That is unfortunate you did not have a good experience with Premier. I had my initial appointment with Dr. Seemab Malik at the Premier Old Camp Rd. Office by LSL. Before I share my experience I want you to be aware I am a retired R.N. of 44 years and the last 20 of those years worked as a Primary Care Case Manager at a large VA hospital based clinic in R.I. Just before my husband and I relocated to TV in June I was having some abnormalities with my kidney function tests and my R.I. PCP advised I get under the care of a new internal medical PCP as soon as we got to TV to have my labs repeated. I would have gone with TV healthcare but they do not accept my Federal BC/BS which acts as my Medicare Part B supplement but Premier did and they offered me an appointment right away. My R.I. doctor forwarded my medical records and lab results to Dr. Malik before my appointment which she reviewed them prior to my appointment and we discussed my abnormal labs immediately then went on to address any other issues I was having. I have worked with many PCPs over the course of 20 years, and the one I worked side by side with for the last 10 years went to Harvard undergrad and Brown medical school and he was the best and I feel Dr. Malik has similar expertise judging by what we discussed and her approach to my care. The medical assistant who screened me was also on top of her game as was the front desk clerk who checked me in and out. Having worked in Primary Care, although it was one large clinic, the clinic consisted of multiple teams and some functioned better than others. And when one of my R.N. colleagues was out sick or on vacation who was on a poorly functioning team which could include doctors I did not care with and I had to cover I would count the hours until my colleagues return. That being said, you may want to give another Premier office a shot as you may have better luck. I had the same positive experience with Ocala Eye and I used to get my care at Mass Eye & Ear in Boston as I have an optic neuropathy issue and you can't get much better than ME&E. Now, if we can only find an ethical dentist as we just had a pretty horrific experience with one here and I won't bore you with the details we will finally be settled with our healthcare.
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