Galilee Medical Center

The facility and medical staff are great! Very clean and the front desk girls are very polite and friendly. The dr does take a while to attend to patients so expect to be here for about 40 – 60 min just waiting for her. I love that you can pick up your prescriptions at this location as well. If they could get the appointments to actually happen on time they would get 5 stars from me.

In late October 2013, I went here twice. Once for a checkup and some blood tests, and the second time to «discuss» the results of the blood test. However, upon arriving the second time, I was made to wait for an hour, and then simply told everything came back negative and shushed out the door. I was extremely upset that I’d missed a day of work just for a ten-​second conversation that could have taken place over the phone, and now I find I am being billed another $ 52.60 on top of my already-​paid $ 30 copay.
Galilee insists there is nothing they can do about this bill (even though they’re the ones billing me?).
AVOID THIS PLACE.

The first time I went to the office, I had a 9:30am appointment. I got there at 9:15, and the receptionists told me no doctor would be in the office until 10:30, and that they didn’t have my appointment. I should have never gone back but I did.
The second time I went to the office, I had an 11:15 appointment. I showed up on time and did not see anyone until 12:15. The doctor suggested as part of a general physical exam I get tested for tuberculosis. Some staff member led me to the back of the office to a dirty room, and stuck a needle in me. Then she told me I would have to come back in two days on Saturday to have them look at the injection site and give me the results. The only problem was I was busy all day Saturday with things I couldn’t miss. If I would have known before the shot was given that I would have to come back, I could’ve just rescheduled. Instead, I got stuck with a needle for no reason.
When I explained to them my frustration, and that in the future they should tell people that they will have to come back in 48 – 72 hours (or make the injection pointless), they didn’t seem to get it. The whole staff seemed incompetent. If I could give this place zero stars I would.
Avoid going to this place.

This is regarding the office at 5725 N. Broadway.
Not so much a review but a sharing of experience… this isn’t specifically about Dr. Close, who is a doctor I had reviewed previously (5 stars) and is supposed to be working out of this office now, but he is not there currently.
Last time I went to see Dr. Close in August I got to my appointment only to learn that Dr. Close was not in and that I had to see another doctor in the office. The other doctor I saw was not nearly as communicative as I have found Dr. Close, and I didn’t really feel good about that.
Flash forward to last week and I called again to get an appointment and was told by Sandra that Dr. Close was on a «leave of absence.» I called back later in the week to try and get a prescription refilled, and Sandra said to have the pharmacy call, which I did. 4 days later and I hadn’t heard from the pharmacy, so walked over to CVS and they said me that the doc’s office had not returned their call. They called again while I was waiting but was then informed that the doctor wasn’t available. I called the doctor’s office twice today and the call went to an answering machine both times. I’m out of patience. And I’m afraid soon they will be out of patients.

I fired this doctor after one vist. Upon first going in, there was vomit on the sidewalk; the receptionist didn’t seem interested when I told her. I then waited for 45 minutes, without an apology or update by anyone at the front desk. Surely, I thought, Dr. Bodemosi will apologize. No luck. Avoid this place if you’re looking for a capable doctor.

AVOID Galilee Medical Center, located on Broadway and Hollywood. Their specialty is RUDENESS. The receptionist might have made an ideal Nazi SS Guard, but not in the capacity of dealing with patience. This medical facility lacks compassion, and treats patients with disregard.