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Best 8 MD and Hospital near Lakewood, WA (Part 4)
04-2025 Gurdev Singh, MD in Best 8 MD and Hospital near Lakewood, WA (Part 4)Chi Franciscan Health Medical Clinic - Lakewood TJ Gonzales: No problem with medical care, but with BILLING! Two times where CHI Franciscan did not bill BOTH my medical health insurance on file even though the clinic scanned both health insurance cards and both cards were on MyChart! 1 Bill took over 1 year to resolve when none of my health insurances werent billed at all. Now another bill of $30 went into collections although it was hospital/staff error for not billing my childrens secondary insurance on file. Getting help with medical billing sounds like a 3rd party from another country each time, I even responded to messages on MyChart regarding my issues with no luck. Called the collections agency and CHI Franciscan didnt pull back their error. Still trying to resolve this issue.
Kennel David R MD - Lakewood Cindy Neary: Dr. Kennel has been our family doctor for over 25 years. He has a lot of experience and once you are an established patient, can usually see you very quickly for a sudden injury or illness. I have had a variety of illnesses which he has treated and diagnosed well. Hes matter of fact and has skills which a lot of younger doctors dont have any more. He doesnt send you to a specialist for every little thing.
Joseph W Regimbal, MD - Lakewood Bill Gish: I am 73, and Ive never had a better experience with a doctor in my life. Dr. Regimbal never speaks down to me, always listens to me, and explains what and why he recommends a particular course of treatment. He never seems in a rush to move on to the next patient. His office staff are helpful and polite, and I have never had to wait long for an appointment.
Franciscan Surgical Associates at St. Clare - Lakewood Thuy Bui: I came with my dad for his colonoscope. Everything was fine until the old nurse (I believe she was Chinese, short hair and old woman) came in. Super rude, attitude toward me and ignored whatever I said. When I asked her about my concern about my dad hypertension, she basically told me it was not my business to ask, I could only ask if she allowed me to, and only my dad could ask her (and only when she allowed). I was actually speechless, im not sure who she think she was, but I am the family member, I have all the legal right (on paper) to ask her about my concerns. And she kept that attitude, told me that i was just an interpreter, and I should do my job (????) that translated whatever she said. She was so mean that she didnt even believe that I translated everything to my dad, and rushed me to translate it. She had an accent and it took me some time to process and translate, im not a professional interpreter, and it was 6:30am. She had ruined my day. The reason I gave 3 stars because the rest of the staff was very friendly and nice. I wish I could file a complain about her, because of what I experienced.
Donald D Lee, MD - Lakewood Matt Hymer: He has been my primary physician for nearly 20 years. He is and has always seemed concerned about my well-being. He seems like family when I see him. I cant say enough good things about this man.
Hanmi General Medical Clinic - Tacoma Ron Solo: I just called to see if they are accepting new patients because it says they are accepting new patients on their website and the receptionist very rudely said they are not and acted like she didnt know what Regence insurance is....
St. Clare Specialty Center - Lakewood Michelle R: What is 24 business hours???
I requested to have my referral sent to a different facility, and the receptionist responded with that unclear explanation about “24 business hours.” That makes it even more frustrating because when dealing with medical referrals, patients need straightforward information—not vague wording that can be easily misinterpreted.
If the response time is actually up to three business days, they should just say that instead of using a confusing phrase that makes it sound like a quicker turnaround. It almost feels like they’re trying to make the wait seem shorter than it really is, which isn’t fair to patients who are trying to plan their care.
