Walgreens

It’s a good example of a Walgreens. It’s just fine. Maybe a bit of a weird parking lot… but a-​ok.

I had an awful experience with the Healthcare Clinic today. I had never been there before but my regular doctor’s office was closed. I arrived at 12:15 to have a minor ear issue checked. I signed in and could see that there was a man and a couple in front of me to be treated. After waiting a reasonable amount of time — maybe ten or fifteen minutes, the triage nurse called me back, took my vitals and got my basic information. She sent me back to wait, telling me there were three patients in front of me, and it would be about fifteen minutes. I knew from the conversation I had overheard while waiting that the couple was getting a vaccination, and when I got out of triage, the man was already being seen. I waited and waited, and eventually the couple was called.
With the couple in the office, the nurse practitioner came out and went into the triage room, and in matter of seconds the nurse told me that the NP would be going to lunch and it would be another hour before she would see me.
After having been told fifteen minutes and then waiting (patiently and quietly) for an hour, I was brushed off like a fly on a horse.
So I wasted an hour and forty five minutes waiting at that place, and if I wanted any care it would be two hours and forty five minutes — minimum.
Does the NP have the right to lunch? Absolutely. However patient’s time is not just something to discard like an old used lunch bag. I wonder if she feel’s the same way about a patient’s pain as she does their time? Actually I’m glad I was not treated by this healthcare «professional», who looked right at me, and walked on deciding it was time for lunch.

I enjoy stopping here to look at all the gadgets they have. They get a supply of them for every holiday and the battery operated animals that dance and sing and do goofy little things are so funny. My grandkids always enjoy seeing what new one I’ve gotten since their last visit. It’s the first thing they want to do when they walk into my house.