Community Health Center of Snohomish County - Everett-North Medical

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Julie Garmon

For 2 months now..... just let that sink in for a moment. TWO VERY LONG MONTHS NOW Ive been coughing and hurting... cant sleep. Coughing stuff up continuously... not sure how much more my throat cant take. Or my stomach with all this coughing hurting my abdominal muscles. Within these last 2 months, I have been to CHC 4 TIMES.... And each time its "just a nasty bug going around." Ive been given inhalers, Sudafed, zyrtec, cough syrup... nothing. Each time I go in there, its something different. The cough syrup seemed to help so when I went in again and asked about it, they said it should have worked and that they cant just keep giving me it because its a narcotic. I didnt know!! The last time they gave it to me, 2 weeks prior, it was with the instruction: 10ml every 4 hours as needed. Guess what? It was gone by like the 3rd day... following the instructions. I thought I was on the mend but the coughing came back and finally 2 weeks later I went back in and asked about that cough syrup because it seemed to help some and youd think I was the biggest druggie out there!! They ended up giving me a small bottle but my insurance wouldnt cover it, again because THEY said I shouldnt have needed it again for 23 days. Um... do they not understand that with following the directions, it was gone in 3? So.... now Im more convinced, after more than 2 months that what I have isnt a "nasty bug" and cant be taken care of by zyrtec, Sudafed, 2 different kind of inhalers, steroids, prednisone....or their precious cough syrup. So far, thats the laundry list of what I was given. Not to mention what they told me to take over the counter (mucinex dm pill, saline nasal spray, cough drops )and still... here I sit. Not any better. I wont be going back there because I dont think they know what theyre doing. Nice people... just have no clue. Oh, and I forgot that they did an xray of my chest to see my lungs, which I was told were a little inflamed... nothing to worry about. I was told by the doctor: "Im not an xray technician, but your lungs look slightly inflamed. Ill call you when I have them reviewed." Never did get a call, good or bad. Heres my symptoms: 1. Pins and needles in my throat, but only on the right side and come and go as they please. 2. Coughing 3. Constant coughing up mucus that I keep spitting it out... but its an on-going cycle. 4. A slight rise in temp brings on the pins and needles and in turn, the coughing. 5. Any exertion, like beginner hiking, or just walking a lot and talking, flares up the pins and needles, and coughing. 6. Sleeplessness 7. Congestion A lot of my job is being on the phone, which Im having a hard time with because I never know when the pins and needles with hit the right side of my throat and start a coughing fit... to the point that I almost pass out from not being able to breathe. So there you have it. Im going to another clinic today. Because somethings gotta give. And CHC hasnt helped.

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Jennifer Fulk

My mother was running a temperature of 101.5 one time last year and was told she just had a cold. Later, she had to go to the hospital and found out she had pneumonia. Just a few months prior, her coworkers nine-year-old son had "just a cold", too, with a high fever. He grew worse that night and had to go to the hospital. What did they find out? He had acute strep throat! It was sometime after my moms misfortune that I took my sister there because she had issues with the joint in her foot and for an ear cleaning. They were very short-staffed that day, so I had to help with holding the cup under my sisters ear as they flushed her ear out. That was no big deal, but it would have been a long wait for anyone physically incapable of being their "assistant for the day". Then, with my sisters foot, the doctor said it was "just a bruise". A bruise for four months? I think not! We later learned from a foot/toe/ankle doctor that she had a bunion issue. So, after these happened, we all switched to a different clinic. The only thing good about this clinic is their emergency dental care. They did well for extracting my moms tooth and for taking x-rays of my wisdom teeth. But... thats about it. One more thing: Recently, last week, one of my friends has a boyfriend who goes there. Hes having trouble breathing at night, hes coughing all the time, and the doctor told him that he had a cold, and that hes having trouble breathing at night "because hes fat". Fat!? Hes hardly what Id call "fat". Just mildly overweight - and what a blunt way to put it, too! Whats more: I had the same symptoms a month ago, and I was told (by a better doctor) that I had bronchitis, post-nasal drip, and irritation in my throat. (Mucous dripping into the back of the throat is acidic, so it irritates that sensitive areas, and it sometimes can get into the bronchi area and cause irritation there, too. I had this because I had the flu prior and I got sinusitis because my nose always has problems draining properly.). Needless to say, I immediately recommended her to have him switch to another clinic and to be seen promptly elsewhere. Ultimately, I dont recommend CHC to anyone who wishes to live long.

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Angela Bruzzese

I received notification that insurance would not cover fillings for my daughter because they had already paid for them to another community health care provider. I havent even received a bill for the service referenced but the clinic refused my daughter service unless the bill was paid in full. I only get 1200 month in disability and not till the 3rd of the month. I have every intention to pay I just dont have 400 dollars they knew she had the appointment but made no effort to inform her but were content to have her miss a day of school so that they could publicly humiliate her. I will never use their services again. I noticed that their waiting room is constantly filled with immigrants who is paying for their care I wonder??? At least my daughter has insurance that her father pays the premiums out of his pay.

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William Stevenson

I went wanting to consult a doctor to renew my blood pressure medicine, a genetic gift from my parents which has been a long term condition/affliction. Potential visitors be forewarned that you must provide proof of poverty before or within 30 days of your visit otherwise you will be on the hook for a medical bill which wasnt even competitive with the Snohomish clinic I went to previously. I was disappointed at the amount of my bill ($158--$25 when I visited and a subsequent billing for $133) for what was about a 20 minuted consultation the sole purpose of which was to renew my previously prescribed blood pressure medicine. Perhaps the clinics virtue is seeing people who would otherwise be turned away but from my experience the rates charged were not any kind of a break from other health care providers.

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Jennifer Hazard

Completely incompetent - and the providers dont care. I showed up for my appointment on-time but the doc called out last minute.... so, no notification for me. Then the lady at the front throws a list of numbers at me, saying I need to start calling around for another appointment. Of course, there wasnt an available appointment at any location. I decided to give up and just try to get an appointment for another date but the reception tells me that CHC does physicals for the Department of Transportation ONLY. Not what their website says. Of course I called back and was then told that they do physicals for anyone. If I were this incompetent I would be fired. If you can GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!!

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