With my son, it was okay...I had high blood pressure problems so they watched me carefully, and she told me when it was time to induce so no further problems occured. The only thing that upset me was that she delivered twins before I delivered my son. I was ready to push like 30 minutes before she even came in there, but they told me not to push and had me wait for her....that was in 2005. The nurses were nice and polite. I like one nurse called Ruby, I think. During me second pregnancy with my daughter they had a flabotomist there now in 2007, but I always have Ruby draw my blood cause she gets it right the first time! Every time! The flabotomist poked me like a million times, and then when I was finally crying, I begged for Ruby!I noticed that in 2 years time, some nurses changed, and some were still there but seemed onry! They werent very nice at the front desk even tho they have a room full of pregnant women that wait 2 1/2 hours PLUS to be seen! Half the time I would drive across… town, only for them to tell me she wasnt there, she was in delivery. THey dont even call to cancel your appt, they make you drive all the way down there for nothing!!! Another problem was that she wasnt there the WHOLE ENTIRE time I was in labor...I didnt see her once until they told me to start pushing. After 16 hours of labor, they told me she wasnt coming and that we had to do an emergency c-section. They NEVER told me why. They said, well, possibly the umbilical cord was too short, and she was like bunji cording inside of you.... no definite answers. Then when I had 2 infections on my csection opening, Dr. Branaman was no where to be found. I ended up being seen by her nurse practitioner that hadnt even dealt with anything like that yet. I was oozing sooo bad, I had to wear a washcloth cause gauze wasnt cutting it! I had a hole also where the ooze was almost pouring out of. She saw the infection and her first words were oh god let me call Dr. Branaman and see what we should do.....they cleaned me up, she just seemed really nervouse cause she hadnt dealt with it before and she didnt want to hurt me. I think her name was Amber, She is really nice, I think she was just scared. Dr. Branaman is a great doctor, but plain and simply, SHE HAS TOO MANY PATIENTS TO KEEP UP WITH, and she is losing her bedside manner with patients because of it. One time I waited almost 3 hours to see her! If you make an appt, get ready to wait a few hours, it doesnt just happen sometimes, its all the time. Some of the staff are just inconsiderate. They deal with certain issues all the time, and its like they are sick of their jobs, yet they still hold a job that is supposed to be people friendly! Best NP - Amber best nurse - RUby the doctor, well if you ever see her, you can make up your own mind, I think she is nice, but you cant even barely get an appt with her! They switch you to the other doctor or one of the NPs. You will maybe see her 2-4 times through out your whole pregnancy, so if you want a doctor thats REALLY involved, and is the one you meet with most of the time, she is not for you....Even tho Ive had both of my kids with her, if I got pregnant again, i would probably go through another doctor just so I dont have to wait for 3 hours, and so I can actually see MY doctor when I have visits. More personalized care, I want to actually see the doctor that is gonna deliver my baby. AND HIRE SOME NEW OFFICE STAFF!
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