Marin Community Clinic

During this time, while I wait for SSDI to kick in, I’ve had a lapse in my Blue Shield coverage and was able to get health care appointments to MCC. I was involved in a multiple car accident over ten years ago that severely injured my lower back. The pain has at times been unbearable. For these ten years or so I’ve been under the care of The Mt Tam Orthopedics and Spine Ctr. I’ve seen Doctor Byers, Dr. Sponzilli, and the best NP you would ever want, Lisa Elvin. Lisa has worked through the years to get my pain manageable and I’m not sure where I’d be without her. We finally found a medication that at least for part of the day, makes the pain tolerable.
So now that I had to stop seeing them, temporarily I hope, I made an appointment at MCC to see if they would continue with my pain and medical needs.
I met with Doctor Krolikowski to discuss the matter and also an examination. Because I was running low on the medicine I was taking, she got hold of my medical files from MTOS and within a week had gotten me approval for more medicine. Throughout the appointment process, to registering the day of, to the exam I was treated very professionally from everyone there. Doctor Krolikowski is very thorough and made me feel at ease with her manner and confidence.
Can’t thank them enough.

It is sad to know this is the quality of healthcare people with low income or no insurance receives. During a short period when I was between insurance, I had experienced bad symptoms… I would never go to the doctor especially without insurance if I didn’t feel or know in my gut something was wrong.
My dad worked at this clinic when I was a child and had such fond memories so I made an appointment and came here. The doctor I saw examined me shortly. She looked disgusted, made remarks, and dismissed it as normal. When clearly, for a young woman my age is not normal. Anyway no tests no further diagnosis nothing… just sent me off and said «if this persists for another week come back»
Usually, a real doctor would research why. My doctors at kaiser whether I was insured or not always made sure to get an answer backed up by evidence.
By the way, it ended up not being normal and I was told I was at an increased risk for uterine dancer after seeing my doctor at kaiser. They got me the treatment I needed in order to prevent that as much as possible.
It’s SO sad to see the lack of care some people receive. Your lack of diagnosis and laziness in using your resources in wanting to save money could cost people their lives.

I have been using Unilocal for awhile now and more often write positive reviews but this marin Community Clinic in Novato is unbelievable. I am a RN and have always had great insurance but I am unemployed right now and have med-​cal. Emily Reidy NP in novato seemed very nice at first when all she had to do was order basic labs. I went in with an obvious case of impingement on my left shoulder and was not only completely misdiagnosed and sent to PT where I was told to come back after an MRI and or xrays. I had also asked for a narcotic cough medication after a cough that had lasted 3 weeks and resisted inhaler treatment and was given a prescription for an over the counter medication that increases coughing. When I pointed out these errors I was told well I’ve been to more school then you and I know more then you. I have been an RN for 30 years and worked at the hardest hospitals in the state but hey I know her 6 months of on the job training and 6 months of NP school are important too. WOW is all I can say.):