Dr. Margaret Balemba Mekai-Vekima, MD

My mother is unfortunately a patient of dr. Mekai‘s. She lives in an assisted living facility and is serviced by Dr. Mekai‘s physicians assistant. Despite my mother going into the hospital, into hospice, and amid the coronavirus scare, Dr. Mekai refuses to return any phone calls. You might think that this would be a time that a doctor might contact their patients. Not Dr. Mekai. I’veBeen scolded for calling the office on a weekend, and have still not spoken with the elusive Dr. Mekai. Stay away if you can

No one should ever wait 72 hours to be seen when admitted to Rehab. Nurse called you for days with no answer. My dad was there for pain management and medication adjustment. After 72 hours, in extreme pain, dehydrated, and a 10 lb weight loss one of your team members finally got hopping when he had a shooting pain that looked like a seizure. This is what we had to watch from Monday to Thursday, while waiting for someone to address his pain, admit him, and manage his care. Shame on you and your team for not answering the nurses pages. I will be writing the Kresge Rehab Medical Director a letter to assure that the nurses pages are answered within one hour. Thank god my mother had some Motrin in her purse to give him after days of frustration. My family are all medical professionals and I feel sorry for the families that can not advocate for themselves and family members when dealing with you and your team.

She's an excellent and caring physician. Her staff is amazing, thorough, and helpful.

She is an excellent doctor. She is caring, compassionate and thorough.

I have been going to Dr Mekai-Vekima for many years. Her staff has gotten terrible. Last year they lost my papers I needed filled out for work. This year they might not be able to get them filled out in time because Hope is 2 weeks late on her faxes!!

Expect to wait a minimum of 60 minutes for your appointment because she tries to squeeze too many people into each day. Then you're lucky if you get more than 5 minutes of her time. One or two of the administrative assistants are the backbone of this practice, the nurse practitioner is fantastic, and Dr. Mekai-Vekima has a decent bedside manner, but overall I would avoid going here. They're never on time and they require monthly visits for prescription refills (that by law could be written for 3 months and filed in the pharmacy). I have not been impressed and am actively searching for a new provider.

Good bedside Manners, Explained condition, Very concerned

felt like she was looking for money, would not share test results over the phone, must have a follow up visit, even if normal and these were test you have all the time. more co-pays. did not call in scripts when promised.