UPMC
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Contact Governor Wolf and COMPLAIN
Governor Wolf has thrown business and money to them open and freely. In 2018, he gave them the Medicare and Medicaid contracts as one of the 3 MCOS chosen, of course Blue Cross or United Health was not chosen which would have been a major competition to them.
UPMC gained millions and was allowed to open even more hospitals. The most appalling thing they tried to remain non-profit but the first quarter profit they made off of the program alone blew that out of the water, they still argued that they should remain non-profit so they don't have to pay taxes. Didn't work they were finally forced out of non-profit.
Governor Wolf has allowed them to grow 10x bigger he throws them money and business, nothing mind you they had to work for, they take over someone else's years of sacrifice and work much like the Governor does and kicks them to the curb. If PA residents don't wake up and start fighting to take back their insurance they are going to be forced to take UPMC.
Horrible ER services
- Convienent
- Drs are good
- Accepts my insurance
- Emergency room too small
- Hospital too few beds
- Expensive
Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution
Go out side of Altoona Pa for a true diagnosis and treatment for Cancer/radiation etc.
Marijuana pitfalls
Keeping patients in the dark
I was accepted as a transfer patient from a FL hospital to UPMC Presbyterian. UPMC MD did not have to say yes.
He could have said they were too busy. There were at least 10 other good choices for complex esophageal surgery nationally. It took over a month before I met the attending surgeon. Care was by residents with no distinction as to seniority for me.
No treatment plan was discussed with me for weeks. I had to see the patient advocate just to get to see my surgeon once and hear the options. He didn’t surface again. He did however discuss a surgery date 1 week away.
By second hand I learned he meant 2 weeks and then 1 month. Although I live in FL, they had no problem sending in a discharge planner to talk to me about going to a hotel with a feeding tube and PICC line, alone, to await surgery. No help as far as transfer to another hospital of my choice. Bottom line - mediocre physical plant, mediocre nursing, extreme communication problems, total insensitivity as to emotional consequences of a 42+ day hospital stay and life threatening illness.
It is nonsense that a whole division is based on a single surgeon - he is mortal too, so the implication is that should he go, the entire department would collapse. The surgeon had no problem telling me he was the best in the world.
At this point I would settle for second best. Or 3rd best......
Preferred solution: Transfer me to Stanford, MD Anderson, Cedars-Sinai NY, Washington Hospital.
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Verified Reviewer | Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaDon't take it personal
- Knowledgeable doctors
- Dealing with some staff rudeness
The worst. Don't get pregnant, cancer, or sick, especially outside of stead.
Upmc unreliable
Medical Battery and Assault
Preferred solution: Criminal Charges
Appt at work center.
They illegally attempt to charge you out of network prices
- Doctors are mostly ok
- Billing dept is incompetent and lazy
1 year inadequate billing csr and escalation supervisors a joke!
still unresolved after several contact attempts made to resolve with escalation supervisor. seems ball dropped in September with escalation supervisor and no one will seem to help resolve this.
told twice by man rep thT BOTH WORK COMP PAID AND BLUE CROSS PAID FOR A WORK COMP CLAIMS. NEED TO GET THIS RESOLVED.
CUTE WE GOT TODAY A FINAL NOTICE SENDING ME TO A COLLCTION CLAIMS FOR UNRESOLVED BILL!!! NOT EVEN FUNNY ABSOLUTELY DIGUSTING THEY DONT CARE TO EVER CORRECT THIS.
- Insurance coverage
Preferred solution: Full refund
Poor customer service
Here for you....sure!!!!!
I need a knee replacement. I’m bone-on-bone with in my knee, osteoarthritis, patellofemoral arthritis, and many other issues.
I’ve had 13 prior surgeries to this joint. I’m under chronic pain management. Two nerve ablations, prp injection, and many other injections. I’ve had pt on top of things.
They denied bc I’m not 40, but they said they don’t discriminate against age. Clearly, they do. My history is clear cut. It’s obvious they are too dumb.
Dr.
Stephen Perkins was one of the deciding factors on my case and he’s not even orthopedic surgeon. I’m glad at the beginning of new year I won’t have this company.
- Er room staff and the nursing staff
- Insurance coverage
- Rude customer service on phone
Unprofessional staff at Dr. Georgeadis office
- Customer service
Preferred solution: Want to be compensated for loss of disabilty
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They are a SHAM !! just in it to make a lot of money and do nothing and pay for nothing at all !!! RIP OFF !!