Elva Dreisbach, MD – Healthcare Partners Medical

She was my Dr for about 10 years. He really cares in the beginning and was so helpful but through the years, I have watched her slowly not give a damn about her patients. Quite sad really. She seems heavily burnt out. She needs to retire or change her career. She last told me, «there is nothing I can do for you anymore. I think you’re making your symptoms up.» Well, that was that. I left without a 2^nd thought. Found another dr that cared again. I called «Liz» to complain but good luck getting her on the phone. Sure she doesn’t care either. She also didn’t care about my father have chest pains. Took him to the ER, turned out he had a blockage in his heart! DO NOT SEE THIS DR! Her severe negligence will end up KILLING you!

I love Dr Dreisbach she is a good listener and she has always taken good care of me. One think she could improve on, is returning calls or have her nurse return calls. The nurse says, I will call you this afternoon (test results) but I hate to say this, but I feel like telling her «you and I both know you are not going to call». I feel I should not have to worry and one phone call could do it.
I still give Dr Dreisbach and her office 5 stars

I have been seeing Dr. Dreisbach for over 10 years. She is the best primary doctor I have ever had since my childhood when the local beloved GP made house calls. I am now 68.
Whenever I have come in, Dr. Dreisbach has always taken the time to listen, review my chart carefully, explain test results in detail, and remind me of routine tests/​shots/​etc that need to be up-​to-​date. She is extremely thorough when explaining medications and other options to maintain good health. When I have a concern, she or her nurse gets back to me in a very reasonable amount of time. I highly recommend her to my friends when they are having problems with their primary care. I was surprised to read a few reviews that indicated dissatisfaction as I have always found Dr. Dreisbach to be extremely competent and very willing to give referrals to see a specialist. When I had a concern after getting results from a routine test, Dr. Dreisbach was a helpful advocate in getting me a needed appointment quickly when doctors and needed tests appeared to be fully booked. She has consistently gone beyond what I have experienced from most other doctors to help me retain my health.
I felt compelled to write this review when I saw a few negative ones. She is a great doctor!

Dr. Dreisbach was my primary care physician for about 6 years. She was the first to prescribe birth control to me and when she did and I asked questions about it (being 18 and feeling a little worried about the whole thing), her response was for me to read about it online.
When I dealt with depression during college, I wasn’t able to see Dr. Dresibach and was directed to another physician in the building instead, who readily wrote me a prescription for antidepressants after a three-​minute conversation. I found that really irresponsible and even frightening. I didn’t fill the prescription and saw a psychologist instead, but the incident made me wonder whether people were taking unnecessary medication because of advice from Healthcare Partners. I kept going back to HP through college, but became fed up by the impersonal care and left a few years ago.
In the meantime, I found out that Dr. Dreisbach also diagnosed my mother as «pre-​diabetic» and assured her that she didn’t need to take medication. When my mom started having more worrisome symptoms, she switched to a specialist who told her that she should have been put on treatment for diabetes years before.
I think Dr. Dreisbach is fine for relatively healthy people with no major concerns (i.e. me during high school and college), but if you’re dealing with something serious like diabetes, I’d be wary and go to someone more hands-​on.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Dreisbach for almost 3 years now and can state my opinion of her in a concise manner: she’s a great doctor.
Short and sweet, right? Don’t count on it, hot rod. Let’s satisfy my need to ramble, shall we?
I tend to make late-​afternoon appointments because of my duties to open up shop at work. No matter what time my appointment is, though, I’ve never had to wait longer than 10 minutes to be seen. Her staff is courteous, professional, and doesn’t Larry David me by letting some hefty heifer walk-​in see the doctor before me just because I was polite enough to let her waddle off the elevator and into the office first. Her staff also doesn’t Morty Seinfeld me by snatching my velcro-​less wallet as I go get x-​rays taken in another room and leave my clothes behind. They do call me on occasion to remind me that I haven’t been in for a check-​up lately, which can be kind of annoying, but that’s only because I hate $ 20 co-​pays that could be used towards booze, fast food, and anything else I’ve been advised to cut out of my diet for the «sake of [my] health.» They sure know how to poop out a person’s party at this joint.
My only complaint with the staff and/​or doctor is that I’ve had to wait for 2 or 3 days on a few occasions for them to approve my prescription refills. The problem can eventually be remedied with a phone call, but you really don’t want me to be set loose on society without my meds, Doc. *twitches*
I have been known to be a bit of a hypochondriac in the past, but Dr. Dreisbach doesn’t Elaine Benes me when I’m talking and will listen to my million complaints without adding «difficult patient» or «crazy c*nt» to my chart. I even cried like a little bitch once about one of my ailments and she sat there, listended attentively, and handed me a tissue. She has a very caring demeanor about her and offers both immediate and long-​term solutions. Necessary referrals are easy to obtain without a long waiting period.
If only she’d give me the damn medicinal marijuana card I so desperately need (for my glaucoma, of course), I’d be tipping her generously at Christmas time… with money or perishable food goods… not with my manhood.