Bradenton Physicians Medical Center
Reviews
Went in as a new patient. (Had to take time off from work to go). In the 20 minutes with the Doctor's assistant and the 20 minutes or so that the Doctor was actually in the room with me, we were interrupted by staff 3 times! Doctor was rushed and, based on her cursory consideration of my health concerns, gave me a very 'take 2 aspirins and call me in the morning' type of pre-testing diagnosis. I have a complicated medical history so the way that she chalked up all of my issues to 1 very over simplified root cause felt like I was not a person, I was just another appointment in her over-scheduled day that she had to get through to stay on track. Then the check out process took nearly an hour! At least 25 minutes of which were to blame on another doctor's office that they were trying to schedule an appointment for me with. However, it was such a colossal waste of very limited, valuable time that it would have been more practical to tell me to follow up with them myself later than to just leave me sitting there wondering what the hold up was. I finally had to ask if it was something I could call them about myself. All in all, I felt completely unimportant. This practice has a very high production, conveyor belt type feeling. I am not used to being treated like just another number, particularly on a new patient consultation. Nor do I feel I deserve to be vilified when it comes to knowing my body and having researched my symptoms as they relate to the series of major surgeries I had, only to be told she's sure there's a 'simpler explanation, like you could use to drop a few pounds, then I'm sure they'll all go away.' NOT A DOCTOR I WILL ENTRUST WITH MY CARE. And as regards to the time it all took, I can't afford to lose 2 hours of my time again, to meet with the doctor and check out. Their time and schedule is important, but so is mine!