POTENTIAL PATIENTS BEWARE !!! I'm a 56 year old woman who has been have regular pap smears for 40 years. I have never had a worse experience than West Georgia OB/GYN. I have several OB/GYN's in my immediate family in other states, and they all agree, I should go somewhere else! --
My first visit, I was asked to give a urine sample. When I took it to the window, I was asked to set it in the window and have a seat. There were probably 12 specimens sitting there ahead of mine in various colors from brown to clear-- (YUCK)and I was asked to sit down within two feet of these wreaking specimens --the smell was nauseating. An assistant started asking me VERY personal questions in a loud voice from all the way across the room--with several people in and out listening to my answers-- this was unbelievably inconsiderate and incredibly unprofessional.
I know obstetricians are frequently up all night delivering babies, but that does NOT give them license to be bitchy and irritable. (if I was bitchy and irritable when I felt bad, I would not have any clients!) Nevertheless, I started a hormone regimen with this Dr. She wanted me to come back in for a follow-up to see how I felt on the hormones--which is understandable. I was face to face with Dr. literally not more than 3 minutes minutes--the visit was $150. I figured out it was about $10 per second-- of which my insurance would not cover.
The crowning blow--They have accepted my BlueCross Insurance before. GYN's I'm sure accept insurance for and do pap smears daily--yet they sent my pap smear to a lab who does not accept BlueCross Blue Shield. Was I supposed to ASK where the pap smear was being sent? --I've never had to do that in my life !! I've been round and round with this office over this bill that was mistakenly sent to the wrong lab that they were already having problems with. This is negligent. Now I'm getting calls from a collection agency over the unpaid balance. This office KNOWS they did the wrong thing--yet they are telling me that it is my responsibility. I understand they have been having many many issues with this particular lab in the past, yet they elected to send my smear to this agency !! AGAIN, who ASKS where ROUTINE test are being sent? They were glad to take my insurance card and charge the MAXIMUM amount for the actual 5 minute Dr. visit.
Also, for the first time ever in my life, I was expected to pay for the IN OFFICE blood and urine tests. Again, with other GYN's this is unheard of. (Obviously to raise their revenue.)
I've lived in big cities all my adult life, but have come back to Carrollton to be with my elderly parent. I've never had the kind of terrible office visits that I've had here.
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