The Little Clinic

It was nice to be able to see a «doctor» on the weekend and only have a co-​pay, however it would be more helpful if the person treating our son gave accurate information. I thought my son had pink eye. Lyn looked him over and said it appeared he just had a cold. Great! The next morning (today) he woke up with his eye swollen and glued shut. We took him to our pediatrician… Pink eye. Another co-​pay and 24 more hours without necessary drops and a missed day of work … all could have been avoided if we had the right diagnosis from the Little Clinic. Booo.

I always get the service I expect here. Its comforting to know the same PA Karla is always there, I trust her with me and my family. When we had no insurance she/​little clinic was our only link to medical care, now that I have insurance, I still go there for convenience even though TLC isn’t always in my network it’s affordable enough to keep us coming back.

Had a great visit with Karla Lodge, PA. It turned out that I had a simple cold and needed symptom relief. Not a single person was waiting in front of me, and the appointment was done in about 30 minutes. A prescription was called in to my regular drug store — very convenient! This clinic is in the Fry’s supermarket that was recently remodeled. The remodeled clinic is brand new, looks great and was comfortable.

Called the Mesa Little Clinic to enquire about getting an X-​Ray for a potentially broken rib and was very annoyed by the grouchy, unhelpful tone I got from the woman on the phone. I completely understand if it is a service not offered, but responding in a snooty tone saying «we don’t do that», then sounding offended when I asked if she happened to know info about getting it done at Urgent Care is poor. She didn’t even say goodbye when I thanked her before getting off the phone. Good luck getting us to come for any services in the future.

Well, this was easy!
I’m going to SE Asia next month, and considering the random outdoorsy things I’ll be doing, it’s recommended by the CDC for me to get a very rare vaccine, as well as a more common one, Typhoid.
Sadly, only travel clinics really carry it (Japanese Encephalitis, in case you’re wondering), and none of them take insurance. Sadder yet, my insurance only covers the vaccine when given in-​network.
After literally days of internet searches and countless phone calls, I came across the Little Clinic. They don’t keep JE in-​stock because it’s rarely requested and insanely expensive ($ 275 per dose… and you need 2), but can easily order it.
Well, that’s what I did. I put in the request to order, and they were great communicators, letting me know when it was ready to go. When I went in to get the shots, they were ready to go.
When I first walked it, I was pretty amused. Based on how professional they’d been on the phone, I sort of assumed this was a decently sized operation. It truly is a «Little» clinic. :) The one person working that day was the Nurse Practitioner. I learned from her that they only have a receptionist ½ time, yet they have evening hours and are open on weekends! What a great find!
They do take a range of insurances, shown on their website, and they also list their cash prices for the vaccination kept in stock.
Note: This place is TINY and really only consists of 1 room with a table and 2 chairs, and a lobby (I guess you could call it that?) that is open to the Fry’s that it.