I donated a kidney at Georgetown. My surgeon was Dr. Verbesy and she was wonderful. Zero post-op…read morepain, great follow-up care, caring office staff. Highly recommend

Mostly great, currently left with under treated pain by one dept. No recourse other than ER which…read moreonly can treat for a day or so. I guess I didnt know the game that when doctors promise you can get controlled meds for dystonia - as per guidelines I have seen - ha you get penalized for asking. Dystonia not only hurts but can get dangerous.

It's a hospital... but it's so so bad... Tiny rooms, horrible parking situation, bad location…read more Unless you are taking metro, it's really not accessible friendly if you need to get here for any kind of testing or any kind of stay. Doctors that performed the surgery never came back to speak to us. Acute PT got frustrated when we said we would need more than one week for a broken hip and arm, left the room in a huff and quite upset because we needed more long term PT care for an elderly person who couldn't walk nor use a bathroom solo. Nurses hardly ever brought anything that was requested i.e. ice bags, ice water, or juice cups. They left an elderly person with a broken arm to try and open food containers on their own when food was dropped off rather than assist with opening containers so she never really ate much because she had no help. This place is an absolute disaster for elderly patients. Quality of overall patient care was not good and if it wasn't the only place we could go for the complicated surgeries she needed, we would have definitely picked a different hospital.

I have been a patient at GW for more than five years now. Over this time, there have been many…read morethings and people I truly appreciated about the hospital. However, it pains me to say that the quality of care, professionalism, and overall patient experience have declined significantly over the years. Last month, I had an appointment scheduled for 10:30 a.m. I arrived early, yet I wasn't seen until 1:15 p.m. There were no apologies, no consideration that I am 20 weeks pregnant, and no acknowledgment that I am a working professional who had taken time off from a full-time job. It seemed like none of that mattered. When I was finally seen, I was spoken to in a dismissive manner, as if the inconvenience caused was my fault. When I questioned the delay, I was told that they had patients back-to-back, but isn't that the very reason appointments are scheduled and spaced out? Now, at 24 weeks pregnant, I had an ultrasound scheduled for October 28th. I received a call saying the technician was unavailable and my appointment would need to be rescheduled for October 31st. Today, as I was on my way there, I received another call telling me it had to be rescheduled yet again, now for the second week of November. I also have another ultrasound scheduled around that time, and when I asked for clarification, I was simply told to "check if you still need the prior appointment." This is deeply concerning. Does a hospital not have backup staff or contingency plans in place to ensure patients are seen as scheduled? Does an entire department stop functioning because one person is unavailable? How is it acceptable that one staff member's absence disrupts care for all scheduled patients? It truly makes me question whether GW still takes its patients seriously. Has compassion and quality care become secondary? Are staff members no longer trained to communicate with empathy or handle patient concerns appropriately? It's disappointing to see such a reputable healthcare institution become increasingly careless about those who trust them with their health and well-being.

Now closed, this was the best hospital in town for all women!!…read more I worked at Columbia Hospital for Women as an RN for 18 years. We gave World Class Service to our patients. All the employees were like family, including the doctors. Best place ever to have a baby ( I had both of my daughters there!). We were ahead of our time in the 80's and 90's in the OR, doing advanced laparoscopic gyn surgery before anyone else was. Too bad greedy capitalist insurance company's put us out of business. We would not sell out and compromise our care. Our beloved Dr Rifka put out huge sums of his own money to keep us going at the end. No one took a raise for several years either, but we never quit. COLUMBIA HOSPITAL I MISS YOU!!!

I am looking for my medical records from Columbia Hospital for Women which closed in 2002. Does…read moreanyone know where I might find them? I have been looking for several months.

My one star, like probably most listed here , is standing in for what I want to give- NEGATIVE 10…read more Or just a skull and crossbones emoji. Do not come here. 90percent of staff are uncaring and sleep walking. I will say when I finally saw the 2 doctors they seemed very confident, smart and kind and ran good tests. But then I never saw them again. This is not a functioning ER. I feel bad for the staff and our city and the people forced to sleep here but this is a homeless shelter/ overdose clinic with some medical equipment. And GW is doing a bad job at all 3 of those things. The rooms are not as clean as hospitals (or homeless shelters!) should be- the bathroom had no soap! The person who checked us in was nice/ treated us as people. But the next woman said noting to me, never made eye contact, took out a needle and put ii in my arm. What is it? Why? What's your name? Truly the just the very basics of human civility. I tried to be calm and polite and ask, what is in my arm? She just growled something. It went on like that. I waited about 4 hours. I'm an otherwise healthy person who fainted twice for no obvious reason- because I hit my head they wanted to do a ct scan. Fair enough. I'm finally in a bed in a room with 3 other people, a nurse who is hard of hearing and also has this generalized annoyance/animosity toward all patients reads my chart with my personal information like my SS # and address at the TOP of her lungs. I ask her nicely to stop but she keeps going. Then, bc I'm in a bed with side rails and tightly tied-to an IV , when I have to go to the bathroom I can't. I'm literally stuck. I yell for help and nobody hears, nobody comes. I was told I'm a "fall risk" but i take out my IV (blood falls everywhere so I use the blanket as a tourniquet) the fluids from the IV is now shooting around the bed and still when a nurse come in she notices NOTHING. Just tells me to sign my intake form. Intake? I'm clearly leaving! This woman fails to notice that I've gotten out of bed, yanked out my tubes, and am actively bleeding! It's almost hilarious So I walk out the door. I explain to the person at the front desk what happened and he says, truly half asleep, oh...sorry about the waiting. But then it's byegirlbye. Not like, let's get your chart, are you ok? How are you getting home at 4am since we just called you a fall risk? He just goes back to half sleeping. Please do not go here. And whoever runs this place, please do better. honestly I felt safer at home. At least there if I yelled, my husband would help me. And if I'm going to die from a blood clot I'd rather do it at home than in there.

I saw Dr Palak Turakhia Sampat June 1, 2018. I had been in a car accident on 14 October 2017. The…read morephysical therapy place I was going to was actually harming me and keeping me in pain. Dr FITZPATRICK WILSON at MULTISPECIALITY (now EXCELSIA) finally relented and let me seek better help, but he must have called ahead to talk with Dr Turakhia. It was recommended by one of my doctors to go to GW after I complained about the care at MULTISPECIALTY. I thought I could go to GW for physical therapy and get better care than the place I was at. DR WILSON must have called ahead (I'm guessing) telling them I was a pill seeker. The young woman, Dr TURAKHIA must have been fresh out of med school. She didn't look me over properly, didnt look through my files, told me I probably had arthritis in my neck and that I already "had been injured in my back before and this accident set off my old injuries". She only looked at my neck. There was no back exam. She said she "didn't" prescribe pain meds. It was so strange. I was flabbergasted and was like "wait I thought I was going to have a care team and physical therapy..." "oh so you want physical therapy? Ok, I'll write for water therapy!" and she wrote a script for water therapy and dashed out the door. Next appointment was like months later if I remember correctly. I saw her in the lobby on the way out and she ignored me. She left me no choice but to find care elsewhere. I had no idea you cannot just stop pain meds and need to be tapered off or you risk withdrawals. I was in the ER so many times from 14 October 2017-2018 because the physical therapy chiropractor, Dr Richardson, was harming me with his malfunctioning equipment that he just laughed at as he kept shoving me in the back. He didn't get that he was making things worse. So I would end up at the ERs looking for like Tordol or something for pain. I wasn't looking to just increase my dose of opioids or "take an extra pill". I was being incredibly cautious. Like why didn't anyone actually TEST ME for alcohol & other substances? Like the neurologist, DR SYME, prescribed AMITRIPTYLINE and ALSO did not taper. DR WILSON had cut me off my medications of HYDROCODONE and DIAZEPAM at the end of APRIL. I was OUT OF PAIN MEDS two weeks after I stopped seeing DR WILSON. I didn't see PALAK until 1 JUNE 2018. I had 16 years of sobriety at the time and everyone treated me like I was a pill seeker...I couldn't find care or get refills. I ended up at SPINE & PAIN CENTER where they ACTUALLY took care of me. They said that it could have been too early for physical therapy. They took my pain seriously. And no I didn't get more HYDROCODONE & DIAZEPAM. I didn't know any better so I ASKED FOR A LESSER known evil, another opioid, and they idiotically prescribed TRAMADOL. It would be this mixture and KLONOPIN, but not the HYDROCODONE & VALIUM prescriptions, that must have sent my PSYCHIATRIST for a loop. Doctors in charge of my care: DR DENNIS GLICK, DR TODD CHRISTIANSEN, DR FITZPATRICK WILSON, DR BRUCE KEHR, DR SYME, DR FISHKIN, SPINE & PAIN CENTER in Silver Spring, DR PALLAVI BELUR in Rockville. At SPINE & PAIN center, I received injections into my spine on 3 AUGUST 2018 for the pain I was in. TURAKHIA never looked at my files. DR FISHKIN had taken MRI's. I was doing DRY NEEDLING for pain on top of pain medication and the needling worked better than the medication! I did not see anything wrong because I was looking for better care & my doctors were out to lunch. This doctor, Turakhia, does not listen and does not do a proper evaluation. I received no proper treatment and was forced to go elsewhere. Blog explains: tooshallpass13.Wordpress dot com Wow, I should have read the reviews before I met with her. She's a run of the mill doctor who probably got into this for the money.

I have had numerous doctors over the years, and Dr. Cristina A. Reichner is one of the best I have…read morehad. She is easy to talk to, down-to-earth, thorough, and knowledgeable. She is innovative and a problem-solver, providing referrals as appropriate. Even my CVS pharmacist was impressed by her. CVS had a question, and their call was returned straight away, and by Dr Reichner herself (apparently, doctors have assistants do that). For all these reasons, I highly recommend Dr Reichner, if one is looking for a physician in pulmonary medicine.

The staff was friendly, they saw me in a reasonable amount of time, they do X-rays which is great…read moreand they sent me on my way. I booked an appointment prior to arriving and I was seen in about 45 minutes to an hour. Not bad. I'm just glad I was actually seen and it didn't take a whole day. Results may vary but I'm just glad a had a good visit.

My daughter went to this urgent care. First the wait time was nearly 3 hours in the morning…read more After getting to the doctor who ran her through multiple labs, she was promised a call by the and of the day with prescription and results. It's been ~6 hours since the visit, no call, no results. Logged into their site - no after visit summary, no treatment recommendation. The clinic has no pager, no voicemail to get a follow up from the doctor or staff after hours and only a typical message to call 911 in emergecy. Result: no diagnosis, no prescription, no visit summary, like she hasn't been there.

I had an excellent experience during my first visit to this clinic. Dr. Henn was recommended by my…read morerheumatologist. As she mentioned he was incredibly knowledgeable, kind, and had outstanding bedside manner. He took the time to listen, explained everything in a way that was easy to understand during the exam and made me feel completely at ease. What stood out most was the flexibility and thoughtfulness in discussing treatment options and next steps--I never felt rushed and truly felt included in the decision-making process. It's rare to find a provider who combines expertise with genuine compassion. I'm very grateful for such a positive first visit and would highly recommend this practice. Everyone from the front desk personnel, his administrative staff, the x-ray technician, then his shadowing residents x2 were great. I visited the 20th st location but will visit Georgetown due to ease of transport.

Dear GT Medstar Medical Team,…read more My name is Sheila Westerfield and I was an in-patient at your hospital from October 25 through October 30, 2024. I must apologize because this email thank you is a very long time coming, however, I have been working on my recovery and PT. I wanted to thank each of you for your amazing care both medically, physically and emotionally as your team and you guided me through my recovery period at the hospital during my stay. From the excellent medical care and advice that was given to me both pre op hip replacement surgery to post op surgery, Dr. Park, I must say you are the BEST! I am so grateful that you are and were my surgeon involved in my care from the day I came to you for consultation, during and after my surgery and your excellent follow up and care! Your attentiveness to my requests and care will always be appreciated with deep gratitude. You also possess an amazing beside manner. I grew up in a family of physicians from my grandfather, uncle and brother -- so I am quite familiar with the quality of care that can be given to a patient -- not just medically, but the overall support emotionally that makes an outstanding doctor like yourself stand out from the rest. Thank you! Secondly and not really secondly, the amazing care that I received from the nursing staff, your staff, Dr. Park -- your resident, the physical therapists, nurse techs, the client care experience staff and down to the young man who cleaned my room twice a day and the food services staff, I remain extremely grateful. The quality of care and attention and kindness and compassion of all of the staff mentioned above (the names are listed below) -- I hope that I didn't leave anyone out, please know how fabulous you all are and I am grateful that you chose the medical profession because you are exactly where you belong. You all have huge hearts and exude patience and devotion to the career you chose. It is my hope that the director's of GT Medstar and your immediate supervisors and managers will have the opportunity to see this email. Because I don't have access to their emails, I am hopeful that this email will be forwarded to each -- from the president/ceo at GT, the head of the surgical orthopedics department, the head of nursing and patient experience department, director of physical therapy, food services and the janitorial department. I am healing quickly -- walking sometimes without a cane and having no difficulty navigating my 14 steps (LOL). All of this is due to the excellent care that each of you provided me and your encouragement each step of the way. The qualities that each of you possess are those that each person who has to undergo surgery or just a stay at the hospital prays for!!!! I know for certain as I am a praying "gal" who when my eyes open I am prayerful and thankful and before they close my prayers and gratefulness are repeated to my God -- and, what I can say is that HE answered my prayers, for TRUE!!!!! I wish each of you all of the BLESSINGS that God has in store for each of you and your families. I know that each day that you come to work, you are BLESSING yet many more patients! Thank you again. I will continue to keep each of you close to my heart and in my prayers. Tomorrow, my plan is to post this on Google!!!!!!! Blessings. With much thanks, Sheila H. Westerfield 202.526.3062 shwesterfield@comcast.net Below please see the names of those staff at GT Medstar who worked diligently, compassionately and tirelessly with me to help me heal. Surgery and Orthopedic Doctor: Dr. Kevin Park Attending/Residents for Dr. Park Dr. Perrot (spelling) Admin Staff for Dr. Park Tyrisa Lartarsha Marissa Anesthesia: Veronica Soto and Dr. Singh Nurses and Techs Sydney Morson Chloe MacViccer Jen Sabolsky Monica O'Neil Nicole Dulaney Clare Hilda Twanda KDN Alexis Abby Ashley Hayden Soi Ban Allie Colleen Erika Adzo Ingrid PT Andrew Madalline Ashley Food Services Damien Negas Patient Experience Kellie Chang Shirley and Shannon Brittney Kiara Cleaning Moses

Dr. Klimkiewicz is an amazing doctor. He is conservative and does not rush to surgery. His bed side…read moremanner is the best you can get. When he did feel surgery was necessary the outcome was very good. I highly recommend Dr Klimliewicz. The office staff has always been knowledgeable and kind.

Truly shocked by all these reviews as I had a terrible time at his office. I came in injured and in…read morea wheelchair, and in the initial meeting with Dr. K he instructed me that I needed a different brace and they put it on me in the meeting. Never notified me of the cost (1200$, which btw you can find the exact one on Amazon for 100$), but more importantly I never signed a form for consent. When I received the initial charge and asked to see the signature for the brace, I immediately notified the office multiple times that the signature was not mine. However the front desk would deny my calls and play it off as if I didn't want to pay the bill, nor would return my calls for months... as opposed to the serious allegation that the form was forged. Incredibly disappointing from such a highly regarded doctor, as I've never had an issue with his counterpart in the practice.

WARNING!!! YOU WILL BE CHARGED A SEPARATE, VERY EXPENSIVE FEE FROM GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL…read moreFOR VISITING DR. EDWARDS!!! As much as I love Dr. Edwards I will never set foot in his office again. He's a great doctor, but Georgetown University Hospital has been fraudulently charging patients several thousand dollars for the privilege of seeing Dr. Edwards. For this reason I cannot recommend Dr. Edwards or the scam artists at Georgetown Hospital.

To be fair i never got to see Dr. Edwards. That is because despite being asked to arrive twenty…read moreminutes early to my 2pm appointment, at 3:45 i had not been invited even yet to a private waiting room where i could anticipate another hour wait after having my blood pressure taken. I had my four month old daughter with me and when she got hungry after the first hour and a half of waiting, i asked the blonde southern receptionist (you know who you are) if she could heat up a bottle for me. She told me they didn't have a microwave. Fortunately, another aid saw this discussion and decided to not LIE to me and did take the bottle to the microwave for a quick heating for me. So, recap...over two hours of waiting and a receptionist who flat lied to my face. So, then i had to pay six dollars for parking because even with the validation that is the price for 2-3hours of parking at GUH.