Excellent care for my sister Janet!! Medical teams have been exceptionally wonderful!read more

The Community Heart and Vascular center provides Heart Scans for $49. Quick and efficient with an…read moreappointment. They provide results to your scan after about 5-10 minutes. Entire appointment took about 20 minutes.

Went for my heart test there. First I sat for about 40 minutes in waiting room. Then went with…read morenurse who told me what they were going to do. They injected me with a drug and started an IV on me. My heart was beating very fast, so fast that I began to shake. Was shaken uncontrollably. They told me it was normal. After the test was done, a nurse told me to wait in waiting room for my test results. So we waited, and waited, and waited and waited 1:30 hours waited till I went there stopped a tech or somebody and asked about my test results. The reply was "they will call you". Why the heck make us wait for so long just to tell me they'd call me?? Their customer service is in need of serious improvment.

I cannot recommend Dr. Michael Elliott as a Cardiologist. To give a Provider an outstanding or a…read morepoor rating without details does not help the Viewer. Therefore, I will give details to help you decide if this Cardiologist is for you. I saw Dr. Elliott after having a heart attack, two heart cath's, and 5 stents 6 months prior at the age 49yr. The one positive thing I can say for Dr. Elliott is that he did spend time talking with me. However, his clinical abilities were lacking. Dr. Elliott was resistant in changing my drug regiment from Lipitor to Crestor and re-starting Tricor for Cholesterol 204, LDL 80, and Triglycerides 224. This was on the recommendation of another out-of-state Provider. In fact, he told me he was not concern with my triglycerides 220's. He informed me that elevated triglycerides have very little effect on cardiovascular disease. He gave me a copy of the "ACCORD" study and told me the study support this claim. When I read the study, my interpretation was that it recommended first-line approach in lower triglycerides was through aggressive diet and exercise. The study remained consistent with current medical management to achieve a triglyceride level less than 150. The problem with hypertriglyceride levels is that it leads to a metabolic syndrome, which sets the stage for insulin resistance diabetes. Insulin resistance diabetes is a huge risk factor for cardiovascular disease. At the time I saw Dr. Elliott, I was still having episodes of angina. He did a nuclear stress test, which was negative. He told me he was not concern with the angina since the test was negative. After a couple of months with continued chest pain, I saw an Interventional Cardiologist who has an excellent reputation with the Heart Share Group at St. Vincent. The new Cardiologist said he was concern since my angina was warning signs. After he viewed my heart cath films from my previous stent placements, he took me back to the cath lab and had to re-stent one original stent due to re-stenosis and angioplasty an 80% lesion. I was very lucky I got a second opinion. I asked Dr. Elliott about doing a carotid duplex, which was based on the recommendations of a previous Provider. Dr. Elliott asked if I had a stroke or a TIA. I said, "no." He responded that I did not need carotid studies. This test helps to identify high-risk patients for strokes. Early detection helps to identify blockages; and therefore, early intervention through stent placement or surgery to prevent strokes. I recently had a carotid duplex done and it did show mild disease process occurring. Additionally, I sent my brother to Dr. Elliott several years before my heart attack because he was having chest pain, high blood pressure, and hyperlipidemia at the age of 22. He told Dr. Elliott that our great-grandfather died at the age of 48yr, and 7 out 10 of his children died of heart attacks. Dr. Elliott told him it did not matter in regards to his risk factors. I recently had the Berkeley Heart Labs done which studies the lipids as well as genetic screening for heart disease. I have an ApoE pattern, which puts me at greater risk for early cardiovascular disease. Finally, I hope this helps others in making an informed decision. There are some really good Cardiologist. Although, I am not sure Dr. Michael Elliott is one of them.

was impressed with this hospital. Everyone was amazing with one exception and I'll go into detail…read moreabout that towards the end of my review. We will start with surgery waiting. Everyone was so pleasant and helpful from Sharrie at the desk to the friendly attitude and patience from Benetta the pharmacy tech. There was a huge list of medications to review. There was another nurse who took care us in surgery waiting. She was also wonderful and I'm sorry I can't recall her name. My husband and I are both in mid seventies and remembering names is difficult at times. My husband, Dan, was there for vascular surgery. His Doctor was Dr "Ragu", he was awesome. Great followup and good bedside manner. He drew pictures several times to clarify any questions. My husband had some complications from the surgery and the whole surgery team helped to resolve them. The Day shift nurses were exceptional. Michelle, the charge nurse, was there for us the first full day. Garrett was the other nurse for the last 2 days. They showed compassion, and I believe they truly care about patients. They were very competent in treating his pain and listening to concerns. They both followed thru with any request and promises. Both of these nurses need an A+ and a pay raise! Ok now for the negative which was due to only one night nurse. His name was Josh. It started when I asked for blankets. I had been staying at a hotel the other nights but day nurse said they'd bring me in a cot for the night. So I did stay in room with my husband. At about 7pm was when I opened door into hallway. Josh (I found out his name later) was standing there and I asked him for blankets. He said did you press the button. I said no. He said you need to press the button but what did you need, and I repeated the blanket request. He said well you need to press the button. So I wasn't sure at this point if he was going to bring blankets or not. So I waited about 20 minutes. Pressed the button and requested 2 blankets. Waited about 90 minutes. I opened door and a young nurse was walking down the hallway and asked if she could help. I told her I just needed 2 blankets. She said of course I'll be right back. In less than 2 minutes I had my blankets. My husband pressed the nurse button for his night meds about 9pm. Abuut 10pm, Josh came into hospital room and walked over to the standup computer. He introduced himself to my husband. Dan asked him, Do you know why I'm still here? Josh said no. Dan said oh I thought maybe theyd pass info on at shift change. Josh said no I don't know but you can tell me. So my husband explained his situation. Josh asked, so what meds do you need. Dan said, well my night meds. Josh then started listing all of his medications. Dan said well just the ones I take at night. My husband has myasthenia gravis, a history of seizures, essential tremors and now this surgery for aneurysm. So he has long list of meds. Josh says so do you want melatonin. Dan said no. Josh asked do you want Baclofen. My husband doesn't normally take this on regular basis but that first morning he had severe abdominal cramping from surgery anesthesia and doctors decided this muscle relaxer might help to relieve pain. I spoke up from my cot and said since cramping pain has greatly diminished, maybe you don't want a muscle relaxer, it might impact your bowels. Surgeon was not going to release Dan until he had Bowel movement. Josh then says gruffly to my husband, so do you want the baclofen or not. Dan says yea I guess. Dan then told Josh he need some more laxatives that had been prescribed and administered earlier by Garrett on day shift. Josh said he'd have to contact his doctor and he'd be right back. As Josh was leaving, he looked at me and said, sorry miss for the misunderstanding earlier, I was just really busy. He said did you get what you needed. I said yes, but hours later. He says that was because everyone was so busy! We didn't see Josh until about 2am and he told Dan he had messaged doctors but was still waiting. Dan also had problems with nurse button not working and he needed help with emptying urinal. He finally sat up in bed and moved towards edge to set off bed alarm. A young nurse came in, took care of urinal and plugged in his remote with nurse alarm button which had pulled out of the electrical socket. I only mention this just in case it was brought up later by anyone. This long story may not seem like much to readers but it's very disheartening when you don't get the respect and care that you deserve under such stressful situations for surgery and hospital stay. I know most patients don't speak out when dealing with incompetent nurses but more folks need to speak up. Maybe Josh was just having a bad night. But I truly suspect this is how he treats patients on a nightly basis.

This is my first visit. I am pregnant and getting an iron infusion in the cancer center. I never…read morecome downtown and have never had an iron infusion so I was pretty nervous. The parking garage and facility was easier to navigate than expected. The staff was helpful in getting us to where we needed to be. Once I checked in for my appointment I met Betty. Betty is my designated nurse for the 4+ hours I'll be here today. She is lovely! She is efficient, cares about her job, has a warm personality, and made me feel comfortable immediately. She was good at keeping conversation while getting the iv started to keep me calm and distracted. She offered me beverages, snacks, pillow(s), and/or blanket(s). My mom came with me to my appointment and needed to work so Betty even helped her get settled as well. Thank you Betty!

Just leaving this link up here for those who want to read about Dr. Prystowsky and how he trully…read morefeels about and treats his patients. Not some garbage this other guy wrote. just saying. https://www.stopafib.org/newsitem.cfm/NEWSID/619/Eric-N-Prystowsky-MD-advocate-for-patients-award/StopAfib.org

Dr. Prystowsky may be knowledgeable, but his ability and willingness to communicate his knowledge…read morewas lacking. I felt empty and confused when I left his office. He was intolerant with my questions and unwilling to answer them to my satisfaction. He was visibly angry and stated that I caused him to stay in the treatment room longer than his alloted 10 minutes. He made me feel as if I meant no more to him other than a $75,000 Medicare reinbursement.

I love Dr. Guill. I feel that he really knows what he's doing. He has a great bedside manner too…read more He is pleasant and listens to what you have to say. He has never made me feel rushed. I have been to so many doctors for so many different things that I feel like a pro when it comes to opinions. I also worked in a major hospital for 19 yrs as a Certified, Registered Respiratory Therapist. That has given me great insight on doctors. If not for my 3 strokes and 5 mini strokes I would still be working. I'll be the first to tell you to never give up in hard times because God has a plan to help you through and there's something even better ahead. If not for those hard times I wouldn't have met Dr. Guill. He is a great Doctor and I highly recommend him and those who work with him!