Dr. Neil Jeffrey Halbridge, MD

I came to Dr. H after I both worked my fingers to the bone (& far beyond) and excessively made regular physical contact with dangerous paint colorant [DANGER: paint colorant contact worked like a slowly acting physical solvent/acid on the human bodyâ??s nervous system in my case: IT DOESNâ??T TAKE MUCH]. I choose Dr. H because a close relative had a seemingly relatively successful carpal tunnel surgery in the past with Dr. H; I thought I was getting/I wanted a orthopedic Dr. that would both respect his patients, and respect his Hippocratic oath. I WAS SO COMPLETELY WRONG. As a former American Red Cross certified emergency first aid/cpr TRAINER (in Riverside, CA), I feel I am more dedicated to the Hippocratic Oath in practice than Dr. Hallbridge. â??Do no harmâ??; doesnâ??t ring a bell, huh? Honestly, Dr. H was always there for the insurance company, not me, at all, and I am tired of seeing him act like an insurance company adjuster when Iâ??m there for medical help. I may be considered… a former patient now, since Dr. H is now allowing a different doctor to prescribe/refill medicines he has prescribed himself: in the reversed situation, he adamantly refused to do the same thing about a year ago with a BP med. He talks like he wants to help you get well, but then acts like he has no interest in improving your medical health (actions speak louder than words): his nurses would not make me another appointment until referred services (which were denied for over ½ year by insurance) are completed. His nurses even told me to call and schedule an appointment if I was in pain (always, to some degree); I tried to schedule an appointment on the spot, and was told again no appointment for me until the referred constantly denied services were all done. He has made at least 3 wrong diagnoses in my case so far, and is somehow still a certified QME doctor? 1-3 hour office wait times and a virtual guarantee of a 15 minute or less actual doctor visit [the part where you actually speak with the doctor, not counting waiting around in pain]; nurses that lie to your face about non working equipment/scales (while taking other patientâ??s weightâ??s within hearing distance: despicable); overwhelming difficulty sometimes to get refills, and other times no problem/quick/easy (probably because someone somewhere would sanction you otherwise: about 50/50 here); coordinating with WCI Liberty Mutual (Helmsman) and intentionally not scheduling a desperately needed doctors appointment/assistance, causing an INTENTIONAL extra month of delay of medical care; Dr. H will even tell you heâ??ll request a procedure, then doesnâ??t request it (neck MRI in my case; for example). Dr. H was asked â??does the insurance company tell you what to do?â?? and Dr. H replied â??They donâ??t tell me what to do, but I can ask, and they donâ??t always do what I tell them to doâ??. To try to indicate psychological causes for clearly observable physical issues is both flat out malicious behavior & intentional stupidity, â??doctorâ??. Get out of the business of helping others, please! You people are way beyond horrible at it; you have clearly crossed over to the point of intentional harm/criminal negligenceâ?¦.

Appointment was made for 7:45am. Office opened at 7:50am. After paperwork was provided and completed it was 8:00am. I was palced in a room at 8:30am and stayed there until Dr Halbridge came in at 9:55am. Dr Halbridge evaluated my injury (8 minutes) and said a referral for a MRI was needed. I was back out the door at 10:15am. The process took way too long.

Not prompt in sending important medical records. Making decisions where he is not an expert in.

2 hours in the waiting room. 15 more minutes waiting in the exam room. Same multi-page paperwork every visit and then he asks you questions showing he hasn't looked at it, even though he's holding it in his hand.

A total pro and a decent human being.Cares about his patients

this is a great doctor,just make sure you bring all your paper work and he will take care of you