Sarcastic and not one of the best doctors. My dad has been a patient of Basile for too long…read more Tonight, I called his office to get the results from my dad's bloodwork, which I requested be performed due to specific health issues. When I inquired about some "out of range" results, he sarcastically said, "What do you think about them?" I could sense his sarcasm and asked Dominick Basile why he was being sarcastic. He said he didn't order those tests, and since I did not attend medical school, I shouldn't ask for them to be done. Ha! Some things were, in fact, out of range, although he didn't feel it was "significant." There was NO need to be rude and unprofessional. He doesn't know all the answers, trust me. None of my father's other doctors ever fussed if I requested a script for specific tests. My dad has been in and out of the hospital three times in the past few months. If it were up to Basil, my dad might never have bloodwork done because he's lax, and his wife, Laura, is a snot. They complement one another in that respect.
A month ago, he made it so difficult and wouldn't sign the OT's request for my dad to get a commode, which the OT felt was necessary. His wife (who has to stick her nose into everything) told me the facility should have put in for the commode. Well, the hospital didn't do this. Was it such a big deal for your husband to pick up a pen and sign the request from the home care services approved? You should be ashamed of yourselves! It's always a bother, even to get a simple approval for something like a commode. My dad's O/T thought this was terrible as well. After I told the receptionist that Basile would be responsible if my dad fell, they reconsidered and finally approved it.
Dealing with this office is always a hassle. My dad needs a caring, competent doctor without a poor attitude. I asked the staff (Kathy) to mail the blood test results, but they were never received. After two weeks, I called, and his wife (Laura) answered and asked, "Does your father save these?" It's a bother to receive a return call; it's a bother to get approval for medical equipment, bloodwork, etc. Save yourself the trouble and stay away from this office.
My parents have received other patients' test results more than once. That is not good. That's how careless they are. About six years ago, when my husband was a patient, someone from this office made the appointment for me instead of my husband and confirmed it with my name, although I was not a patient there.
Furthermore, when my mom's bloodwork revealed a very high reading of alkaline phosphatase, Dr. Basile said everything was normal; it certainly was not! I've found D. Basile to be lax and uncaring. I researched and knew that high (way out of range) reading may have meant something was very wrong, and it was. I recall a patient was furious with him and said he almost killed her mom for a terrible mess up. Doctors need to be caring, competent, and compassionate, and nothing short of that. You will not find any of that at this office.
