We chose this place because it was close by and had 6 pediatricians to see if our children were sick. Let's start w/the office staff--rude, not helpful, argumentative, and they are cannot keep anyone there long enough on staff. We could NEVER get an appointment with a pediatrician, it was always a PA. They are green,clinically lacking staff members who are nothing more than textbook practitioners. There is NO clinical background whatsoever and it is dangerous. They mis-prescribed, or never prescribed, or misdiagnosed. Something always went wrong with a visit, always. The final straw was when my son got off the school bus, sick as a dog, and completely lethargic. I RUSHED him there and they would NOT see him b/c I didn't make an appointment. Meanwhile, he was burning up and they made me put a mask on him. I demanded a doctor come and see him and they sent the post-menopausal nurse out to talk to me. She said (I swear) that it could be allergies, and to take him home, give him benadryl, and if he was still sick they would try to squeeze him in the next day. I drove to Dr. Nataloni in Mount Sinai, and the staff took us right away even though we were not patients and they didn't know us at all. My son ended up having strap throat and coxsacci virus (sp)!!! I got an apology from one MD at Kids First, but I got the medical charts and got out of there FAST. How can you turn away a SICK child????!!!!
Pros: I wanted NO STARS for a rating but site wouldn't allow it.
Cons: Dangerous, potentially fatal, run away from this place FAST!
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