Ramona S.
Yelp
MY REVIEWS ARE FROM 2 DALLAS, TX LOCATIONS:
I injured my hand and believed I'd broken bone(s) and made an appointment online at the Milton Snider Plaza Citra/Sinai location, DALLAS, TX. . Knowing I'd need x~rays, I made sure to check to see if they offered X~ray. They did.
When I arrived for my 6:23 pm appt on Memorial Day at 6:20 pm, they had no record of it so I had to fill out paperwork, again. (Another reviewer had the same problem, I see). Again, damaged hand.
The young blonde who'd taken over for the older brunette, I told her I am pretty sure I'd broken my hand. She never looked up nor responded even though I was the only person now in the room, as a man waiting had just gone back. IF she had been doing her job and glanced up at me the person standing directly in front of her and talking to her at her desk not even 2 feet away, she would have seen me cradling my swollen, bruised hand.
But, no....She was too busy chatting, messing with her hair and laughing with another woman at the front desk. (I see more than one reviewers had this same issue with one of your front desk attendants). IF she had been doing her job, she could have told me their only x~ray tech had gone home earlier in the day so I would not be able to obtain X~rays there but she could schedule me at another nearby location.
NOTE; They close at 8:00 pm.
About 10 minutes later, when I was called back to an exam room, the PA, David, was professional and courteous and apologetically told me he couldn't treat me because they had no X~ray tech. As I prepared to leave, a petite brunette woman knocked on the door and she, too, apologized for the inconvenience. I'm sorry I cannot recall her name. Maria? Very polite and concerned and she could see I was in pain. I calmly and politely suggested to them they might inform the front desk personnel they should "process" information they are told by incoming clients and, if necessary, let them know you do not have an X`ray technician. (***Ideally, your tech people could do that for you, online,) Note: I'm not sure why he took my vitals since I was leaving to go to another clinic and they close at 8:00 pm, and it was now after 7:20 pm.
When I arrived at the Retail Road/NW Hwy location, DALLAS, TX about 5 minutes later, the front desk person, Anna, was attentive and knew I was to be arriving. There was no one else in the clinic except personnel. No other patients. After waiting in the empty lobby for about 8 minutes (again...with my painful and probably broken hand and I still cannot be seen by Citra/Sinai personnel for various reasons), I walked over to the desk and could see and hear a person seemingly in charge asking another person on the phone how to process my visit since I'd just come from the Snider Plaza location minutes before, Finally it was resolved and I was seen by Lisa who was in charge. She was professional, helpful, and courteous. Just great! My x~rays revealed a compound fracture of my left 5th metacarpal and possibly the 4th. Doctor remotely has diagnosed and said it would require surgery.
The x~ray tech gave me a CD with the x~rays on it and instructed me to take with me to my soon~to~be~scheduled doctor appointment. The following day, I gave the CD to my hand surgeon, but was told there was nothing on that disc! So, I had to have more x~rays taken.
I will say the people I mentioned by NAME from both the Milton/Snider Plaza and Retail Road/ NW Hwy locations deserve commendation. However, the women I described at the front desk at the Milton/Snider Plaza location for Citra/Sinai really need to improve their communication skills in addition to getting guidance on basic common courtesy skills they should have already learned at their age, and if they plan to keep jobs in the health industry area.
After my problems with your company in 2 different locations only minutes apart, I read more reviews here and if you read the negative reviews, it appears there is a problem and it is not with the actual medical personnel. At least 3 other reviewers have mentioned rude front desk attendants and problems with tech and successfully making online appointments. It's a shame because your medical staff I encountered are so good and your facilities are so nice and immaculately clean.
Why not make the entire experience of visiting your ER Clinics the most pleasant experience it can be under the circumstances of having to go to the ER? Perhaps, begin with the first person we encounter at your clinics, the front desk attendants. We all know no one really looks forward to needing to go to an ER, much less being treated rudely by the first person they encounter there.
Thank you for allowing me a review opportunity.