Best 15 MD and Hospital near Albany, NY (Part 4)

Amanda Coleman I had to switch primary care to a different provider since mine moved out if state and Mrs. Morgan the NP is just phenomenal. I feel so at-home and understood for my healthcare goals. I was worried that my new primary wouldnt be as open to my needs and she took the time to listen and evaluate me. I feel like she is a new breed of practitioners that is so needed in todays age of rushing patients and not fully listening. I couldnt be happier with who my care has been assigned to and I am comforted knowing how much she cares.

Jaimie Covert Honestly disgusted with this practice. If you wont return phone calls left for rescheduling purposes, dont send nasty letters threatening to kick us out of the practice as patients if we dont make the appointments were attempting to reschedule. The effort was made on my part to do my due diligence - how about you all do yours. The absolute audacity of this letter and its condescending, lecturing tone had my jaw dropped. I might leave the practice anyway. 0/10. Do *way* better.

Katherine DeMaria Albany Med is the second largest training hospital in the country. It should be known that you are putting your life in the hands of cocky Residents and interns who are not properly supervised .

Nemat shaikhi Today my daughter Ayla had an appointment at 2:00 pm we check in at 1: 50 pm its almost one hour but we are still waiting here at room 9 for provider.

Michael Rogers I would give zero stars if I could. I was a patient of the Dr here for 20 years, but I cannot recommend this practice to anyone. They have replaced their office management and staff with incompetents, the nursing staff is no better. The office manager decided to treat me like a criminal and make accusations instead of verifying my insurance. I was asked to leave and she told the providers that I threw a pen at the receptionist, who I wasnt even talking to. She got me discharged from the practice, which she was quite proud to tell me. They also lost all my immunization records which I very much needed.... atrocious way to run a medical practice. Disgusting

John Quigley My familys had it here. Ive been coming to Dr. S SINCE 1999. Since 2007, my whole familys been coming here. To be clear, the practicioners are amazing. The front office staff is overall the worst in the history of medical care. Anyone whos visited the office knows exactly the ones Im talking about. These staff people have kept us from seeing our doctors and asked triage questions that a receptionist should not ask. The offending staff seem to think its their personal fifedom, and they can control peoples medical care. History of inappropriate, unprofessional rude signage, conversations, and comments. Today, my 11 year old is sick, the whole family is sick, but our boy has swollen nodes and had to see the Doc. We were given an app. By one of the professional staff for 145pm My wife (who is sick too) drove my son, was on time, and becuse she waited so long in line to check in, had the appt. Canceled and moved up. My son did see the doctor, and again the care he received was excellent. Its just thay every single time we go or call the doctor, there seems to be some unnecessary and unacceptable barrier to care. The people who visit this office are either sick or have medical concerns. They shouldnt have to be subject to this kind of treatment. If the offending staff doesnt like their job or feel they cant handle it, they should leave instead of having a negative impact on peoples medical care. Furthermore, the office should step in and make the change as there are multiple complaints regarding the same people and the same subject. You look at reviews, and you take them with a grain of salt. People are sick, theyre in a bad mood etc. But common sense tells you theres obviously a problem.

Nicolos Singh I had a fantastic experience at my visit this evening. The receptionist (Gabrielle) was welcoming, the nurse (Joy) was kind and professional, and Dr. Danielle was thorough, attentive, and genuinely caring. The whole team made me feel comfortable and well taken care of from start to finish. Highly recommend this office for anyone looking for quality care and a smooth experience. Plus, free secure parking is available, which makes the visit even more convenient.

Daneshia Flowers I absolutely hate calling family medicine office whoever they hired to answer the phones needs to be fired immediately. They all have attitudes when they answer the phones they do not greet you properly. They have you on hold for at least 30 to 40 mins thank god it isn’t an emergency because this place simply doesn’t care. If you don’t like your job don’t work there and don’t take it out on the patients. They don’t apologize for even having you on hold for most of the day. I hate being a patient here. They all hate there jobs and it shows. What happened to good customer service. If they keep this up this place won’t last. Go somewhere else if you can.

J. Es Worst experience ever! DO NOT GO HERE!!! 1st off, I am a very easy going person. I try not to let much bother me. This place was the worst, from the reception desk, to the Doctor and then the follow up. I will skip the reception issue and jump right to Doctor. As soon as he came in, he asked me to sit up and then handed me a tissue. I asked what the tissue was for, he said so if this nasty stuff gets on your face you can wipe it off. Never even told me hed be spraying anything or what it was for. He spray my nostrils and says hell be back. Comes back and says sit up..take a long skinny 2 foot tube and sticks in in my nose down my throat. Never let me know what he was going to do! It hurt. I asked if the spray was to numb it.. he says to open your sinuses. Very loud spoken and almost rude. Tells me I definitely have a mass in my neck and need a scan. Doesnt really know what it is. I go to reception desk to set up appointment for scan. They say we have to call you once we submit to your insurance. 5 days later, I hear nothing. I call to find out the person who handles is on vacation for another week. So here I am, a mass in my neck that could serious..and I am just waiting to hear back from someone. I ask to file a complaint, they say the manager will call me back. I ask who is head of this practice, she says she doesnt know. Several hours pass and I still have not heard back. The sad part is I pay for insurance. If I had Medicaid and was on welfare I would be taken care of by now. Stay away!!!!!

Rimi Ferdous One of the horrible doctor is Michael DeVito, MD. My family doctor referred to him. It was 2 minutes visit and didn’t give a chance to speak to me about my issues. Checks my ear and told me your ear good and give a look to me why you are here. I was speechless and afraid to speak to him. You really scared me Dr.

D G Awful service. They have become so lazy that they require you to check in before you show up. They use a portal different from everyone else (cant just use.mychart huh). Pediatric care is terrible. I can never get scripts in a timely fashion. They are ONLY about getting you to come in, everyone else does not require a sick call for every little thing. They are always rude on the phone and refuse to help. Find a different location, they are terrible

Martha Chromik I would like to thank Dr. Nita Parikh, Missy and the prior approval department for their help in getting my prescription approved quickly. This was urgent for me as I only had 5 pills left. When I went to have my prescription refilled, the insurance co. denied it because of no prior approval on file. They absolutely had a prior approval on file. Thanks to Dr. Parikh, Missy and the other staff involved, I was able to get my script filled. This took unnecessary time out of their extremely demanding schedule and yet they did take the time. Due to my familys history of Barretts Esophagus, it was important that I not miss taking this medication. Thank you Dr. Parikh and everyone. I truly appreciate everything you did.

Kyle As someone who went here as a teenager. 8 Years later I can confidently say this place messed me up as a human being. I havent been the same since. Do not bring your children here unless it is an absolute emergency, and even then, try to go somewhere else.

Ripped2Shreds Well I spent at least three years in CDCP and some of the time was hard. The food isnt terrible, of course know one is going to like everything. The place is loaded mice and Ive seen them on my bed. The staff does have some people that are hard to deal with but on the other hand they are made to work crazy hours or get fired. One thing about the place is that they have some very scary people that can attack at any time. Update, its been 3 years since I left the hospital and now I look back cdpc did me no good I have terrible memories and nightmares about the place.

Jay Cordero Ive come here to treat my PCOS. Dr Baker is an awesome doctor. What I will say about this place is when I do need my ibuprofen I could never receive it. I always get the runarounds about me calling the pharmacy then the pharmacy tells me to call the doctor. I havent received my medicine in months because its so difficult to get Ibuprofen. I do not recommend this place.

April Brown What a joke scheduled me for a same day told the lady i couldnt make that specific time she said thats ok made it all the way down there (do not drive) they told me reschedule or go to the er every time i go there its never a straight answer its alway it could be this it could be that

Caroline Boule I’m so disappointed with what has happened to this clinic since May 2024. They do not refill maintenance medication after multiple requests on MyChart and via phone. One of the nurses even gave me incorrect information on how to take medication when I finally reached someone. They must not have known that I’m a doctor myself and I’m switching practices. I just feel bad for the patients who have difficulty advocating for themselves. Please, SPHP, get this practice together for the safety and well-being of your patients!

Keith DeNivo No complaints. My pcp is here. Everyone seems nice. They give referrals if you need them. They always addressed my health concerns.

Sheila Carpenter As a social worker advocating for a young man needing services from OPWDD I have had incredible assistance from Linda Herron, RN. This lady has been absolutely outstanding. In an attempt to advocate for this young man, 30 years of age with a dx of ADHD and autism, there are different challenges due to this . Understanding that she does not create the process, but she does have to make it work. They are incredibly lucky to have her on staff… And so are we. We all know that the school system fell short when they did not do an appropriate referral for Ethan upon graduation . So we are already behind the eight ball.. Her communication is consistent, Her explanation of needed documents that are unusual to this case is concise, her review of documents is timely. With all that, she is always polite and courteous, always available, always Returns calls, is pleasant and easy to deal with… Even when there are legitimate gripes like my computer system not working on my end and printing not coming out properly on her end because how my Apple system talks poorly to her computer system…. Never ever does she express a moment of agitation or aggravation. As a social work supervisor retired from New York State office of people with developmental disabilities after 33 years, this is the lady that everyone wants on their team. The New York State Department of Health is very lucky to have her… and so are we, the public. Many thanks, Linda. You do both the Department of Health as well as all Nurses, very proud.! Sheila Carpenter, LMSW SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK

Alexandra Constantly harass me. Im an heiress living on welfare, until inheritence. I keep getting weird calls from them, really unpredictable, mad, discouraging. Their mentality, words will not sum, harass me until I look unstable, sick.

Kurt Seitz A horrific experience a few months ago. Waited nearly 24 hours to be seen before walking out and driving to Westchester Med, where we were seen right away. At least they had someone check in the waiting room occasionally to see if anyone had passed away while waiting. We will never go back.

Dani DeGregory My mother was transferred here after visiting the Saratoga ER a week after having major vascular surgery feeling lightheaded/dizzy, had shortness of breath, couldn’t keep food down, dehydrated. Waited in a bed in the ER hallway for 24 hours and was only spoken to 3 times the entire time. No tests were run. No IV. Only got one glass of water. Was told she was getting a room shortly after arriving, but never got put into one. Kept pressing the call button to try to start the discharge process and was repeatedly ignored. Could not be more disappointed with the care she received.

F. W. Our healthcare system is broken and this is one place to the reason why. Good luck getting any services in a timely manner or at all.