North County Health Services Oceanside Loma Alta

I visited this clinic for the first time about a month ago. I made an appointment for a pulse check so nothing serious, but it was a two day process which they kindly treated as one. The payment options were fair and for someone with no insurance; I think I got my moneys worth. Its such a shame i’m reading such negative reviews. The receptionists/MA’s/nurses were all pretty helpful and polite. I was actually pretty surprised with the quality of the staff/​place overall, I thought it would be worse. The only problem I had with the place is that you’ll get the impolite, nasty, grungy people sitting in the waiting room with you. For real, I’m not trying to be mean, but if you are sick; sit away from people and cover your mouth. Really just kills the vibe of the place to be honest. ⁵⁄₅ for the staff and willingness to fit me in at convenient times.

Solid service and facility. I’ve always been treated well here and believe I get competent and thorough care.

We went to NCHS because our dr Ronald Park moved from private practice to NCHS. We called to make sure our insurance was accepted «Yes, Dr Park accepts your insurance.» — we brought our kids in for their yearly physicals — they were DENIED because while Dr Park accepts it — NCHS does not — NCHS was nice on the phone but only submitted at NCHS and refused to bill for Dr Park — and Dr Park would not bill for himself. We were told by Aetna that he WAS still contracted that he simply needed to bill properly. No accountability. We ended up eating over $ 300 worth of bills for a STANDARD PHYSICAL that should be covered at 100%. In addition to that — the nurse asked disrespectful and inappropriate questions about my children’s adoption situation. We will NOT be going back.
This seems like a great place to go to if you do NOT have insurance and have state funded medical care (not judging — just pointing out something good) — they bill WAY higher than regular bills for the visits we had — so it is BAD if you have to pay out of pocket — but the facility is clean and our kids were seen fairly quickly. I suppose that is the only way this place would be good — if you are not paying for it — your kids are going to be seen and it is clean and safe.

I recently stopped going to this location after my children’s doctor moved to another location we continue to go to this one because it is close to our house however after a couple appointments for my children with a new doctor here I will never go back we now drive to Encinitas to see their original doctor well worth the drive the nurses and doctors at this location are awful I had to make and appointment to get a paper filled out for my son so I did we went in for the appointment and even though it was just to get a form filled out they wanted to do all the stuff like weight height blood pressure and temp my son has autism and the blood pressure machine scares him to death and it hurts him when they do it I asked since we just needed paper work filled out could we not do that to him they said no we have to do it they tried to hold him down and force him to do it it was awful I had enough and we left he was terrified it was so so sad ugh he wasn’t even sick anyway I suggest drive a little further for better service!!!

I have been here a few times now and they all have been wonderful. I see Dr Safi. I am grateful for this place and the staff. It is hard to get through by phone so I make my appointments when I am there.

When you call your on hold for 30 minutes. smh its a clinic really and every time I go there it’s never busy so why am I always on hold for a long time bad experience with this clinic all around prenatal care and pediatric thumbs down don’t go here.

If you want some underrated third party health care this is the place to get it, the good doctors went to work for kaiser. Although the wait is usually fast so are the doctors now. If you’re a person with issues and concerned about your health care this is a place to stay away from they don’t want to do the paperwork to send you to specialist, 2 minute doctors.

If only they would answer their phones… on hold for ‘10 minutes then cut off. Happens all the time.

I really appreciate the good care I receive here. I usually make appointments for early morning and I am seen on or very close to the set time. Everyone is nice and professional. I really like my physician, Dr. Safi, and her nurses Elena and Juana. I’m vegan, don’t like to take meds, and the Dr. doesn’t try and push me to take meds. She’ll discuss my ides of natural ways to treat things. They are on top of making appointments for preventative medicine and screening for women’s health issues. I have insurance, but in the past when I didn’t, I was treated with the same, great service.
They recently started to use an online portal where I can check my lab results and send my Dr. a question. I look forward to using this feature.

I’ve found good healthcare here. I moved from LA in August of 2011 and my Dr. in LA said I needed to get a local Dr. to prescribe the meds I was on because he couldn’t monitor me from LA. I went to this place because it was close. I’ve had the same Dr. since then although my health coverage has changed a couple of times.
My Dr. has kept an eye on my health problems and kept everything in check. I get my tests there and I know they are gone over and cross checked against the medications I’m taking.
As far as appointments, yes they take a long time to get from the time you actually book one but, they leave a daily block of time open for walk ins and I’ve not had a problem getting in if I call early in the morning.
The treatment delays are from the specialists due to getting approval from my health group, not from NCHS.
And what does the maternity group on Mesa Drive have to do with the facility on Crouch Street?
You people are writing your reviews in the wrong place.

I had an experience just like Mathew B. I went in without an appointment because of SERIOUS ear pain and infection. I was hurting bad and still am. They said they would fit me in the clinic downstairs. I sat and waited for over an hour and they then said I could be seen, but was sent upstairs. The lady checked me in and had me wait. I then was called to the back room where some nurse acted like I was going to be seen and checked my vital signs. Then she checks my ears and says they cant see me today. I was so confused, in pain and sick that they played with me the whole time.
It was as if it was scam and a big lie the whole time.
This has be one of the worst clinics I have ever been to in my 42 years of life. They are in the medical care field, but they DO NOT truly care about patients. The place is operated by 20 something young women who should not be in the medical care field if they do not know how to truly care for patients.

People here care for there patients diffiniltly better than scrips this is my second visit here and I like the doctors do not charge a arm and a leg

Thank you Teresa for helping me find a resolution in the issue I’m having. I really appreciate it.

This medical center is very good especially if you don’t have insurance. I have been going to them since they were on Cassidy and 101… funky place indeed. I had Dr. Hazelbaker initially who was a grand stander… wouldn’t stop talking about himself. Finally went with Dr. Denise Gomez and have been with her every since. She is compassionate and a good doctor. Every medical facility has it’s faults so all you cry babies out there… SHUT UP! Never had an issue with the center at all or Dr Gomez. I have had depression since losing my job in 2012 and it was Dr Gomez after trying her best to help me referred me to a great pdoc at the San Marcos facility who got my meds changed and I’m great now.

Went for a physical exam. Front desk lady was rude. And so were the nurses that called my name. Anyways they are not good. I will go back to vista community clinic. not the best but fair enough clinic with better technology.

Bless these people!!!
I am on a very tight budget and have been going here over a year. The staff has always went above and beyond to help me with my medical needs and they would never leave me without medication I need to sustain my life!
Every person I have encountered in this office has been caring and professional. A wonderful combination for those in need of medical care.

I hadn’t been here in years because of previous bad experiences. My how this place has changed. I’ve have been in twice since December and have had great experiences each time. Kristen Shalck is by far an amazing, caring PA. because of her genuine concern for my well being, I will continue to come here and support NCHS. They are Reasonably priced if you are uninsured. They have their own pharmacy, which makes paying out of pocket easier on the wallet.

If you lack insurance then I guess you don’t have much of a choice but to go here but I’d pass.
My girlfriend broke her thumb and doesn’t have insurance so I did a Google search and found this place. I called to ensure that they had the capabilities to handle a broken thumb and they assured me they did. So, I made an appointment and off we went. Once we arrived they promptly charged my credit card for the visit and after consulting with the Dr I was promptly told to take her to the closets ER.
To me this is shady business, they knew that they couldn’t treat her yet they lied and said they could. Once they had my money the truth came out. Going there was a complete waste of time and money.
***UPDATE***
We went to the ER at Tri City. Tri City ran their own X-​rays, her finger was dislocated. So not only did this clinic lie & steal my cash they also can’t read their own X-​rays & miss diagnosed her.

Our children come here to see the NP. We have had great experiences with them. They are kind, provide excellent care and respect our viewpoints. Very good experiences.

Unfortunately, the only doctor who is there is not taking new patients, so the nurse practitioner was the only one who I could see. She did not listen at all to me and actually ordered a colonoscopy for me when I already had one this summer! I brought my medications in so they would have a record of what medications I was taking. I didn’t need any refills, but she got on the computer and ignored me while she spent quite a bit of time ordering refills I didn’t need. Maybe she is overworked because I was there an hour before she came in. Even though my Medicare paid them $ 100, they billed me $ 42 two months later.