Swisher William P MD

This is a very modern facility with a group of really great doctors… but maybe a little «too big.»
I called to set up my son BEFORE he was born with a doctor in mind, but they gave me Dr. Swisher and said he was taking new patients. After he was born a different doctor from the group came every day while he was in the hospital to check on him… pretty much every doctor in the group EXCEPT Dr. Swisher. We also had an emergency and my son was hospitalized again, and once again a doctor from the group came to check on my baby… but not Dr. Swisher. It was nice that he was seen to, but it would have been nice if it was his OWN doctor.
We have visited the office many times for well checks and colds etc. When I would tell Dr. Swisher of my concerns he would sort of blow me off and act like I’m some overprotective new mom… but I’m not a new mom I have a 10 year old so I have sort of been through the little traumas and have an idea of what is a concern and what isn’t. The only doctors that have ever really given my son a treatment was at the ER or a doctor we saw because ours wasn’t available. On top of that, when we would go to follow up with Dr. Swisher he would tell us that the other doctor’s treatments were unnecessary and would not give us a prescription for refills on any of the meds that the other doctors prescribed. He has even gone so far as to chastise me for taking my son to the Emergency Room when he was severely dehydrated from a week of constant vomiting and diarrhea even though the ER found it necessary to treat him for the dehydration. Instead he told my my 6 month old merely had a virus and to let it run it’s course. We took him to a different ped the next day and he was upset that he had no treatment sooner and immediately hospitalized him, for 3 days!!! I almost feel like Dr. Swisher is ignorant, lazy and just biding his time until retirement!
I asked the group if I could just switch doctors to another one of the doctors who has seen my son, treated my son, and that me and my fiancé like a lot better. NOPE, they won’t let us switch, we are STUCK with Dr. Swisher so… unfortunately though we really like Lincoln Pediatric Group, we have to leave completely in order for my son to have a pediatrician who will actually TREAT him.
Another issue is that unless you are making your baby’s monthly check up, or your child’s wellness check, it is extremely difficult to make an appointment. Every time that my son has actually gotten sick I have had to sit on hold for 10 – 15 minutes to make an appointment only to be asked about 50 questions and told a nurse would get back to me. Then when the nurse calls I have to answer another 50 questions and hope that they deem it necessary to get me an appointment. I feel like I am some looser trying to get into the VIP club every time so I end up just taking him to urgent care instead.