I had a pleasant experience visiting this urgent care today. The front desk staff and the back office staff were all very friendly and professional. I saw Dr. Drake who was knowledgeable, professional and friendly. I did have to wait a bit because there were about 6 cases before me. I will return here in the future if I have an urgent need. read more

doctor Ventresca and his exceptional staff make it so comfortable the energy there is always good. They get you in and out. Good care and quality of his work is exceptional. i've never had a negative outcome when I've had an appointment there. They've always been accommodating with I've had whether it be routine or an emergency dental problem. I'm so glad he is there so thankful to them. Glad they're in our the girls are so friendly and helpful. Doctor does remarkably good work. read more

I would give ZERO stars. I went to this place yesterday because I did not have a good experience at JCF in mariposa 2 days earlier. Camarena health refuses to give me my after visit summary. Said I had to use their portal. When I signed up for it then refused access and said I needed permission. I called 3 times to gain access only yo be told to email my id and my contact information. I did. Waiting on a reply back. I just don't understand why they don't give you an after visit summary when you leave. Doesn't make sense to me. I will never return and will never recommend. read more

Camarena, Oakhurst: 2022 Jan to Jul I personally do not think this facility cares about their patients. I saw the staff (not doctor) in January. I made numerous calls to add a test for my blood lab work - it took them 171 days and a dozen phone calls before they added a very important test I needed. I rely on my prescription to stay alive - so their nonchalance towards my health is more than offensive. I finally received a fresh copy - which I had to request via email to their facility in writing - and secured an appointment for the lab work. In between the time I requested the additional test to the date of my lab work - they called to cancel my prescription - a prescription I needed to stay alive. Let me go back to the beginning: 2022 Jan 19: My first appointment didn't work out. After waiting over an hour - with actual 'sick' people in a closed room, I opted to leave and reschedule. 2022 Jan 25: Back for my actual visit. I was seen by a nurse practitioner who was charming and sweet. Then another staff came in. She said she is not a doctor but is qualified to see me. *My thoughts: Okay 2022 Jul 7: I finally went for my Lab Work on the 1st. When I called to get my results, I was informed it'll take 24-72 hours for the staff to read - then, a staff will call me back in 72-hours. 2022 Jul 11: That was the 7th. I called and was informed that it takes time to read the results. *My thoughts: The way we were treated was abominable - to say the least Final note: With Covid-19 still rearing its ugly head - I had to wait in a closed room with bad ventilation. Their disrespect of people's health and time is sickening. Today, I called to get a copy of the lab results - and was told to email them my photo ID. I have lived long enough to have visited numerous doctors and facilities - and this is the WORSE of the lot. Even Kaiser couldn't get close to the lack of care here. By the way, we were told by a staff member that they are very unhappy there. That alone - speaks volumes. read more

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DONT EVER GO TO CAMARENA HEALTH By far the WORST urgent care I've ever been to. "Dr. Drake" is awful to be around. He doesn't care about you at all, doesn't listen to your symptoms, and forgets about you. We were in there for 4 hours because my girlfriend was so sick she couldn't even walk and was throwing up everywhere for 3 days. He gave her a pregnancy test and a nausea pill after 4 HOURS. Then said nothing was wrong and set us home. Dont waste your time with this awful place, go to the hospital instead. And all the doctor says is "I think you'll survive" yeah obviously im gonna survive otherwise I would've went to the er not urgent care. DONT EVER GO HERE. read more

Ran out of my medication. Didn't get a refill. Was told the doctor that prescribed my pills left. Called and got no answer. Called again and got told at 11:12 that I was going to have a phone appointment at 11:20. I just got a call at 12 saying they need to reschedule. Not to mention I was told by one of their previous doctors that if I stop taking my pills cold Turkey I could have a stroke. Very unprofessional. It's always some BS with this place. read more

If you are looking for a new primary care physician I for warn you to absolutely NEVER CHOOSE REX NZERIBE if you care about your health or the health of your loved ones. My new patient visit with him on October 18th I informed him of my situation and that I needed a referral to a surgeon, that when he received my health records and history he will see that I have a serious ruptured L5:S1 disc causing severe pain to my sciatic nerve, cause a numb foot, restless sleep and no sensation when I have to pee. He neither pushed a referral through for nearly 30 days to the neurosurgeon nor provided me with pain relief during that time. And on the 3rd visit with him he came in hot and said he didn't have time to discuss anything except if I was taking vitamins?! why did I need to schedule an appt for that? I tried to talk about my sciatica and some pain relief until my appt with the surgeon. He actually raised his voice with his patient (me) talking about how he had been working since 630am. I responded that it was after 4pm when he finally came in to the exam room and my appt was schedule for 3pm and I could hear him chatting with some woman about her kids for literally 20 minutes while I was waiting in the exam room next door. He cut me off and said he didn't want to hear it. What? I am a patient there only to seek relief. Relief I need because he couldn't do his job in the first place. And he "doesn't want to hear it?!" I think we all have simple goals at the most basic level, be listened to and be treated as a human. Had he actually read my health records or my MRI and xray results he would have known I was in there for a legitimate reason. Also Anthem mentioned the referral took an extra day because they needed a second auth because he already had a neg mark on his records. Maybe someone is more resourceful than me and can figure out what that mark was for? I am definitely filing a grievance with them as well. Absolutely disgusting behavior from a supposed professional. And I am left here in pain (and on an HMO :/). read more

DO NOT GO HERE. The receptionist was rude to every individual that walked in the door and was very unclear on the sign in sheet. I requested to wait outside because I did not want to bring my baby in and she gave me an estimated time. I came back in within that time and she stated "I juuuuust called you, but you weren't here so add your name back to the list because it's first come first serve here". At this point 2 more people had their names on the list. We waited another half an hour only to be told my husband and I cannot be see at the same time because his name was not on the list. However the first time I put our names on the list I put BOTH our names. Being in a car accident and needing to go to urgent care is not the ideal Friday but it was made so so much worse due to a negligent and extremely rude employee. read more

I went in with a large 4" long tear in my forearm that went through all layers of my skin. Dr Drake did a fantastic job sewing it back up. It was not an easy job as it was torn from my arm getting stuck on something and not a clean cut. Dr Drake and all the staff were very pleasant to deal with. read more

I was in a lot of pain. An older white gentleman went into before me. He came up to the front desk and said he had never been there and wanted to see the Dr. The receptionist took him in. The second receptionist called me over. I told her I has in a lot of pain and needed to see someone. She immediately told me that within an hour an urgent care would be open next door. I told her that this office was in my network and if they could possible squeeze me in. She didn't look at her computer, just snapped. No, we're booked. The only difference I saw between both of us was that I am Mexican American. At this point I decided to take my money elsewhere. There is no reason to argue with a racist. read more

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They are the worst! How can you have a urgent care that opens at 11:00 AM??? No wonder they suck! The staff are rude. They take forever. I dont think they have a doctor on premises, you will ony see the PA unless its out of her scope then they call the doctor. Its a scam business. They would not see me until i paid first when my insurance states that i am fully covered. Unfortunatly they are the only ones up here unless you drive to fresno. We need a health care provider up here in the Mtns with doctors that care. Not a business for profit only and thats what these people do! read more

I ripped my leg open on a piece of wood at bass lake. The cut was super deep and pretty gross. I've never had an IV or stitches. I was a nervous wreck, my insurance is lapsed, and I'm in a lot of pain. From the moment we pulled up to the time I left, my experience was really positive all things considered. They brought me a wheelchair, the desk staff was friendly and helpful. The waiting room was relaxing. By the time I was up I was not doing well mentally. I cried, almost threw up, was super dramatic etc. The medical assistants were so sweet and empathetic. They brought me graham crackers when I thought I was going to pass out. And just made a big effort to help me relax and feel comfortable. I wish I could remember their names. They were great. My doctor was Kevin. He was thorough, and knowledgeable. He took his time taking care of my wound and sewing me up. His bed side manner was amazing. I felt like I was hanging out with an old friend. I am so grateful to everyone at Camarena on 426 for making the worse experience so much more bearable. Thank you for taking care of me. read more

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Decent front staff. Clean bathrooms. Good wait times. But it ends there. Doctor did not listen. In fact he went as far to tell me that some women just don't understand how babies are conceived. Good luck to any woman that steps into this office. read more

Staff very polite and helpful but the Rick, the Nurse Practitioner was woeful. I had a severe knife cut on my finger with lots of bleeding- he informed me that only sutures would stem the bleed and steri strips/glue would not be sufficient then proceeded to numb the knuckle of my hand with multiple shots of lidocaine which did not help the actual site of the wound so when he began to suture, the pain was unmanageable. He then informed me that I only had 6 hours to get stitches elsewhere (as I was unwilling to have him continue after his first suture broke) which is medically not true. I ended up with steri strips and medical glue! I do not recommend this place. read more

I took my son to the camarena dental and it was the worst experience i've ever had. if i could give this place negative stars i would. after waiting 2 hours the dentist didn't even introduce herself. my son is only a year old and she was not friendly with him at all. while i was trying to calm my almost 2 year old down she was making rude remarks saying how he needed to " learn responsibility " this place was not kid friendly at all. then, when she went to look in my sons mouth with the mirror i noticed that it was dirty, she quickly wiped the gunk off with her glove and still proceeded to put it in my sons mouth. if you need to take your child to a dentist, stay away from this one. read more

DO NOT COME HERE!!!!! I only gave this place the honor of 1 star so I can leave a review. This office does not care about its patients or their time, you will most likely be waiting over an hour for your scheduled appointment. After waiting an hour past your appointment time the doctor won't attempt to figure out what's wrong and will just throw medications at you that give you side effects so they give you medication for that too. You will be told you will be seen next and still watch another patient go back before you. I am writing this after waiting over an hour for my appointment and I have had enough of this place. read more

Two stars for the good people that actually work there. But 90% have terrible costumes service. My family member that has stayed 4 lung cancer, whom has been coughing for months, finally decided to go here to check up on it as it was worrying him. They decided to test him for Covid instead, told him he should absolutely not work to avoid spread, which is fair, told us it should be two days, two days later we tried to call, they said we should call the next day, it has now been 4 days and they are avoiding our call now. Their service has been like this for years now. K choose to drive 1 hour for a different clinic,, then have to deal with this place again. read more

I went to Urgent care and saw a Dr. Cayler, I believe that was his name, and received a lecture as to why I should have gone to see my primary doctor, and not kept him from patients with more urgent needs (an ingrown toe nail)!!?? He did call all the patients that came in after I did, before he called me in, so who did I keep waiting???? Couldn't he have told the people at the desk that my condition was not something he wanted to deal with??!! I had been there before for the same condition and received services, and no one mentioned that I should have gone to my primary, This review is more a reflection on the doctor than the facility. read more

I've gone there for years and never saw the same doctor twice, they were never there anymore! Last time I went for treatment for a kidney infection, doctor didnt bother to check my lab results for almost 2 weeks!! I'm getting sicker everyday and am leaving messages for her. When she finally returned my call her advice was to call an ambulance and go to the er. So I did! It took two visits to the er and seven days of antibiotics plus i.v. antibiotics on my second trip. She provided no help with follow up care and expressed no interest in anything I said. I've been dealing with kidney problems for years and know what's up with my body but she didn't care. I switched to blue cross today after filing a grievance online against her. I don't know if she truly didn't care or if clinic policies have tied the doctors hands and they leave out of frustration, but I'm not willing to find out at the expense of my kidneys. I'll never go there again. read more

I had to get stitches on my finger yesterday. I have kaiser but didn't want to drive to Fresno. Richard, the nurse practioner was the one to give me the stitches. He was so incredibly nice and funny! It definitely helped calm me down as it's always weird to watch someone sewing your flesh! Thank you Richard for being so cool!!! read more

The nurses are usually really helpful, the receptionists are always great. But waiting for 80 minutes, and you still haven't seen the doctor????? They need to get their acT together read more

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I have been trying to get medication refills for over 2 weeks! Used the portal ( I was told they never check them!) Called several times. Went in person to Oakhurst office and left written requests 2 weeks in a row. My Pharmacy left several requests. One phone agent said my doctor was the worst at filling prescriptions. Still waiting for a Supervisor to contact me. read more

Reception:11/10 CNA:11/10 Nurse Practitioner:0/10 If you have the unfortunate day in being assigned Badu, N.P. I caution you. He not only didn't offer a friendly hello or hand shake upon entering my room, but was domineering and rude when I, the patient, asked for him to go into detail about tests he said I needed or a referral that would "take a long time". Badu became impatient and dismissive when I wasn't understanding him. In theory, the medical system is supposed to aide in the help of a patient, not add to the disconnect. It's disheartening to see such a low caliber staff member on their payroll. I very, very rarely seek medical attention, and when I do I expect to be treated with respect and to be heard, not talked down to and treated as though I am some dumb person who is probably milking the system. This place misses the mark with their Nursing staff with Badu. Food for thought: Where are the PhD's? Very Wizard of OZ to me. I must be missing something. read more

the only reason I'm giving 4 stars vs 5 is because the wait is sometimes VERY long. that being said, I have received excellent care here. My primary care provider is Sheri Oswald, PA and she is fantastic. I never feel rushed, she listens to my concerns and is clearly quite knowledgeable. I moved from the east coast 3 years ago and have had problems finding reliable health care, but Sheri is great. The front desk staff, nurses and other staff are friendly and attentive. read more

The front staff and nurses were amazing but the nurse practitioner was unprofessional. We decided not to go back due to her unprofessionalism and requested that they did not contact us further. She went out of her way to call me tonight which shows her lack of respect. Do not take your kids to the family nurse practitioner in Oakhurst! read more

So professional. They treated my daughter (13 years old) and I so nicely and were very understanding. I feel like they took their time with us and made my daughter feel important. Also it was very clean. read more

This place was awful. We were visiting Yosemite from virginia. My 2 yr old son had a fever and wasn't feeling well. We waited 3 hrs to get seen. We finally got seen and the doc looked at his ear and said it looked angry. She then asked if he had strep..i said i don't know, you are the doc...she said never mind, we will just treat him for the ear infection. Then she asked, Does he have COVID? I said I have no idea...test him? She said no, it's ok we will give him antibiotics for the ear. I said ok. I told her many times we were from out of town and we were flying back to VA Tues. She prescribed amoxicillin and we finished our trip and headed back towards Los Angeles, where we were staying. I called my son's pediatrician and she said she didn't recommend him flying until he recovered but the urgent care doc didn't mention that. I tried calling them today and had the rudest receptionist tell me that i was wasting their time and they couldn't help me. I was asking if he could still fly and if not, could we get a doc note. She said we would have to drive 5.5hrs back to the clinic to get a note. After i explained to her that we aren't from there and if she could email it, she still said no, the doc won't email it and in her notes, it doesn't say you guys are from out of town. I told her my license even said VIRGINIA and i mentioned it to the doc several times and she didn't say anything about flying and i wanted to confirm before taking him on a flight. The receptionist said very rudely, listen, we are busy and you are wasting our time. So disappointed with this entire visit. We are took him to an urgent care in Los Angeles and the care was much much better. I would never recommend this urgent care to anyone! They are rude, don't care about the patients and clearly have no idea how to be a doc since she was asking me questions when she should be the one doing the tests to find out. read more

being refused essential cardiovascular and blood pressure medication. previous health care provider left. i was not notified that this essentially would require an in person visit with new provider in order to resume my perscription. (likely so they can generate revenue from my in person visit). generating arbitrary hoops for me to jump through and holding me accountable to them at the expense of my health. read more

I had a wonderful appt with Dr Barker she was very attentive answered all my questions and seemed to really care about my son. I had been going to sky park pediatrics in Fresno but it was a very long drive so we heard great thinks about Dr Barker and I figured I would try it. But my son got his vaccines yesterday he usually cries but doesn't scream turn red and stop breathing from the pain like he did at Camarena. Usually after his vaccines you can't even find the location of the injection but the nurse at Camarena was nice but left bruises on my sons legs and the bandages were soaked in blood. I hope to continue to see Dr Barker but I am going to have to refuse vaccines for him from now on, the nurse obviously needs more training. His legs were so sore we haven't been able to put pants on him or he cries from the pressure. read more

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Had to go here unfortunately while visiting Yosemite. While the receptionists were friendly every other patient came in without a mask and overheard both receptionists complaining to each other they were forced to get the vaccine for work and don't believe in it. Very unprofessional to others in the waiting room and makes you uncomfortable going in Knowing that there are potential patients with Covid in the same waiting room. read more

Poor quality of doctors and nurses... going from Kaiser doctors to these low grade wanna be doctors... very inefficient and untrained. i had to explain my heart condition to a nurse and then the nurse who was not helpful at all in filling my prescriptions didn't even know which were controlled or not. I've been taking a sleep med, heart med and anxiety med for 8 years prescribed by the BEST KAISER DOCTOR.. just to be told by camerena health doctor he will not refill my meds until I see behavioral health and give a urine sample. So the doctor did not care about me or my health only concern get the urine... and guess wtf is in my urine PRESCRIBED SUBSTANCES FROM A DOCTOR!! Extremely dissatisfie... best advice get a good job that provides top of the line health care where you are treated like a human being not just a POS!! read more

Kevin went above and beyond! Very pleased with him! Highly recommend! Even with a ton of people here, we got in pretty quickly!

I went to the Camarena Urgent Care this afternoon in Oakhurst. I had taken a fall two weeks ago and was still experiencing pain. The ER doctor spotted a problem and was able to make me more comfortable. These folks, especially the doctor were willing to deal with my different ER situation and were able to deal expertly with my situation. I highly recommend them! read more

This review is not reflective of the care given by Dr. Barker the pediatrician, she is amazing. Her care goes above and beyond, she is professional and kind. This review is in regards to the other staff. The ancillary staff are unprofessional and rude from the CNA/MA/LPN/RN to the front desk staff(she was very rude and not welcoming). It's unfortunate because the physician is amazing and this is rare in such a small town and in an office that is almost exclusively medical or lower income clients. Many of the clients may not have another choice due to insurance. They should really work on customer service, making people feel welcome and treating people with respect regardless of age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status. read more

I absolutely love the pediatrician Dr Barker without a doubt! Ashley from the front desk was also amazing and is no longer there. Was disappointed when my mother waited an hour to get her foster son in and they realized they forgot to check them in. They had also spent 20 minutes searching for paperwork they had called me to pick up that they needed up never finding. They need Ashley back, she did a wonderful job! read more

Had my first appointment at the Oakhurst office yesterday with Dr. Franchuk. Got into the examining room at my appointment time which hasn't happened at any other Drs. office. Really enjoyed my conversation with Dr. Franchuk and Becca. I highly recommend Camarena Health in Oakhurst. read more