PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS REVIEW.
I was expected to attend Primary Care Niagara (Fort Erie) with my 92 year old mom, (a Niagara Falls resident), who hasn't left the house since this pandemic started in order to present them with the pre-printed form to renew her scripts. My mom WILL NOT and HAS NOT left the house for any reason since this pandemic began.
My mom has been a patient of Primary Care Niagara for 13 years. This is nothing more than a money grab. They could do virtual appointments and there are exceptions to every rule. However, because I was unable, on July 24th to get in touch with their office by phone (it gives their spiel and then cuts you off), I was left with no choice but to involve MP Wayne Gates' office as well as Mayor Diodati (who in turn involved Caroline Bourque Wiley, the director of Communications at Niagara Health. A directive was sent to their office Friday afternoon and ignored.
I got in touch with Primary Care Niagara Monday morning, a different answering service message (coincidence? You decide). I spoke with whoever mans the front desk who said that nothing was received Friday afternoon from MP Gates' office. Had to follow-up with MP Gates' office and they further emailed Primary Care Niagara.
I followed-up again with Primary Care Niagara as 3 hours had past and I had heard nothing back. They put me on hold, then Dr. Artaj Singh's peons got back on the line and read a speech (I guarantee I was put on hold so Dr. Artaj Singh could be conferenced in). I was told that they would renew my 92 year old mother's prescriptions this time only. I said I was only interested in dealing with this issue now.
I was told that he would not renew mom's prescriptions again because it was not "within his professional standards" to do so. I was also told (although I wasn't rude, condescending or confrontational that 3 months would give me plenty of time to look for a new doctor for my mom), again, in the midst of a pandemic.
Regarding previous appointments? Their physical appts. take 2 appts (5 mins. each) so they can ding you twice! (I guarantee they charge for a lot longer than 5 minutes), Dr. Artaj Singh, who apparently is so concerned with "professional standards", barely looks up from his desk, is writing and dictating while talking to you and there is zero facial recognition that he's ever seen you before, even though, as said, my mom has been Dr. Artaj Singh's patient for 13 years. So there you go, be warned! Enter at your own risk!!
Primary Care Niagara is about corporate greed. Opening the barn doors and getting as many people in and out as possible. I can only imagine how much they would want to charge to release my mom's previous medical history.
F.Y.I. I am not leaving this review as my last ditch effort. I will be in touch with https://www.cpso.on.ca/Public/Services/Complaints.
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