Ellen O.
Yelp
Being a senior citizen in my 70s, and a registered nurse, it is heartbreaking to see what medical care has become in this country. I am a proponent of Medicare for all.
That being said, we must go to certain offices for specialties when we have a health condition that requires attention.
This review is of our very first experience with Las Vegas Neurology Center.
My husband had a stroke in January and we realized that because our current neurologist was leaving the practice, we need to sign up with another office.
Well, he was in intensive care in the UMC for several weeks and in the intermediate care unit at UMC for several weeks and saw many physicians of different specialties.
Now that he is in rehabilitation, we got an appointment so that he can have a regular neurologist for follow ups.
I am old enough to recall physicians who would come to your home, or spend a lot of time discussing a problem with every single patient they see.
In the spirit of acceptance of the current business of medical care, I offer this on several observations that we made today.
The great thing is there is a large parking lot behind the building and there is a wide driveway for my husband's medical van to come and drop him off at the lobby of 2020 Wellness Way.
The practice is on the third floor very easy to find.
The people at the front desk were very helpful for our 9 o'clock appointment. It seemed like as soon as one person left the desk the staff member was attentive to the next person immediately. There are six stations at the front desk. It's busy.
The people and the appointments seem to move along smoothly and we were called in pretty much on time. It was about 9:05.
We were escorted to an exam room for Dr. Mahajan. The medical assistant, Taylor, who assisted us was wonderful, answered our questions, and she was very knowledgeable and kind.
We waited for a bit until Dr. Mahajan and his historian April came into the room to speak with us. It was not very long. You can hear from the exam room when the doors is closed at the office is extremely busy.
We had a basic neurological evaluation so that Dr. Mahajan could develop an initial plan of treatment. Because my husband is recuperating very well in a rehabilitation at Saint Joseph's, he has made strides so that he can look forward to walking independently soon and being able to eat regular food and leave the feeding tube behind.
The medical assistant followed up with a test on an iPad for my husband, so that further evaluation could be made. We were given prescriptions for laboratory work and were told that the diagnostic testing which was being recommended would be scheduled and we were given a choice of where to go based on our residence location.
We were in the office for the better part of an hour.
Checkout was easy because of course the office had sent us a text message in advance to do the early check-in and provide all of our details, including my husband's ID and insurance information.
This office does accept Medicare about which we are happy. We also have signed up for a Medigap policy with Mutual Of Omaha so as to cover expenses that are not necessarily covered by Medicare.
I mentioned this because this review and my review, which I am writing about Saint Joseph's transitional rehabilitation Hospital across the street from UMC includes reference to being a Medicare recipient.
I feel that having an individual with a wheelchair, come into an office and have the ease of mobility with the space in the hallways, and the exam room was very positive. It was much easier than I expected.
On the subject of reviews that address, how busy and offices and how communication can often be problematic in terms of returning calls and can see that people get dissatisfied with the running of a large office, as a registered nurse I do see the transition from the old days of medical practice to the modern business model.
Ever since we moved to Las Vegas, any specialty visit is always initiated with an interview with a specialist and then follow up appointments with the physician assistant or nurse practitioner.
I am a huge fan of phyician assistants and nurse practitioners who have a good deal of education and have caring hearts. I have seen them both perform so well in the clinical area when caring for my elderly mother overtime. It is to be expected that when a popular specialist has to see multiple patients every day that the delegation of care is going to occur.
Since the first time, Dr Mahajan and his staff have seen us through multiple diagnostics and we enjoy working with this team so much!
My husband and I have always been able to forge a positive relationship with our caregivers and we enjoy the respect and the love we receive from his current nursing facility. More to come later on my review for them.