Cons- Long wait times, administrative issues, miscommunication amongst staff, and lack of confidence in receiving the birth I desire (assuming I do not develop legitimate medical need for intervention). Would recommend for women who fall in the "high risk" category or women who do not weight a personalized birth high on their priority list. In sum: Pros- Clean office in a great hospital with OBGYN's who seem very knowledgeable and confident in their abilities. She was also respectful of my wishes to transfer care to obtain the birth I desire. It appears as if she does want to make sure things like these do not happen again. She was very understanding and apologetic. Merkin my concerns with the administration. When I decided to transfer care, I told Dr. Based on how busy the office is for appointments, I had a very strong feeling if things were not progressing on their watch, intervention would ensue. I just didn't believe that my best interest would always be their primary concern. Unfortunately, this is a business, and I am a paying customer. I just want to make sure I give INFORMED consent for each medical intervention that may occur, not just a blanket "Whatever you say, Doctor." I am aware of the pressure these doctor's receive from insurance companies. I would never jeopardize the health of my baby. I received the, "It's good to research, but I'm the doctor and you're the patient and we're going to do whatever it takes to make sure the baby comes out healthy" speech. King or Merkin would only be there to catch the baby. I understand that this is a teaching hospital, but I got the impression a resident and student doctors on their OBGYN rotation would do almost all the work, wouldn't honor my requests, and Dr. It seemed as if that would not be probable under this group's care. I'm going to attempt a natural birth with low medical intervention. My tipping point in decided to transfer care to a different group was when it became evident that I would not get the birth I desired. She did not seem concerned in the slightest. ![]() I was simply trying to communicate these concerns for the sake of bettering the office in a very kind manner. Another woman was not as understanding, and gave me a bit of attitude when I tried to explain my concerns. There are 2 wonderful women who work the front desk. Although I lived in several different areas and had several different doctors in the last 5 years, which inevitably resulted in the transfer of many pages of documentation, I wish the nurse would not have assured me that the doctor received exactly what she needed rather than assuming the records were in the grouping of the many records received. Months later, it was discovered that the these specific records were not obtained. When I asked to confirm that these very specific records were obtained, a nurse assured me they were. There was an issue of obtaining my records from another provider. The doctor would still see me and checked the baby's heart beat, but of course it cost myself and my insurance company more money and wasted precious time. There were a few occasions of miscommunication between the nursing staff and the doctor that resulted in me coming in for unnecessary visits. There were far too many women in the waiting room. Also, it was very clear that appointment times were double booked. The doctor would tell me the next visit would require an ultrasound, however, it wouldn't be scheduled upon arrival (due to either the doctor's error or the front desk), and I'd have to simply wait. This may be due to that fact that scheduled appointments were never clear. There were some nights I'd be there from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m for a 3 minute visit with the doctor and a 10 minute ultrasound. ![]() It was just evident that she was very busy- too busy. ![]() Merkin's bedside manner was superior to Dr. I don't think the doctors could have identified who I was in a line up. Overall, if you are high risk and don't mind being a "number", it appeared to me as if this practice is great for you.
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