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    Advanced Urology Centers of New York - Rockland County

    Advanced Urology Centers of New York - Rockland County

    1.2(11 reviews)
    7.9 mi

    This place may be the worst medical practice in the area. There are no redeeming qualities. This…read morestarts with the check in experience. It took 20 minutes before getting to the counter. Another 10 minutes later still answering unnecessary questions. Called in at the first step a urinalysis with very little explanation. Next, into an exam room for another wait. Will little explanation a test to see if the bladder was empty. Finally, Dr. Geilla comes in and seems to be in an attitude. Very short question interrupted any questions or dialog. Corporate medicine at its worse. The doctor was clearly not interested in customer satisfaction and acted like a paid Corporate employee. NEVER AGAIN

    I am regrettably writing this negative review about the AUCNY West Nyack location. After a few…read morefamily friends praised Dr. Giella, my father decided to transfer his care from our former urologist in NYC who had retired, to AUCNY. In January, my dad was diagnosed with what was referred to as "low risk" Stage 1 prostate cancer. Because of a discussion with Dr. Giella, who did a very good job of "selling" the benefits of treating it with radiation, my 84 year old father decided to move forward with the radiation treatments. It has been nothing but a nightmare since. During his second week in treatment, he was unable to void. So Dr. Giella inserted a catheter, and told my dad to come back in 2 weeks. 2 weeks later, they did the "trial" of removing the catheter to see if he would be able to void on his own. At the end of the day, he was unable to, so the catheter had to be re-inserted. Fast forward to today...almost 3 weeks later. "Trial 2" of removing the catheter, and unfortunately, the same result. In the meantime, as my father's healthcare proxy, I have politely requested 3 times for Dr. Giella to provide a letter/medical documentation so that my father can fill out the FMLA form at his job. It has been five weeks since treatment started and still no letter. This is completely and totally unprofessional for a doctor of Dr. Giella's good reputation. Now my father was told that within 4 to 6 weeks after completing treatment, he should begin to feel better. Which means the catheter has to stay inside for another 5 1/2 to 7 1/2 weeks. Then there is my situation...because my dad raved about Dr. Giella, I decided to make an appointment to transfer my care from Mount Sinai to AUCNY West Nyack. Because he is not accepting new patients., I was unable to see Dr. Giella. So I made an appointment with one of the other doctors. During my first visit in early April, I was told that they needed a urine sample. I politely mentioned that I would prefer to speak to the doctor first, as my situation is a bit complex. Before I could finish verbalizing that statement, the medical assistant became annoyed and raised his voice at me saying that it is getting late (4:00 pm appointment) and they did not have time to wait around until I decided to go to the bathroom. At the conclusion of my appointment with the doctor, I requested a follow up appointment for a uroflow test. The doctor said no problem and that he would go over the results with me during that second visit. That never happened, as the medical assistant (different one this time) told me that I had to wait 2 weeks for the results, which required a 3rd appointment. The medical assistant apologized for having an earbud in his ear and told me that he was on hold with a representative about an important (non-work related) matter that he needed to take care of. When we got to the other office, I explained to the assistant that I was unable to drink a whole liter of water working an hour because of a medical condition. He politely encouraged me to try to drink more water...and told me that while I was doing so, he was going to continue to wait for customer service...it was a personal call. When I finally did so the test, this is when I was told by the medical assistant that I would need to schedule a 3rd appointment to review the uroflow results with the doctor. Maybe I am wrong, but this seems like a "money grab" operation more than an urology practice. I have been getting Uroflow tests for years as part of my regular six month follow up visits with my former urologist, who would review the results with me at the conclusion of each visit. No scheduling a second appointment two weeks later, and then a third appointment two weeks after that to go over the results. The next day, I called the practice and requested to speak to the practice manager, Richard. I received a call back at the end of the day with a voicemail which I returned within 30 minutes.... And have not heard back from Richard since. I should have stuck with Mount Sinai in the first place, where the front office staff and medical assistants are always top notch. It would be unfathomable to think that a medical assistant would raise their voice at you for a simple request to discuss a analysis with the doctor before leaving a sample, or having a medical assistant, tell you that they are on hold with Customer Service, and make you feel like the non-work related phone call was more important than you, the patient. After I get my Euro flow results this Friday, I plan to never go back to this "money grab" business that presents itself as an urology practice. Between my father going through hell, and not being able to get a letter to document his FMLA request after repeated requests, as well as my own personal bad experiences doing both visits, I wish there was a way to give this place zero stars as a review. Because they unfortunately do not even deserve one star!

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