always gives the best of himself and has been straightforward and a good listener when I've seen him at this clinic. Everything else has been fine, including front desk, nurses, the physical environment, and so forth. Am glad this is across the street where from my gym (L.A. Fitness) is

Unfortunately, they are very short on medical personnel so the wait times are extremely long. Not…read morea good system to provide adequate medical care.