I like Dr. Bill. He listens, cares, and if he doesn't have an answer, his ego isn't so inflated that he won't look up your symptoms, or refer you if needed. He is inspiring, sincere, and always makes me feel like he is truly invested in my health.
Now, his support staff. His nurse, Barb, is a pro at what she does on the nurse side of things, but she will be vindictive and make you pay the price if you ever cancel an appointment, or are not early for an appointment. Case in point-I had an appointment for 915 am one day...I show up at the office at 910am, put my card in the assigned area, and wait. She collects the cards at 920am, thus I am late. Now, months later, she still lets other patients "leap-frog" me. I can be in the waiting room, chatting with someone who has a 10am appointment, while mine is 930am, and they will be called first, even though she sees me, and I was there early. This hasn't happened once or twice, but every time. It appears to be vindictive. The other nurses seem friendly, but the front desk, not so much. Dr. Bill will ask me to book an appointment in a certain time, and when I ask the front desk for a certain time slot, she looked at me and said, "well that's just not gonna happen". I felt like she was really being talked down to. There are so many ways to say the same thing. Like, "Sir, I am sorry, there are no openings at that time. May I please see if there are any other times that work?" or...."Sir, I am sorry, I can't get you in until much later in the calendar, but there is an opening at your requested time on this date."
Attitude. Compassion. Professionalism. Empathy. Non-Retaliatory. Caring. Some board-enforced, mandatory classes should be in place for Bill's staff. They should keep in mind why they are there, and how the patients are the reason they are paid.
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