Let me begin by saying that my visit with Dr. Hernandez was the worst!
The first day I went, it took the front staff 30 minutes to provide me with new patient paperwork and ONLY because I mentioned that I had been waiting for quite a long time after my scheduled appt. Otherwise, they probably wouldn't have ever noticed. The front desk lady blamed the previous staff member that failed to assist me with paperwork when I first arrived...very unprofessional! Then when I finally met the doctor, she seemed very distant, uninterested, and her hygiene was awful. If you are familiar with hormone therapy and the details of a patient's hormonal history, you would know that it doesn't take a doctor 5 minutes to consult during this delicate stage of a woman's life. She then ordered some bloodwork and I had to make the call to find out if the results were in and proceeded to schedule an appt for pellet insertion. They did not call me, I TOOK INITIATIVE ON MY OWN! When I went for the 2nd time to receive the pellet, guess what?? Someone messed up my bloodwork! Yeah! I understand we are not perfect, BUT being a professional, preparation is vital when dealing with people and their needs. It seems to me that Dr. H did not prepare herself before my appt and frankly it leads me to believe that she NEVER prepares before her day begins. My husband took half a day off just to take me to my appt and to find out that nothing will be done to me that day. It could have been prevented if ONLY Dr. H would have looked at my info and notice that there was a problem. So, I get bloodwork ordered again, (free of charge), is how they called it.. that's a laugh! When my results came in, I was called to go in and have my procedure done. I walk in and a front desk clerk tells me I need to fill out paperwork and I said no...I already did. It just gives me this disgusting sense that this office is not organized at all! I finally see the doctor, and let me just say that before any procedure is done to a patient, their vitals should be checked, NOTHING! Did I mention I have a history of high blood pressure and taking medication? Yeah, go figure! So, to my appalling experience, the doctor comes in and asks the same questions she asked on our first visit, which were about 4 in total. She then asked if i were pregnant or thinking about conceiving.... and I told her that I did mention that in the 10-15 page paperwork I filled out on my first visit that my husband had a vasectomy. Which, again, makes me wonder, "What's the purpose of filling out paperwork, if you're not gonna review my symptoms and past history?" Dr. H did not sit down with me to go over my bloodwork results or even showed me the results. When I asked her if I needed to take progesterone, she LIED to me and said I did not need it, but the fact of the matter, is that she didn't test it. Unless, I read the bloodwork results wrong or that she didn't review the results with me, there is no indication that my progesterone level was tested. When one is tested for hormone therapy...ALL HORMONE levels should be tested! She then continues with the procedure without telling me how many pellets she was inserting until I asked her while doing the insertion. I asked the nurse to give me a copy of my bloodwork results after the doctor left. No aftercare instructions were provided to take home. Let me just say....A $45 travel facial cream promotion package isnt going to satisfy ALL the wrong and mistakes made by Dr. H and her staff. read more