My Mother has been a patient at Haematology-Oncology since Feb. 2009. This being her 13th month of…read morefighting lung cancer we have visited the office many times. When my Mom choose her doctor and began her chemotherapy everyone was very nice, couldn't be more helpful. She completed that phase Aug. 2009. In Oct she began radiation but at a different hospital. Tomorrow we have the scan to see if the tumors are gone. Needless to say there is much anticipation. Though quite robust at the start my Mom is no longer strong enough to walk on her own, it has actually come on rather suddenly after the radiation and she is also now dependent on oxygen. When we called the office today to alert them to the need for a wheel chair, (this is only the second time she's been out of the house since Dec. 31st). We were told that no accommodations could be made by anyone at Haematology-Oncology. She was further told by the phone receptionist, "We do not provide any service like that". I am stunned at the lack of consideration shown her! The receptionist offered no suggestions at all! We have no idea how we will transport her from a taxi arriving at the curb (parking facility is too far away from the 676 building) through the long lobby to the 21st floor offices of Haematology-Oncology. And then she must go to another floor for her scan and then arrive back on the 21st floor for the results, all in the same day. I hope that other families will not have to be treated with such rudeness. Though this group is affiliated with Northwestern, a renowned hospital, the lack of respect for the feelings of patients is unacceptable. It was the most inhospitable treatment we've received through this horrific ordeal.

I'm sorry to read of the difficulty Paula C had with HOA. I hope her mother has recovered and is…read morehealthy now. I didn't see any other patients in wheelchairs or with oxygen, although there was a wheelchair parked in the corner of the waiting room with a big note on it that said "IN USE, PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB." Maybe it was one that a patient came in. I had my first appointment with HOA, and it went really well. I just wanted to write a review to share my experience with Dr. Claudia Tellez, and the staff. Their office seems very well organized. The front desk greeted me right away, answered questions, and asked if I'd had a chance to fill out the paperwork they'd emailed to me in advance. I had, so I handed it over. They validated my parking, so it only cost $10 to park in the garage at Northwestern hospital (instead of $26). The $10 rate for parking is good for 7 hours. The waiting area is very clean and bright, and they have water and coffee available. I waited about 15 minutes to be called in for a vital signs check. Then I waited another 10 minutes in the exam room. Dr. Tellez was a very good listener, and very thorough. I didn't feel rushed, and she gives off a very warm, friendly vibe. She was professional, asked me a lot of questions about my health history and lifestyle habits, explained things in detail, showed me the test results my doctor had sent over to the office, and explained what everything meant. When I mentioned tummy issues that I have already yelped about, she recommended probiotics to help heal the lingering symptoms, and I was happy to hear that. I feel like a lot of doctors don't give probiotics the credit they deserve. So on that count, she struck me as pretty forward-thinking. She explained what she proposed we do about my situation, which made a lot of sense to me. She was very balanced, but cautious. I gave up some more blood for testing right across the hall at the lab, and the woman drawing my blood was very nice and professional, too. So I have an appt with Dr. Tellez again in 2 weeks. I know it's just one experience so far, but it was a good one.

I took my 90 year old mother to see Dr. Kahn. He was warm and very personable with her. She was in…read moresevere pain. He diagnosed her as having trouble with her sciatic nerve and prescribed her medication to ease the pain. What he prescribed really helped. We will for sure go back to see Dr. Kahn again.

The name got changed to Commonwealth Medical, but this was St. Joseph's Hospital. Located exactly…read moreon the corner of Sheridan and Diversey. Can't miss it. They also have another building, located right across the street. I absolutely adore the doctors here. Been coming here for 5+ years, and each time I am treated with nothing but respect. I always get a call the day before ,confirming my appointment. I never have to wait, sometimes I would come way to early, and if they were not busy I would get seen right away. And i have been seen by more than one doctor here in both buildings. They have valet parking available. Not sure how much it costs since i park on the street being a cheapass. It is a huge building with many doctors, so of course people will have different experiences, depending on which doctor you see.

I love my primary doctor - lover her! However, it is near impossible to get in to see her when…read moreyou are sick, and even with an appointment you will wait 1-2 hours - EVERY.SINGLE.TIME. I find this unacceptable - and have complained numerous times, with no changes. That brings me to this new place and new doctor. Dr. Chen. I researched a new doctor, found Dr. Chen, found this location. Bascially, I picked it because it is close to my house and Dr. Chen has Monday and Friday hours. She also has hours at another location in Oak Lawn. The building is pretty new. I got to my appt 15 minutes early, filled out my paperwork and was prepared to wait and wait and wait. Well, I was called within 5 minutes and met with 3 people. The lady that took my medical history, the nurse practicioner and then Dr. Chen. All 3 were really great and had good bedside manner. Dr. Chen was patient, listened, didn't rush me, asked lots of questions and was just really cool. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a new doctor. Very happy!!!

I been going to this location for five years now. I have an awesome doctor. SHe always follows up…read morewith me. I couldn't ask for a better doctor.

Erin has helped me lose 30 pounds. She is always smiling and happy to see me. She discusses…read moretreatment plans, and when one doesn't work, Erin reviews my options. Couldn't be more satisfied. I would highly recommend her as your Nurse Practitioner.

Erin is the best primary care resource I have found. Although she is a Nurse Practitioner and not a…read moredoctor, she has never failed me! I have pre-existing conditions, including a heart condition, and she has replaced my cardiologist for my heart care. She listens, really listens to me and always provides the answers I need. She is wonderful! The added bonus is that there is rarely a wait time when going to see her.

Fantastic. the nurses are great, always reponsive, the admin office staff are really friendly and…read morehelpful. The physical therapists do a fantastic job. I have several clients that use this agency and they are extremenly grateful and look forward to seeing their home health nurse every week. highly recommend them

Dr. Newhall is an angel come down to earth. My son has been seeing her for almost 15 yrs. We met…read moreher when she was in a Children's Memorial group of Asthma/Allergy sub-specialists next to Oz Park where she was one of four or five doctors. My son was only 2 yrs. old when he started having multiple pneumonias. After two admissions through the ER and overnight stays at Children's Memorial Hospital, clearly my two-yr. old had a problem with his lungs. This brought me to the Pediatric Allergy and Asthma practice next to Oz Park where Dr. Newhall was on staff. At first we saw one of the partners who was alright, except I lost confidence when he reversed the dosing instructions for Singulair. He did pronounce my child's Reactive Disease as Asthma; he also ordered a small allergy panel. The boy was allergic to cats, dust, dust-mites, mold, grasses, trees, springtime. There was a newish cat in the house, who eventually had to go back to the shelter. There was a middle of the night visit to the local hospital ER in Wisc. one Labor Day week-end; an allergic reaction to Ragweed triggered an Asthma attack. I made a follow-up appt., first available, and this is when I met Dr. Newhall. She was so kind, gentle nd caring with toddlers. She was even familiar with the Wiggles, knew their songs. What a delight , upbeat person she was; she had little boys close to my son's age. After that first visit, we never saw another doctor in the practice again. Later when she left to start her own practice, I found an the ad in Chicago Parent with her new office address on Lincoln Ave. and followed her there. My son, now a teen, has been Dr. Newhall's patient ever since. Her achievements are impressive; she was educated at the top educational institutions in the country. She has treated my son's mild allergy-induced Asthma with two or three daily medications. When he would have flares, with middle of the night bouts of continuous coughing, we'd go in to follow up. After I described what happened, she would tell me I should have phoned her at home! What doctor says that? One November, my boy had flu symptoms, fever of 104F degrees. This was during the Swine Flu/H1N1 outbreak. The pediatric practice was unconcerned my son had Asthma and now maybe H1N1; the Pediatricians were not prescribing Tamiflu. I phoned Dr. Newhall, who saw him right away, prescribed Tamiflu which cleared flu symptoms, fever within 36 hrs. Another time I called the Answering service on a Sunday night when my kiddo was having a bronchospasm that the Albuterol wasn't touching. Her partner, Dr. Donell phoned back, said try the steroid inhaler. Success. He is just as wonderful, kind, caring and competent as Dr. Newhall. These doctors are a rare pair; a vanishing breed. Do not hesitate to make an appt. Any negative reviews are unfounded.

This office has a lot of issues with customer service and timely communications between the doctor…read moreand patients. The office staff doesn't want to take responsibility or feedback for long lags in information (we have been waiting for over a month for simple lab results) or misinformation (we were told wrong information about the purpose and tactics of a visit and next steps). Not only that but when you confront the staff on these understandably frustrating issues they hang up on you instead of being professional, taking ownership and promising to resolve it. I'm very disappointed in our experience here, and we plan to find another child allergy doctor office, if possible. Food allergies impact families in big ways and this behavior is inexcusable.

I was recommended to Dr. Samuel when I was pregnant with my second child. My previous experience…read morewith my oldest son group of doctors was okay, it's all I knew. None of the doctors knew him by name after 10 years of patronage, but I didn't really expect them too. We saw different Drs. Each time we went there. Upon expecting my second child I decided to go see Dr. Samuel, as I heard such wonderful things about him. It was the best parenting decision I made! It is apparent from your first visit that he loves what he does, he knows what he's talking about and he truly cares for his patients! I Now have 3 kids and moved about an hour away and I wouldn't dream of changing doctors!! He not only knows my kids names, he knows their history and truly cares about them! I can't say enough about how much we love Dr. Samuel and his staff!! We feel very fortunate to have such a wonderful Doctor!!

I love Dr. Lin. I have had him as my doctor for three pregnancies and couldn't imagine trusting…read moreanyone else. He is kind and patient with all of my concerns and does not rush me through the appointments and always makes me feel comfortable. All of his decisions have always been right for me and I am so thankful I found him to care for me during my pregnancies.

I've been seeing the six doctors in this practice for about two years now. 99% of the visits I've…read morehad have left me feeling happy to have them as doctors. Some of them are more careful to make sure you don't leave with unanswered questions, but none of them have made me feel rushed as if I couldn't initiate a Q&A time. The only reason I didn't give a higher rating was because I wasn't happy with how I was treated at the hospital while I was giving birth to my first child (a pretty important factor especially as I hope to have at least one more). The two doctors on call while I was in delivery were terrible (even though we had gotten along fine at regular check-ups). I felt unwanted pressure to have a C-section (which turned out to be unnecessary) among other things. I had been careful to express my wishes long before that day and I had been assured at check-ups that what I wanted was fine as long as an emergency didn't arise. Well, there was no emergency, but there I was, at the time when I least needed to have extra stress, feeling like I had to fight my physician to stay off the operating table. I've since seen one of those doctors at a regular check-up and the attitude was great, neither of us was harboring any hard feelings. I will continue to see them for my regular care, but if I get pregnant again, I'll be finding a new obgyn in hopes of a better labor/delivery experience.