Had to go to the emergency room with a ruptured, gangrene ridden gallbladder. Dr. Larson performed the surgery.
I was to go for a follow-up visit in two weeks. I showed up to NBMC and the people at the front desk took my information and sent me up to his floor. I was in extreme pain and couldn't walk upright.
I waited for him in an exam room for 45 minutes. He walked in, never looked up from his clipboard and the first thing he asked was if I had made payment arrangements with bookkeeping downstairs. I told him no that they had sent me right up since I was in severe pain. (I have been a patient of NBMC for well over 25 years) He stood up, opened his door and said that I needed to go take care of the arrangements for paying for his services he performed at the hospital. When I started to speak he said "NOW!"
So out the door I hobbled to my husband and we went down stairs and made payment arrangements for the 2,200.00 I owed him. Which we would have had to do before leaving the clinic anyway. It had only been 2 weeks, I hadn't even received a bill yet, not for his services or the hospital's. He had NO empathy for my pain and he had no plan to help me.
The woman behind the desk, making the payment plan asked me if I was okay and when I told her what Dr. Larson had done she said that "off the record" Dr Larson can't stand overweight people and he often treats them unprofessionally.. She also mentioned something about inappropriate jokes made about overweight people to his co-workers during surgeries. I am only slightly overweight but apparently it's a personal issue he has.
Never again and I would never suggest anyone seek him out. read more