This was my first visit with Doctor Alpern. I have had a number of gastroenterology, doctors and by…read morefar. He is the best from my first visit with him. This past week, the office personnel was wonderful, helpful, friendly and just really made my first experience at this office feel welcoming and comfortable Dr. Alpern is kind. Understanding reviewed all of my records and immediately went into a plan of action. I am so glad that I found this provider. And I will continue to go to him. If you are nervous about going to a gastro doctor because you have issues that you are afraid to deal with know that they will offer you the compassion, kindness and time that you need. I highly recommend this practice. Doctor has set up a number of tests for me. And I have confidence that we are going to resolve the issues that I have

This guy is a real piece of ****. Run away. He doesn't care about his patients and is very…read moreinsulting. Switched to Dr. Mariwalla in West Islip And now I am getting proper treatment.

Visiting a friend here for the 1st time. Never knew this…read moreHospital existed. The Security at the front desk are very polite and courteous. The staff upstairs are very helpful.

STAY AWAY from this hospital if you can. My poor mother had the unfortunate luck to need medical…read morehelp and we called 911. She was routed to St. Catherine of Siena instead of a critical care hospital like Stony Brook. She was having difficulty breathing. The ER botched it with a leaking oxygen mask, and rushed her to intubation, over-sedated her and then could not wake her up. Doctors were rude, non communicative, evasive, dismissive and changed guards, then disappeared nights. Weekends were a skeleton crew. Minimal oversight, while a senior patient is trapped on a ventilator. Critical care needs . . . ignored. Specialists needed to be called in, only after family demanded, and took 24+ hours to arrive or never came. Some tests took a week. Other test results were ignored. She came in with a few issues and ended up with over 12 issues that resulted from the deplorable "treatment". They refused any treatments we asked for because they did not provide it, while any and all attempts we made to transfer her to a good hospital were blocked, trapping my mother on a ventilator, while the hospital insisted they provide the same care as Stony Brook and Weill-Cornell. All they pushed for was for a tracheostomy, and rehab/nursing homes, which they run in the back. They operated like a CLINIC at best, ill equipped to represent running an ER or ICU. My mother was smiling and breathing well with an oxygen mask in the ambulance, but they lost control in the ER and ICU, and now my mother is gone. The doctors and PAs are heartless. Check out all the negative reviews here and on Google. This is a public outrage. BEWARE, 911 calls for locals will send you here.

He is a sweet and knowledgeable doctor . Helps you to feel calm and confident that you are in good…read morehands