Reporting a doctor

My back went out on me, so I headed down to my local Community Health Center to get an injection. Since my regular doctor wasn't on duty, I went straight to the urgent care wing, only to be told they don't handle stuff like this. They didn't even bother giving me an exam; they just pointed me toward another doctor working the next shift. I sat there waiting for about 20 minutes before a nurse finally showed up. As soon as I tried to explain what was going on, she completely blew me off to take in another patient—even though I was the only one in the entire clinic at the time. When I asked why she was ignoring me, she acted like I wasn't even there. So, there it is: no exam because urgent care brushed me off, and no help from the nurse because apparently, I'm not "their" patient. Now I'm limping home to whine in bed for another day without any meds. How and where do I file a complaint for this kind of negligence?

Thomas Mendoza2 said:My back went out on me, so I headed down to my local Community Health Center to get an injection. Since my regular doctor wasn't on duty, I went straight to the urgent care wing, only to be told they don't handle stuff like this. They didn't even bother giving me an exam; they just pointed me toward another doctor working the next shift. I sat there waiting for about 20 minutes before a nurse finally showed up. As soon as I tried to explain what was going on, she completely blew me off to take in another patient—even though I was the only one in the entire clinic at the time. When I asked why she was ignoring me, she acted like I wasn't even there. So, there it is: no exam because urgent care brushed me off, and no help from the nurse because apparently, I'm not "their" patient. Now I'm limping home to whine in bed for another day without any meds. How and where do I file a complaint for this kind of negligence?

If that doctor is part of the same group practice as your physician, you should report this to Medicare. If they operate under a group practice model, they really should have seen you.
About a year ago, a nurse from the other shift refused to see me. A vein in my leg burst, and since it was my first time experiencing something like that, I was honestly terrified. Instead of helping, that nurse actually snapped at me, asking why I hadn't gone to my own doctor earlier that morning (I was stuck at work!). When I pointed out that the sign on the door clearly states they are a group practice, she suddenly changed her tune.

rustymason82 said:If that doctor is part of the same group practice as your physician, you should report this to Medicare. If they operate under a group practice model, they really should have seen you.
About a year ago, a nurse from the other shift refused to see me. A vein in my leg burst, and since it was my first time experiencing something like that, I was honestly terrified. Instead of helping, that nurse actually snapped at me, asking why I hadn't gone to my own doctor earlier that morning (I was stuck at work!). When I pointed out that the sign on the door clearly states they are a group practice, she suddenly changed her tune.

Medicare is your best bet. When I went back down to the ER and asked why they were tossing me around like a football, this woman slammed the door right in my face. What an arrogant bitch. I told her straight up that I’d be reporting her. I asked for her name, but she wouldn't give it to me; she just stood there being defiant, telling me to "go ahead and report me" while slamming the door. I sat there waiting for 20 minutes while the nurse ignored me entirely to take another patient right in the middle of our conversation. And people wonder why they see stories in the news about patients being targeted. Medical staff like that are absolute bottom-of-the-barrel—self-important, rude, and acting like gods when they're actually as dumb as a Cock. I ended up having to go to the hospital and wasted my entire day just for one injection that should have taken five minutes. I don't know who these people think they're intimidating by threatening to move to Europe; who even cares?

I’m dealing with the exact same thing, but it’s a gynecologist at my local Community Health Center. The guy is just straight-up rude, aggressive, and completely unprofessional. He charges for exams that should be covered, and if you dare to push back, he starts targeting you. I did some digging online and found a ton of other complaints about his practice. Even though he runs a private practice, he takes Medicare. Honestly, I’m still shaking after our appointment; the guy clearly has some serious issues with women.
Is there any way to report him anonymously?

If you aren't happy with a specific doctor or how the system is running, remember you always have the right to switch... My primary care physician isn't exactly great when it comes to wait times, but she and her nurse are incredibly conscientious. They both work with such professionalism and heart, giving everything they have to their roles. Even though she manages a panel of 3,000 patients, she truly cares about every single one of them. Between the constant ringing of the phone, issuing referrals, reviewing lab results, taking histories, and logging everything into new digital charts—not to mention all the follow-ups, blood draws, injections, wound care, and medication orders... it's a lot. Since I hear everything is out-of-pocket everywhere else, our healthcare system feels fantastic by comparison. At the Remetinec Health Center, for instance, they actually use a numbering system so patients are called in order to prevent crowding. Yes, there is waiting, but no one who is seriously ill would ever want to leave my doctor or her nurse, because they genuinely dedicate enough time to everyone given the circumstances. As for breaks? If an emergency patient keeps them stuck inside for an extra 10 or 15 minutes, regardless of whether they missed their scheduled break, my doctor still opens those doors right on the half-hour... 👍

Justin Rogers5 said:I’m dealing with the exact same thing, but it’s a gynecologist at my local Community Health Center. The guy is just straight-up rude, aggressive, and completely unprofessional. He charges for exams that should be covered, and if you dare to push back, he starts targeting you. I did some digging online and found a ton of other complaints about his practice. Even though he runs a private practice, he takes Medicare. Honestly, I’m still shaking after our appointment; the guy clearly has some serious issues with women.
Is there any way to report him anonymously?

Yes, you certainly can. You can file a private or anonymous report, or even contact the police if what I suspect is actually happening... Reports can be submitted in person, anonymously, over the phone, or via email.

Hey there!

I don't want to clutter things up by starting a whole new thread...
But honestly? I think I have a bit of a "complex" regarding my local Community Health Center. I'm in desperate need of some referrals and a mountain of check-ups. Here's the deal: I actually filed a formal complaint with the Community Health Center recently because of their constant nonchalance, the insults, and the way they just belittle you. It’s a mess! If I show my face there one more time, I’m worried I might get blacklisted from getting medical services altogether—and if that happens, where am I supposed to go?! Not to mention, I really don't want to humiliate myself by getting into another heated tug-of-war with them.
Is it actually possible to just walk in and see a different doctor for my referrals? Or is there some kind of "group practice" rule or whatever they call it in this system?
Anyway, while I wait to hear back from other doctors I might switch to—since most of them are absolutely packed, like, crazy busy!

driftingpilot8 said:Hey there!

I don't want to clutter things up by starting a whole new thread...
But honestly? I think I have a bit of a "complex" regarding my local Community Health Center. I'm in desperate need of some referrals and a mountain of check-ups. Here's the deal: I actually filed a formal complaint with the Community Health Center recently because of their constant nonchalance, the insults, and the way they just belittle you. It’s a mess! If I show my face there one more time, I’m worried I might get blacklisted from getting medical services altogether—and if that happens, where am I supposed to go?! Not to mention, I really don't want to humiliate myself by getting into another heated tug-of-war with them.
Is it actually possible to just walk in and see a different doctor for my referrals? Or is there some kind of "group practice" rule or whatever they call it in this system?
Anyway, while I wait to hear back from other doctors I might switch to—since most of them are absolutely packed, like, crazy busy!

Which part of Washington, D.C.?

I’ve also experienced something from this doctor that I have never encountered in my entire life from any other physician—in fact, everyone else has always been perfectly polite, nothing but praise
from all the doctors and specialists I’ve visited over the years. 👍 .. and I should point out that I don't go running to the clinic like some people do when nothing is actually wrong with them..
I am truly not that kind of patient, nor do I care to be; I visit the dentist more often than I see actual doctors, if anything.

So, I ended up in the Emergency Room because I was dealing with intense pain in my ear and head, and the ENT specialist, Jane Smith, actually told me that she felt disgusted just looking at me. I was left in total shock. I think I’ll be heading to the Director of Health Center in the coming days, because she claims my condition is purely psychological and tells me to find another doctor; she says seeing me "disgusts" her, and she was incredibly rude and abrasive. I should mention that I’ve only seen her twice in my life; I didn't even want to see her. The first time, they sent me to her department straight from the ER, and the second time, my primary doctor gave me a referral for urgent care.. I didn't even want to go to her because she was unpleasant the very first time.. what kind of ethics is that? I’m really not exaggerating here—even when I’m in pain, I don't usually run to the doctor unless the symptoms haven't cleared up for months, and this has been hanging on for four months now. It wouldn't
let up, and she wouldn't even perform an exam until
at the very end, once I insisted and tried my best to explain the symptoms. She finally palpated the ear where I had a piercing that had been pierced multiple times, suggesting there might be a granuloma trapped inside. When she touched that area, the pain was intense and radiated through my whole ear.. even my head and lymph nodes are aching from this granuloma. She prescribed an antibiotic ointment with cortico-steroids, and when I mentioned I had already used Betrion, she snapped that she didn't care at all, and handed me a referral for an outpatient follow-up next week.. if I hadn't calmed down and tried to approach her in a nice, polite manner, she wouldn't have even spotted that granuloma or noted the possibility of a foreign object being stuck inside. Everything has closed up, and they say the only way to clear it is surgically if this ointment doesn't work. Everything else I've ever dealt with lasted maybe two to four weeks, but this has been hurting for four months, which means there is a physical cause! How can she claim it's psychological? It's HORRIBLE. That’s exactly what my sister was told—that it was all in her head—until they discovered she had a severe case of myasthenia gravis and she’s been bedridden for two and a half years... so there you have it. It seems whenever they don't know what's happening initially, the easiest thing to do is say "it's psychological" and wash their hands of it.

I don't blame any other doctor; everyone has been wonderful to me except for this one. I don't care if she's having a bad day; that's no excuse for such behavior—you wouldn't act like that at a local farmer's market. Someone is clearly protecting her.

One more thing: another guy was sent from the ER as well, right after me in the queue. While we were waiting in the waiting room, he was typing on his phone with his girlfriend, joking around and laughing... can you imagine that someone is in that much pain and would be joking around? Perhaps she insulted and humiliated him too, simply because his situation wasn't deemed "100% urgent."

Once I get this all sorted out, I simply have to report this doctor, because I haven't experienced treatment like this even in the worst dive bars, let alone from an ENT specialist.

There is a younger doctor there, and honestly, everyone else has always been kind; this really caught me off guard. Her nurse was pleasant and professional, but this woman is the absolute bottom of the barrel, a real piece of work
if I have to put it that way.

Hi there. Does anyone know how—and specifically to whom—I can file a formal complaint against a healthcare worker for being both unprofessional and incompetent? Also, what’s the best way to track down their full name, ID number, or any other identifying info? Thanks.

Anthony Alvarez3 said:Hi there. Does anyone know how—and specifically to whom—I can file a formal complaint against a healthcare worker for being both unprofessional and incompetent? Also, what’s the best way to track down their full name, ID number, or any other identifying info? Thanks.

You can find the information at this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...xKGiw/viewform

So, here’s the situation I just found myself in: my mom went to the dentist yesterday because she had this nasty tooth gangrene, and they told her straight up that if the pain started, she needed to get back there immediately so they could drain it and get her on antibiotics. Well, she didn't go right away even though it was hurting, and she only finally made it in a few hours ago because the pain turned into this intense throbbing and she started feeling incredibly weak. They finally opened the tooth up a little while ago and gave her a dose of Clindamycin, but just a moment ago, she hit a wall—she got super dizzy, nauseous, and her fever spiked above 100 degrees
Since she couldn't even get out of bed, I called emergency services to ask for advice on what to do, but the person on the line basically just told me to monitor her and said that if things don't improve, I should call her doctor to run a COVID test. I asked her point-blank if this could be related to the tooth infection or if maybe bacteria had entered her bloodstream causing sepsis, and she got seriously Irritated with me, telling me—and I am quoting her here—that those aren't symptoms of sepsis. Now, look, I'm actually near the end of my medical studies, so I know damn well those *can* be symptoms, and when I asked her which specific symptoms she was referring to, she just started yelling at me for tying up the line and told me she wasn't going to sit there and take a lecture from me (even though the whole call lasted less than a minute)
Maybe I'm the one who messed up and should have just called an ambulance immediately, but I honestly don't get how a medical professional on the phone can give such blatantly wrong information and then turn around and start snapping at me first
I really hope I'm just overthinking this and it's nothing more than some random virus

restlesseagle74 said:So, here’s the situation I just found myself in: my mom went to the dentist yesterday because she had this nasty tooth gangrene, and they told her straight up that if the pain started, she needed to get back there immediately so they could drain it and get her on antibiotics. Well, she didn't go right away even though it was hurting, and she only finally made it in a few hours ago because the pain turned into this intense throbbing and she started feeling incredibly weak. They finally opened the tooth up a little while ago and gave her a dose of Clindamycin, but just a moment ago, she hit a wall—she got super dizzy, nauseous, and her fever spiked above 100 degrees
Since she couldn't even get out of bed, I called emergency services to ask for advice on what to do, but the person on the line basically just told me to monitor her and said that if things don't improve, I should call her doctor to run a COVID test. I asked her point-blank if this could be related to the tooth infection or if maybe bacteria had entered her bloodstream causing sepsis, and she got seriously Irritated with me, telling me—and I am quoting her here—that those aren't symptoms of sepsis. Now, look, I'm actually near the end of my medical studies, so I know damn well those *can* be symptoms, and when I asked her which specific symptoms she was referring to, she just started yelling at me for tying up the line and told me she wasn't going to sit there and take a lecture from me (even though the whole call lasted less than a minute)
Maybe I'm the one who messed up and should have just called an ambulance immediately, but I honestly don't get how a medical professional on the phone can give such blatantly wrong information and then turn around and start snapping at me first
I really hope I'm just overthinking this and it's nothing more than some random virus

What you experienced is a normal reaction when you're terrified for a loved one. You need to call for emergency help. I've been through this several times; you stay quiet and suffer because you don't want to bother people.

restlesseagle74 said:So, here’s the situation I just found myself in: my mom went to the dentist yesterday because she had this nasty tooth gangrene, and they told her straight up that if the pain started, she needed to get back there immediately so they could drain it and get her on antibiotics. Well, she didn't go right away even though it was hurting, and she only finally made it in a few hours ago because the pain turned into this intense throbbing and she started feeling incredibly weak. They finally opened the tooth up a little while ago and gave her a dose of Clindamycin, but just a moment ago, she hit a wall—she got super dizzy, nauseous, and her fever spiked above 100 degrees
Since she couldn't even get out of bed, I called emergency services to ask for advice on what to do, but the person on the line basically just told me to monitor her and said that if things don't improve, I should call her doctor to run a COVID test. I asked her point-blank if this could be related to the tooth infection or if maybe bacteria had entered her bloodstream causing sepsis, and she got seriously Irritated with me, telling me—and I am quoting her here—that those aren't symptoms of sepsis. Now, look, I'm actually near the end of my medical studies, so I know damn well those *can* be symptoms, and when I asked her which specific symptoms she was referring to, she just started yelling at me for tying up the line and told me she wasn't going to sit there and take a lecture from me (even though the whole call lasted less than a minute)
Maybe I'm the one who messed up and should have just called an ambulance immediately, but I honestly don't get how a medical professional on the phone can give such blatantly wrong information and then turn around and start snapping at me first
I really hope I'm just overthinking this and it's nothing more than some random virus

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wanderingbadger0 said:You can find the information at this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...xKGiw/viewform

Well, look at that—if you actually want to file a complaint or get any real feedback, you have to pay $33. Otherwise, your application probably just ends up being part of some "data set."

Better start saving up some cash throughout the year...😁