1/5 C L. 1 year ago on Google
Please
do
not
obtain
any
types
of
services
at
Vein
Clinics
of
America
(VCA).
Their
quality
of
care
and
patient
safety
are
beyond
lacking.
I
assisted
my
mother
in
setting
up
treatment
for
her
varicose/spider
veins.
The
1st
appointment
was
amazing,
the
physician
reviewed
everything
with
us,
and
we
took
home
a
plan
of
care.
The
following
2
appointments
were
conducted
by
the
physician,
who
has
since
departed
the
clinic
and
no
longer
works
with
VCA.
At
this
point,
my
mother’s
treatment
became
inappropriate
and
borderline
dangerous.
She
attended
her
next
appointment
with
a
Nurse
Practitioner
(NP)
who
was
in
a
rush
and
could
not
be
bothered
with
any
questions.
The
next
appointment
was
conducted
by
a
different
NP,
who
upon
examining
my
mother’s
legs
advised
the
other
clinical
staff
in
a
hushed
tone
(that
we
could
hear)
that
the
prior
NP
had
not
completed
my
mom’s
procedure
correctly
and
didn’t
close
her
veins.
At
this
point,
the
medical
portion
of
our
treatment
plan
had
been
completed.
The
next
phase
was
cosmetic
to
address
her
spider
veins.
She
paid
for
a
bundle
of
spider
vein
treatments;
per
the
NP
she
would
need
more
than
one
treatment
on
both
legs,
the
bundle
covered
4
sessions
for
$599.
The
1st
treatment
was
conducted
on
the
leg
that
was
in
the
“better”
and
was
painful
but
tolerable.
The
2nd
treatment
was
conducted
on
the
leg
that
was
“worse”
and
was
excruciatingly
painful.
My
mom
advised
them
more
than
once
that
the
procedure
was
very
painful,
and
she
couldn’t
take
the
pain,
the
staff
told
her
that
there
was
nothing
they
could
do
(essentially
too
bad-
it’s
this
or
nothing).
Upon
the
completion
of
treatment,
my
mom
was
in
tears
from
the
pain.
The
staff
didn’t
ask
if
she
was
okay,
didn’t
bother
helping
her,
and
allowed
her
to
get
in
the
car
to
drive
herself
home
while
she
was
crying
and
in
excruciating
pain.
My
mom
called
me
from
the
car
crying
and
I
requested
she
pull
over,
so
I
could
pick
her
up
because
I
was
scared
that
she
was
going
to
have
an
accident.
I
called
the
clinic
upset
and
was
greeted
by
the
corporate
number
who
advised
me
that
I
could
not
speak
directly
to
the
clinic.
The
rep
advised
he
would
open
a
ticket
and
a
manager
would
call
me
back;
I
never
heard
back
from
them.
We
then
received
a
call
from
a
scheduling
rep
advising
that
the
Southlake
location
was
closing,
and
we
could
no
longer
be
seen
there.
We
scheduled
the
next
appointment
at
the
Hulen
location.
That
appointment
was
today
12/1,
we
sat
in
the
waiting
room
for
2
hours
before
being
called
back.
When
I
got
up
to
inquire
about
the
delay,
the
nurse
advised
that
they
were
short
staffed
and
out
of
needles,
so
one
of
the
employees
had
to
go
get
more
needles
from
another
clinic.
After
waiting
2
hours,
the
doctor
examined
my
mom
for
5
minutes
and
told
her
she
didn’t
need
anything
else,
we
were
both
speechless.
We
expressed
concern
and
advised
him
that
we
felt
treatment
had
not
been
completed.
He
told
us
that
we
could
use
google
to
find
the
initial
doctor
who
completed
my
mother’s
treatment
and
follow-up
with
him
wherever
he
went
since
he
is
no
longer
with
VCA.
It
was
very
clear
the
physician
didn’t
want
to
continue
my
mother’s
treatment
since
he
isn’t
the
one
who
initiated
it,
I
know
it’s
a
liability
concern
on
his
part.
My
hope
was
that
he
would
have
done
what
was
right
by
the
patient
(my
mother)
instead
of
worrying
about
his
medical
liability.
At
this
point,
my
mother
paid
for
4
treatments
and
only
received
2,
so
the
clinic
owes
her
a
refund.
I
called
corporate
again
today
and
was
told
another
ticket
would
have
to
opened
if
I
wanted
to
speak
to
a
manager;
I
have
not
heard
back.
If
I
don’t
hear
back
from
them,
I
will
be
filing
a
complaint
with
the
Texas
Department
of
Insurance
and
the
Health
and
Human
Services
Commission
for
inappropriate
quality
of
care
and
patient
safety.
Please
find
a
different
family
and
doctor
who
cares
about
their
patients.