Here we are in this crazy, COVID-laden world and all I hear are "get tested" and "get vaccinated"…read morepractically every day. We've been dealing with this for two years now and it's getting quite tiresome honestly. Nevertheless, when I finally made the conscious decision to get vaccinated, I was trying to figure out where to go and found out that my local health department gives out the vaccine and you can choose which one you want. I was able to register online for my appointment. When I got my first two shots, I went to the vaccine clinic that the health department was holding at Howard County Community College. I recently got my booster and this time, I went to the actual health department location on Stanford Blvd in Columbia. Each visit was pretty seamless. I checked in, they verified which vaccine I was getting and if it was my first, second, or third shot, and then I got in line to wait for the next available nurse to give me the vaccine. Afterwards, they have a waiting area and ask you to wait 15 minutes to make sure you don't have any bad reactions to the vaccine and then you're on your way. The Howard County Health Department also offers COVID testing and distributes at-home tests as well. I'm hoping to see an end to this frenzy soon but I'm thankful that HoCo Health Department has been very helpful through all of this.

Long lines but they are doing the best they can. With the holiday season it seems like everyone…read moreneeds to get a top cove and test for their travel plans. The testing lines seem to be long everywhere and here is no exception. On this Monday morning they were giving out 400 at home test kits and doing onsite testing from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. People started lining up at 6 AM for the at home test. Around 8 AM one of the employees came out and they passed out tickets to the first 200 people in line. This guarantee that each of them would receive two tests. Everyone else was sent home because there were no more tests available. But most of those people just walk and get into the line for the whole on site testing. There were a lot of walk-ups it only a few people who showed up with appointments. If you look online there were no appointments available. The weights were pretty long considering people waited over an hour before the doors even opened. Once they started the line move pretty quickly. Hopefully the situation improves and the testing locations will have the small backyards in the near future. Overall they are doing a pretty good job at the Howard county health department.

5.18.25 I scheduled…read morean appointment online for a Sunday evening and was able to complete my forms prior to my appointment. Upon arrival, I checked in at the kiosk. After having my vitals taken, I brought back to an exam room. The practitioner was behind schedule and came in 20 minutes after my scheduled appointment. Despite the delay, I was very pleased with the practitioner. She was patient and and knowledgeable. I didn't feel rushed. She even took the time to look up my records as we were trying to determine what prescription I had taken previously for the same symptoms I am experiencing. Overall, I would definitely return if I needed immediate medical attention.

Very pleased with my experience at MedStar Urgent Care. Went in the morning on a weekday so I was…read moreseen after a short wait. All staff were friendly, explained diagnostic tests being performed, all good communicators. Room was clean. Correctly diagnosed my ailment. This facility is way better than other urgent care centers I have been to in the past.

Received my shingles vaccine but was not informed that they don't bill Part D so now have a bill…read morefor $325. My insurance company is telling me i have to pay it and then wait 30 days for them to reimburse me, customer service at it worst. Not everyone has money laying around to pay and then wait over 30 days to get their money back.

Mixed experience at this location. Pulled a back muscle and ended up here bc All Care was booked…read moreand Ouch is closed. Everyone was VERY nice and cordial. Giving 4 stars bc I had to wait 2 hours from check in to discharge. They took a urine sample but didn't do a clean sweep, which is kind of weird. Overall not a bad experience, just took way too long.

They close early, they make you wait a long time, they always gave me white coat syndrome so my…read moreblood pressure was high yet they made it higher, they actually called security when I was showing pain without losing a temper or raising my voice which gave me massive anxiety and I did not ask about medication for fear of "drug seeking" even though I'm 50 and was in pain for over a year when they were not figuring out what was wrong. Seeing a specialist was easier than some insurances initially but then got harder when I asked to see the one I needed and they sent me to every other one wasting time and money. They misdiagnosed me once they saw mental symptoms when there was a medical reason, caused the problem to get worse and then it took me forever to figure out what I needed because they made me doubt myself. They did not really listen and got annoyed the more I got frustrated after being pushed off for years. They also told me I had to wait 5 years for a pap as I was in pain and sitting there legs spread ready for the pap and they took the smear and threw it away instead of sending it in and caused me extreme pain until switching doctors. However the nurses are friendly and the S Baltimore urgent care is nice but overall they are systematically severely flawed.

I was concerned about the form that I requested a few weeks ago, and here Lisa came to the rescue!…read moreLisa is truly heaven sent!!! She was very patient with me and so kind to help me every step of the way! Thank you so much, Lisa!

Dr Happi is very sweet and takes her time getting to know her patients. She has overseen my care…read morefor 2 years now and I have never felt more cared for!

From the owner: Welcome to Happy Family Care Clinic! We are a family-oriented medical practice committed to…read moreproviding comprehensive care to families in the local community. We believe that prevention is the best medicine and strive to inform, assist, and support our patients in the pursuit of physical and mental well-being. We offer a variety of services, such as preventive care, primary care, vision care, urgent care, family planning, mental health services, and more. Our staff is friendly and knowledgeable, and we treat all patients with respect and kindness. Our doors are always open to anyone in need of medical care. We look forward to serving you and your family! We provide a variety of services including; physicals, chronic and acute illness management, functional medicine, weight loss, allergy testing, vitamin injections immunotherapy and many more services

this is the worst practice that I ever experience in my entire life…read more Fee and Fee for everyting like a restaurant and fast food restaurant. Honestly, fast food restaurant is more consideration. all the staffs are nasty, rude, no bedside manner like their boss. Dr. Agento is the worst doctor in this office and unfortunately, he is the one in charged. Sadly he is craving for money not your health. Please and please do yourself a big favor, do your homework and check somewhere else to seek care. You are going to regret to end up with a lot bills and charges for unnecessary. They go from 10 doctors to zero doctor wants to do practice at this office. The office manager is even a piece of trash. The call center Brandon, Stacier are the worst people in this office. The phone never can get through the line. their employees break are seem to be entire day. very disgusting and extremely disorganize. from top to bottom, rude, nasty, unprofessional. I am so glad and very very happy no longer patient at this office. Their are a ton of good doctors in the world. Don't be the one stucked and regret. good luck for every patient are still seeing doctors here.

The specialist office is very organized! I have dealt with Dr Levitt's team and Dr Natsag's and…read morethey are all good with their patients and interdepartmental communication. They have internal lab collection and Ms Ty is sooooo good at finding the right way to get bloodwork done! She got me in one stick!! Yay!!! I am known for being a very hard stick and I tend to be chronically dehydrated... The front desk is staffed well with friendly, professional, and attentive individuals. The doctors are very busy and they have the forms done via print, complete, and emails. Getting an appointment may be a bit of a wait, but worth it. Tip: if you need anything quickly discussed during your visit, write it down and bring it with you ... This is easier than trying to remember on the spot :)

I was extremely nervous on trying this experiment, however, Esha and Jessica were extremely nice…read moreand helpful polite. They easily put my mind at ease. I wasn't sure what to expect as they parted my hair and took pictures at different angles. I was told this would be used to see before and after hair growth. They were very professional. I highly recommend them.

The practitioners and other staff is hit or miss--my doctors are wonderful, however it took…read moremultiple switches to find them. I have PCP, psych, and therapy through CB. My doctors show care but the overall atmosphere, especially in person, is atrocious. When checking in in person, I'm made to feel like an inconvenience or just uncomfortable from the energy of reception. The wait for medical appointments is ridiculous. I never show up early anymore because I know if my appointment is 10:20, I'm not being seen until 11 anyway. The phone system is a disaster and inefficient. I'll have to callback 5,10,15 times to even get in contact with a person, which isn't even helpful half the time. Most times, the people over the phone have off energy as well and seem burdened. I'm looking to go into an outpatient program, and the process of getting any labs or paperwork done has been a hassle and a half and has left me even more frustrated than I began. The lab services also are extremely hit or miss. I've had a couple wonderful technicians but they're mostly cold, have no empathy, and sometimes even clumsy. I was initially drawn to this place because my LGBT friends recommended it. Maybe other locations are better, but Columbia is a hot mess. It definitely needs restructuring and to find a way to make all patients feel included and important. 2 stars because there are SO MANY GREAT PROVIDERS. CB itself is the issue.

I will give this place like "half a star" because I want to believe that the practitioners care…read moreabout the patients and meeting their needs, they're just heavily constricted by the rules of the practice. Getting set up in their behavioral health therapeutic or psychiatric department has been a tumultuous waste of time. I wait weeks just to be told "we don't do that" "we can't do that" or just the opposite of what the last provider told me. My requests for more regular or intensive mental health care go ignored despite my in-person visits and calls to the office and I'm lucky if I get a regular weekly session. You'll sit on hold for 30 mins and you'll never get a follow up call back. I regret the time I've invested into this practice and am seriously considering if I should leave CB healthcare entirely. Edit: JK, after seeing everyone else have the same experience as me, I got mad again and have to stand by the lowest possible rating.