Best 15 MD and Hospital near Santa Barbara, CA (Part 4)

Cesar Peralta Dr. Baldwin is the worst. Dismissed and rejected my concerns and I asked to be sent somewhere where I can get an ultra sound of my ribs, but she says everything looks good on image; yet, im in so much pain and cant sleep or lay on my sides and it hurts to sneeze and cough. I then tried to show her some images I had from the last dr. And she got upset that I didnt have any recent x-rays. I asked her to look at my x-rays that I had and she refused and acted like nothing was wrong with me, even though Im in a lot of pain.

Khaled Ashridi Thank you so much Dr. David Metz, you are such an amazing Physician.

Carrie Ransome I received the best care and attention you could ask for and I didnt even know there was a hospital in Santa Ynez. From the security gentleman who was right there when we pulled up offering assistance to the triage department who were kind and super efficient I was blown away with the kindness and care. Then once in a room it just got better. My nurse was helpful and super caring to the 2 attending Drs in which their knowledge and experience showed and made me feel so cared for and in good hands. The radiology techs were top notch and super informative with tests I have had before yet never have been given the proper information like this. Hoping I dont need an emergency room or hospital in the near future but for sure feel safe knowing they are there to help. Great place!!!!

Gabe Clow This was the worst hospital I have ever been to. The doctors are extremely snarky and proud in their ignorance and failed to correctly diagnose my symptoms over multiple visits. Upon switching to a different hospital, the doctors there found the cause immediately and were appalled that the Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Doctors lacked the skills to be able to diagnose a relatively simple issue. If you have any means to get to any hospital besides this one within 100 miles, I strongly strongly strongly urge you to, so that you can receive actual quality care.

Marlis Sonnen They seem to be more preventative minded than to care for those already sick. Very little advanced care. I think they are good for routine wellness checks. A big clinic, very little tailored one on one help. Kind of old fashioned compared to UCLA. Turn n burn healthcare.

Matt Schaefer State of the Art Healthcare! I visited my Primary Doctor today and was once again impressed by the professionalism of the people at Sansum Internal Medicine. Especially the Covid-19 precautions are very well done.

Julia Gore horrible bedside manners. super rude, tried to manipulate me into thinking that i wasn’t in as much pain as i was. Didn’t have the decency to even come reveal my test results to me because i had my mask down while i was itching my nose. I felt it so disrespectful after waiting for three hours to get my results.

Breda Wall Recently was advised by my GP to go to emergency room at cottage on the tuesday before Thanksgiving and albeit an unexpected visit and out of an abundance of caution I took myself there . I was treated with caring and respect from the nervous moment I went through the doors by every member of the cottage hospital/ Dr.Mills team. What a fine job you do every day ..frontline heros that thankfully I do not encounter on a usual basic. I am thankful for the care and the outcome. Breda

bob pugh Same as above gentleman expressed- just got my one year wellness visit set at over a year! Doctors are great at Sansum but wait is issue. Finally today I called & found one opening in March. Then asked department to let me do my bloodwork now. They called back in 10 minutes & said blood work is set so I can do & results will be sent to me in one day& I can see if any issues. Best thing going for Sansum is “My Chart” it’s not docs fault that they are swamped ! Hopefully new owners can fix very soon!

Toshiko C I instantly felt that Dr. Pap was interested in my wellbeing. Loved her warm approach so much that I was glad I had chosen this clinic. The young female nurse practitioner as well as the front office lady were efficient and cheerful just like Dr. Pap.

Divya Chawla They denied me services and didn’t give me an appointment. My last pregnancy was with Dr Walldman and I wanted to see her this time as well. I am 6 weeks pregnant and asked to get an appointment and the front desk was really rude and just told me to “go to county clinic because we can’t take you in” , at first she said “you didn’t visit us for 2 years we can’t take you” and then changed her statement saying “we don’t take CenCal anymore”. She kept changing her statements. Like other reviews said they are very cold and no manners.

Sandy Serra I contacted them 5 months ago for an appointment. I was told that Dr. Terbell is no longer seeing patients for routine exams (!?). So they scheduled me for an appointment with a PA. I show up and they had no appointment for me that day, instead someone scheduled it for 2024 on the same date even though the message from Johana said 12/4/23. No one even bothered to contact me to apologize or reschedule.