I am a 34 year old woman who has been seeing Dr. Ochonska since I was 10 years old. She treats my mother and father as well. She had seen me through everything from the common cold to three traumatic miscarriages and two difficult/ very complicated pregnancies. She has always treated me with respect, kindness, and above all, compassion. She has always gone over and above to make sure I got the care I needed. When I started bleeding during my last pregnancy and was turned away from the hospital because I wasn't "far enough along to consider my baby viable", she got me an ultrasound ASAP and made a call to make sure that I was admitted and monitored. I credit my daughter's survival to her! I would never even CONSIDER seeing another doctor in this city! She cares about her patients and takes the time to make sure they receive the care that they need. Keep up the great work Dr. O!
C. Fifi

Submitted April 28, 2016

First off, I am a intensive care nurse and I am very discerning about the medical care I receive. I have been seeing Dr Ochonska for over 15 years and feel fortunate to have found her after many visits with several indifferent physicians. She is very busy, her old receptionist was disorganized, she does not like to turn anyone away and thus the waiting times can be very long. However, once you see her , she is a good diagnostician, direct, refers as needed, and I have always felt her care was appropriate. What makes her stand out is her empathy, she takes the time to find out and listens to what is going on in your life to get a "whole picture", essential for the kind of therapeutic doctor-patient relationship that is becoming a thing of the past. I feel dismayed about some of these negative comments as they are petty and do not reflect what a very competent physician she is.

Submitted April 21, 2016

I 've been seeing Dr. O for almost 30 years. I've built a relationship with her, just like every other patient has. I would recommend her to anyone I know. She always asks how I'm doing, how my family is. She actually cares! I cant believe what other people are saying about her. Dr. O has a life outside of work just like the rest of us.

Submitted April 20, 2016

our Family has been seeing Dr. Ochonska since 2009 and would not see anyone else. my Wife has a chronic condition that she has been looking after since 2009. without her i am not sure how my Wifes situation would be. all of the specialists she has arranged us to see have been excellent and the feedback has been very quick. she spend the extra time with my Wife not only to diagnose or check on progress but to make sure she can function and limit pain. if I have to wait sometimes because she is involved with looking after her patients that okay with me. she has treated my wife with nothing but dignity . she has kept myself and our family fully informed of her situation and outcome of any tests. she has even came in on Sunday to see my Wife when she was having difficulty with medication performance. peoples expectations of doctors are sometimes out of line! my Wife can not function without her guidance and would recommend her to anyone that we know. keep up the good work DR . O.

Submitted April 6, 2016

The office is running much much smoother because of the new staff changes . Very happy with Dr. Ochonska . she is very professional and as always tentatively looked after all of my medical needs I have never met such a good doctor as Doctor Margaret Ochonska
There should be more doctors like her I have not seen no disrespect from doctor Margaret Ochonska if you have any questions please contact myself Mike Wakaluk mwakaluk@nee.ca

Submitted April 6, 2016

The staff is new and the office is running a lot better now and we love Dr. O she is always kind and willing to take the extra few minutes to listen and care for her patients in with you The staff is new and the office is running a lot better now and we love Dr. Occie is always kind and willing to take the extra few minutes to listen and care for her patients. She is professional and and takes the extra time to see us after work so we don't have to miss work . And she has even taken her own time after hours to see my elderly mom at home when she couldn't make it into the office !! The efforts are very obvious and the office is running a lot smoother her than it did before , because there are a lot of people that do come in at the end of the day and have expectations that are unreasonable for the doctor to be able to help them with three or four or five issues at a time that is unreasonable to put on a doctor and their time . One of the things I love that she does is care and respect older people and that they can't be rushed or shoved around they do take a little bit longer because they are so slow and she respects them and shows them honor and kindness .

Submitted April 6, 2016

I have been with Dr. Ochonska for many years. I find her very knowledgeable and very understanding. She is always friendly and takes the time to ask the right questions.
The wait times have improved significally. She cares about her patients. I would highly recommend her

Submitted April 4, 2016

I Have been seeing to Dr. Ochanska for over 20 years. She has always been overly generous with taking her time with my personal health issues, always concerned and knowledgeable. I have noticed that the wait time for appointments have not been as long as before, and Robyn seems to be doing a great job. Thank you Dr. Ochonska for always going the extra mile.

Submitted April 4, 2016

Dr. Ochonska has been wonderful with helping diagnose and treat my illness. Sure, the wait can be long sometimes,but it is worth it. I have never left the office feeling like she did not take me seriously. She listens and takes all of my concerns seriously. Thank you Dr. Ochonska for helping me.

Submitted April 1, 2016

I'm actually looking at all these comments and just so astound, Tabitha has not been there for almost a year. Robin is the new receptionist and I think that she is doing very well, especially from what it was before. These comments are just so mean and hurtful. She is a DOCTOR- there WILL ALWAYS BE WAIT TIMES to be checked out. If what you are experiencing is that urgent you need to go to the hospital an stop complaining. Dr. O is great, she always tends to my needs and is nice and friendly with her patients. You people need to stop complaining.

Submitted March 31, 2016