The Best 15 MEDICAL SERVICES near Bakersfield, CA (Part 2)

Tanveer Dahiya I want to express my sincere appreciation for the exceptional care provided by Dr. Singh, Romona, the dedicated nursing team, vigilant case managers, and the 24x7 available psychiatrist at Good Samaritan hospital. My friend underwent medical detox treatment here, and the experience was truly remarkable. The level of availability and promptness displayed by the medical staff is commendable. Every detail, no matter how small, was handled with utmost attention, reflecting a commitment to comprehensive and patient-centered care. Its worth noting that Good Samaritan hospital stands out as the sole facility in the county offering such vital services, making a substantial difference in the ongoing battle against the addiction epidemic. The impact of their efforts is nothing short of impressive, and I am grateful for the dedicated professionals who played a role in my friends treatment journey.

Destini Medrano I never really leave reviews but I feel like I have to this time because my experience was great and I was so nervous for my gallbladder removal surgery because there were so many bad reviews about the hospital and the nurses. The surgery team was so comforting from the moment they took me back until it was time to discharge. Also big thank you to Dr. Kapadia for making me feel comfortable and answering all of my questions!

Gypsy Gypsy Cardiologist Dr Win & her student, Dont waste your time here. They lie to your face. Its sad how they play with someones life. They Will Not let you see other cardiologist. Go to Central Cardiology if you want to live and be respected.

Yessica Gutierrez I had my first appointment with Dr. Rivera she was fantastic very resourceful and answered all of my questions and concerns, she also made me feel extremely comfortable throughout my entire visit. I would also like to say the rest of the team was great as well, front desk was kind and so was the nurse who assisted me taking my vitals and assisted the Dr. with my appointment.

Cristial Nuñez Worst dr ever first time coming here asked for a physical and pregnancy test but physician okumoto MD didn’t want to pee test me she asked how did I know I took a home test and I’ve been vomiting she said she needs to request blood work and left me in room for over 30mins just waiting to get told to go to OB care side with out any conformation to make an appointment OB front desk lady was nicer made an appointment but said I need to get my blood work first. Appointment was at 12:30 and waiting till 2PM for all this nonsense if doctor could have took me to get blood work get conformation and could have made my appointment for OB care and prenatal pills. instead of waiting 1hour and a half for nothing to be done today just an other appointment.

Benjamin McCay Bet they wont even care to read this. Horribly ran clinic. No customer service, everyone either hates their job or like being rude to customers, or both. They scheduled a newborn follow up on Saturday, I then found out theyre closed on Saturday so went in on Friday to tell them, two people argued and said theyre keeping the appointment for Saturday. Low and behold, went on Saturday.. and theyre closed. Idiots. Dragging my newborn daughter across town for this? Na. Not again, going somewhere else.

Marlen Ruiz This hospital used to be one of my favorite hospitals to go to but after last night they became the most ignorant hospital ever. I took my son into the emergency room because he has been sick for the past week. The physician that seen him, Cu Sharon, told me he was going to send over the antibiotics to the pharmacy so my son could take them. Only to find out that they never sent the referral and after calling them about the referral, they told me that I have to use the same antibiotics I apparently have from 2 months ago when he got sick. He took all of the antibiotics. What’s makes them think I still have left over antibiotics now? This hospital is a joke and because of them my son is not improving with Tylenol, saline drops or the humidifier.

Adrianne Grady I was abandoned in a wheel chair in the waiting room to start, which I was falling out of unable to sit up in, fighting passing out as my organs were shutting down and my fever raged from the syndrome taking over. I had stroke symptoms, muscle spasms, and a seizure while there which weren’t examined. I was forced to swallow a pill while my muscles were seizing at one point, because the nurse wouldn’t believe me that I couldn’t swallow without high risk at that moment (I barely survived that). She said “oh it’s fine you can swallow” while my whole body was rising in a stiff arch, my fingers were curling, and my mouth would barely move to speak - all stiff and locking, tears streaming from my eyes cuz of the fear. I wasn’t bathed at all in the weeks I was there (my SIL had to come to help me with a short wash and I could barely stand), I was left alone to lay in a wet bed, soaking in it, many days due to the cold packs for my fever not being changed out. Food was forgotten to be brought to me at least once. Due to the condition of DRESS syndrome and erythema multiforme in rare deadly reaction, my skin had shedded all over the floor, but they didn’t clean it. After many days (maybe over a week or more) of complaining, it took them 4 broom pans (not exaggerating) to remove only after my husband and SIL demanded action repeatedly. A nurse expressed apologies and said that shouldn’t have happened. A different nurse came in while my husband was there and started preaching about Jesus and religion at one point, assuming things about my health or recovery and pushing prayer without permission. I had to stare at a Christian cross hanging over the bathroom in my room the whole time too (I grew up Christian but this was so wrong for a public hospital), my window faced a concrete wall so I had no view of the sky (unfortunately), and the TV was broken the entire time I was there, so I had no distraction or entertainment. I was lucky my family got me a laptop so I could game a little while there and kept my phone charged. When I was in agony from injections causing skin issues, it took them days to adjust my routine so I wouldn’t have a body shutdown from the swelling and burning it caused. I often went without enough water too. I developed Cushing Syndrome after prematurely being discharged, due to the doctor not taking me off of the high steroid dosage soon enough. In fact, the doctor there who prescribed it became unreachable and I had to reach out to my other two doctors to find out what was going on with my body. Months after leaving the hospital, I finally started the tapering off a steroid I was supposed to already have been off of. It added excruciating additional pain, partial blindness and screwed up my hearing and swelled my body up painfully. It took years to recover. The hospital visit was at the end of 2022. I reported all of this to the hospital and never heard back. Horror show and despicable for not taking care of things. I’m lucky I’m alive. Where’s the “dignity”?! (The only decent people I came across who helped me was the man who carried me into the ER cuz I couldn’t walk, and the woman that assisted me with body wipes on the first day I arrived. After that, I barely felt noticed or respected. It was terrifying and traumatic. I’m sure there are other good nurses there, but overall, this was disgusting.)

Sonia Be very careful with this plan. If your loved one gets “too difficult” for them, they will be quick to suggest hospice. Especially Anita Patel. So watch out.

Reese Roberts Ive been coming here for many years. Staff is almost always courteous and efficient. I can only remember a time or two that I have had to growl at one of the intake people for being neglectful or rude. The important part, the medical treatment itself, has most always been helpful. Heres a couple things that need to be tweaked: 1) The scales need to be calibrated. They are weighing around 40 lbs. too much (of course, not less), when I mention that to the intake nurse, they dont care and blow it off. 2) When are they going to redecorate this place? It was at least 50 years out of date when they repainted about 10 years (?) ago. Not that hard to section off and repaint folks. Hopefully a nicer color than Puke Pink. That color is not calming folks, no matter what smoke your interior designer is blowing up your a$$. Try a soft green or a very soft buff yellow. Even a soft turquoise, teal, or yes even pink if it is the right shade. Please, please, pretty please with a cherry on top.

Ruben Carrillo Ive gone twice already for an appointment and the staff is very professional, wait time is short, and the doctors are kind and told me my issue right away. I also appreciate them reminding me of upcoming appointments because I forget to write it down. Thats how it should be.

Sergio Acevedo They refuse to speak Spanish when I call, and the person who answered hung up on me

Arturo We had an appointment for our baby 2 weeks ago, we waited for vitals like 30 minutes, they sent us to the room a waited in there for like 1 and a half hour, doctor never went we decided to leave and complain about it… today we went back and seems they skipped us in purpose all people went first before us. We asked like three times and said they didn’t have enough rooms but other people were coming and leaving, I guess they can’t take criticism… they just don’t care

Monique Simmer The doctors and Physican Assistants at this clinic are friendly, providing top-notch care and professional service. However, getting an appointment has been an incredibly frustrating experience. For the past week, Ive tried to reach a scheduler, spending at least 30 minutes on hold before the call gets disconnected. This has been extremely disappointing. The receptionist service needs significant improvement

Johny Cage It is a good hospital to have your new baby born, I give it 2 starts because of the waiting time is ridiculous, I took my baby for a bleeding in his pop and we wait one hour to be registered and another hour to check his virales, then they took us with another infants to a different room and we wait another hour and half and I believe it was only one pediatrician to see all the infants one at the time, me and my wife decided to leave the place because no one was communicating anything about the waiting period and we where getting so frustrated especially our baby boy. We took like a whole 3+ hours waiting and idk how long they would have take for them to call us to see what was going on with our baby. We end up going to a different hospital and we only wait couple hours for the whole process. But I wouldn’t recommend this hospital for any type of emergencies.

Sabrina Nevarez I cannot thank the staff at Kern Medical enough! From the ER staff, Radiology, surgical staff, Pediatrics, and Nutrition, thank you for the care given to my son. Everyone went above and beyond to ensure he was taken care of. If it were not for Kern Medical, I could have lost my son. Thank you for listening to our concerns and running the appropriate tests to get him diagnosed. I am beyond greatful for the care he received.

Collaboration I recently visited Kern Medical and, unfortunately, had an unpleasant experience at the reception desk. The receptionist, who had golden hair, displayed unprofessional and unwelcoming behavior. She was not helpful and failed to provide clear or adequate information regarding my visit. As the first point of contact for patients, receptionists play a crucial role in creating a positive experience, and this encounter left a lot to be desired. I hope the hospital management addresses these issues to ensure patients feel respected and supported upon arrival.

Tate Lamas If u need to see an ENT literally go anywhere but here. This guy hates his job so much he was pretty rude and judgey for someone WHO IS NOT A DENTIST. I wish I never wasted my time with him. His medical assistant was an absolute angel so sweet and kind and very personable which I appreciate greatly. Some comments you just shouldnt say out loud. Everyone else in this office was very sweet especially the front desk lady who checked us in upon arrival and the medical assistant.

Tony Hambrick I have been going to this office for over 10 years and used to love it. They seemed to really care abotut there patients, definitely not the case now. In the last 3 years something has happened it has gone down hill. Today I had an appointment to get cleared for a surgery. To have a CANCEROUS bump taken out of my mouth. I have been trying to get this taken care of for over 6 months. They tell me they cant do it . They need some paperwork. I explained what was going on but that didnt matter on top of that there next appointment was a month out. The person at the desk seemed mad when I asked who told her this. She eventually told me DERICKA a nurse. I really like the doctor I see. By the time this all gets done it will probably be the beginning of the year before I can schedule the surgery. Hopefully this hasnt grown to much by then.

Jonathan Herrera Every time I or my wife come here, we wait over an hour in the waiting room. Don’t come here if you want to sit forever to get results. Had x-rays done and never got a call for the results. We can go to urgent care and get the results of an xray within 5 minutes of taking them. We have currently been waiting for 5 days to find out the results. All while the foot is still in pain

Christie Rodriguez Do not use this office if you can avoid it. They are terrible to get in touch with. They do not answer their phone most of the time. You will just circle back through the prompts continually. When they do answer, they are not professional at all. I have had them schedule my mom for an over the phone appointment and when the appointment day came, no one called. I had to call in to them and they said they never set the appointment up even though I spoke with Dr. Gearhearts MA, who set up the appointment directly with me. It is a joke there.

Jessica Coughran I will admit the front office staff and communication, trying to get a hold of the office, making an appointment are awful. I would give 0 stars! It is awful!!! They are open but never answer their phones. But on the other hand Dr. Shelia Mendoza is a God send. She is a wonderful doctor who is compassionate, listens, and actually really cares about her patients. I would give her 5 stars. So if your willing to deal with a crappy office but a wonderful doctor then I would recommend Dr. Mendoza.

Mike I went here for lab work. Was process quick. Took about 15 to 30 minutes since the covid-19 I thought I was going to be there a long time. But It was really quick. I return to here to day and the emergency waiting room is empty. Theyre not letting anyone in but the patients which is a good thing all the other times I been to this hospital it was always packed. But I was told that inside the emergency room they are super busy. Bathroom is very nice and clean.

Leticia Crabbe If you have an emergency call an ambulance you have a better chance to be seen faster. The ER set up is like an old war scene , you Waite in one room for hours then you Waite in a second room for hours it’s like they are hoping you get better on your own. Such horrible emergency care.

Franberry I had an incredibly frustrating experience at this facility. I came in with severe double vision and was discharged without any scans being recommended or performed. Instead, I was referred to an ophthalmologist who does not accept my insurance, leaving me without proper follow-up care. When I informed the hospital the same day that the referral wasn’t covered, I was told I could return for scans—but that I would have to pay for another full ER visit, despite this being a continuation of the same issue. In other words, I was sent home without proper testing, given an unusable referral, and then expected to pay again just to get the care I should have received in the first place. This is completely unacceptable. A patient with severe double vision should not be discharged without proper imaging or an appropriate referral. Patients deserve thorough evaluations and referrals that actually lead to treatment, not dead ends and unnecessary extra charges. This experience was a complete failure in patient care.

Eros Zamora I’ve been here for over 8 hours. With a IV syringe in my arm waiting for my results for the past 4 hours. The service for getting treatment was fast and reliable. But for the results? INSANE. I asked if the results were ready, and they said it was and to wait, but other patients where being discharged while I sit here and wait. If my results are ready why are patients who were here after me getting called in? I asked if they could remove the IV from my arm since its in a tight vein and they said to wait until discharge and see if I need more bloodwork. When will that be? In another 4 hours? I am sorry but this cannot be the only hospital that accepts Kaiser. Please do better with communicating with patients on why the waits are happening. I work in the mornings and It’s ridiculous to wait 8 hours in an empty ER room.

Erik Bucher To all employers/employees: your time is valuable and thats why Im writing this. This facility has a complete disregard for your time. They seem to be completely understaffed and therefore cannot see patients in a timely manner. If youre coming here because its cheaper, think twice. Youll end up paying with your time 10 fold. This is a poorly ran clinic and it would be in your best interest to take your business elsewhere. There are plenty of other industrial health clinics in Bakersfield that are much more professional.

Christian Gholston Was not as bad as all the reviews make it to be. Yeah the wait is a bit long and people may get mad that people are seen before them, but the staff is friendly and even though I felt a bit awkward, they went out of their way to make conversation and lighten the mood. Great staff, nice people