Texas Oncology PA At Sammons Cancer Ctr Baylr Cmps

first hand account: this place is awful

If you ever find yourself in need of a good hematologist — and seriously, here’s hoping you never do — I have the best one in Dallas. Dr. Micah Burch at Texas Oncology is my Superman. He took over when Baylor didn’t know what else to do with me but put me in the Cancer Center (which, truth be told, was the best hospital stay I’ve ever had — so… there’s that) and reversed their thinking on Leukemia. Thanks to him, I didn’t have to have a bunch of invasive tests to try and figure out what type of cancer I had. There was no cancer and he was smart enough to follow my body’s miniscule clues to see the difference.
I’ve had many visits with Dr. Burch and my confidence in his abilities and knowledge couldn’t be higher. His nurse is smart, friendly and super efficient and his office staff is always willing to do whatever I need, including fitting me when I thought I had an appointment (whoopsie). Plus, the front desk staff at Texas Oncology is about the happiest, friendliest group of ladies I think I’ve ever met. They always have a huge smile for me and if I’m lucky, they’ll hum a tune for me while they check me in.
My favorite part about Texas Oncology is their onsite labs, with well seasoned techs that not only know how to find blood with the first stick, they’re so good I barely feel it. My results are processed in the short wait to see Dr. Burch so that there’s no waiting to know what’s going on inside me. Any adjustment that needs to be made to our plan happens immediately vs. having to wait weeks for lab results and scheduling another visit to review them.
Honestly, Texas Oncology has their shit completely together. It’s never fun being sick but at least I know I’m in the best hands possible.

One of the good things about sitting in the third floor infusion room for hours at a time is that you get the chance to visit with a few people going through the same thing you’re going through. Getting tips from actual patients can be very helpful! Those tips might include make up suggestions, dry skin treatments, dry mouth solutions, and doctor recommendations.
Everyone seems to really like and trust their oncologist. But I will warn you that you won’t see your oncologist that often. More often than not, you’ll just see the nurse, who may or may not be able to answer your questions. It’s kind of disappointing to have an appointment with your doctor, get there, and then be told you’ll only be seeing the nurse.
Even when you do get to see the doc, my sense is that they are too busy to actually review your chart and know who you are before they walk into the room. Thus, things may be suggested that are entirely inappropriate for you. That’s unfortunate.
The doctors all have different personalities and approaches, and some specialize in certain types of patients, so it would be helpful to know which doc is most likely to work best with you. That can be tough to do, though. You really are getting good medical treatment here, if not always cutting edge. I just wish we had more access to the docs. And that the docs had the time to know our individual needs and issues. I understand, though, that the docs need to see all the patients they can possibly help.
Having more nurses on staff would help improve patient care. Wait times are long, but I’m usually left waiting for the nurse!