3/5 W J. 10 months ago on Google
Had
3
appointments
with
Stanford
Express
Care
Clinic,
and
it
was
nothing
but
headaches.
First,
you
can
only
make
a
same
day
appointments.
Which
would
be
fine
if
it
doesn't
matter
what
kind
of
doctor
you
need
to
see.
Need
something
that
requires
a
specific
skill/expertise
and
it's
the
afternoon?
Probably
won't
be
an
opening,
so
they'll
tell
you
to
call
back
at
7AM
the
next
day
when
said
doctor
may
or
may
not
even
be
scheduled
to
come
in...
Pray
your
problem
isn't
urgent!
Next,
the
San
Jose
clinic
has
few
doctors
and
you
generally
get
punted
to
Los
Altos.
So,
for
my
second
appointment
I
decided
to
go
with
telemedicine
since
it
would
save
me
the
trouble.
Couldn't
figure
out
how
to
join
the
session
via
their
app
and
called
trying
to
find
out
how
it
was
supposed
to
work
(do
they
call
me?).
After
getting
transferred
around,
they
finally
established
that
the
appointment
was
botched
and
it
was
scheduled
to
be
in-person.
This
had
taken
so
long
they
informed
me
it
was
too
late
to
cancel...
Third,
I
made
three
appointments
with
three
different
doctors
because
I
was
in
severe
pain
and
their
repeated
suggestions
to
take
OTC
medicine
wasn't
effective.
After
multiple
visits,
doing
everything
they
recommended,
basically
begging
for
something
effective,
missing
two
weeks
of
work...
I
ended
up
spending
a
month
in
agony
just
waiting
for
it
to
go
away
on
its
own.
Finally,
they
supposedly
"attached"
a
referral
for
external
PT
(Stanford
PT
is
fully
booked-
again,
pray
you
don't
need
that)
to
my
records.
I've
been
on
the
phone
trying
to
get
it
sent
to
the
PT
clinic
I
arranged.
So
far
I've
been
transferred
4
times
and
now
I'm
waiting
for
a
call-back,
still
no
referral
faxed...
I
would
never
go
back.
Update
6/2023:
Came
back
from
vacay
with
an
ear
infection
and
couldn’t
get
a
same
day
appointment
at
usual
clinic.
Reluctantly
made
an
appointment
at
Riverview
Stanford
Express.
Was
on
hold
for
5-10
minutes,
but
making
appointment
was
smooth
otherwise.
Staff
were
friendly
and
since
I
was
a
return
patient
checkin
was
almost
instantaneous
(had
to
sign
agreement
about
new
“no
surprises”
billing
policy).
Nurse/technician
that
took
vitals
was
kind
and
personable,
doctor
was
prompt,
thorough,
answered
all
questions,
and
seemed
genuinely
caring.
Was
in
and
out
in
15-20
minutes.
Given
my
low
expectations
going
in
I
was
blown
away.
That
definitely
warrants
+1
star.
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