Virginia Interventional Spine Associates

This place obviously does not need anyone’s business. I was referred to them by the ER, when I went there for an extreme back injury. Couldn’t walk without assistance much less use the bathroom or anything that requires any minimal movement. With the insurance I have, I don’t need a referral and I simply make appointments with the appropriate Doctor that fits the illness or injury. To boot, my wife is a Doctor and she tells me exactly who or what type of Doctor I should see.
This place told me they needed a referral. To make it worse, they refused to take a referral from the ER that is right down the street from them. Being new to the area, I don’t have a primary care physician so I went to an urgent care to get the referral. At this point now I was at three days with a back injury which has left me out of work.
I call the VA Interventional Spine Assocs again and they tell me that they need the Urgent care facility to fax them all my records and they will see if they «are willing» to take me as a patient. Seriously?!
One call to another spine Doctor and I had an appointment the next day. I’m so happy they can afford to be choosy about their patients, especially those sitting at home in pain that need their expert help.
Don’t bother calling them, you won’t get past the rude receptionist. There are a ton of other better established facilities in the Fredericksburg area. Use one of them.