If I could give a negative integer rating I would.\r
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I took my daughter here on a Sunday for a bad case of strep throat. \r
To begin with we're fortunate to have excellent health insurance and money isn't an issue.\r
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So here I am filling out their forms, giving only the last 4 digits of our social security numbers. I turn the papers in and am told that if we don't write down the ENTIRE SS # of at least ONE of us we will have to pay cash for the visit and be reimbursed later for the difference.\r
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I ask how much an office visit is, the intake lady says ""$100"". Ok whatever it takes, no problem, so I whip out the CHECKBOOK (ZOMG CHECKS!!!) and am told ""we don't take checks"". Having $20 in my purse and a staunch avoider of credit cards the outlook is grim. \r
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Realizing we have to compromise our personal information despite excellent health insurance I ask for all the paperwork back; photocopies of license & insurance card, and the form w/our partial SOCIAL SECURITY #s on it & walk out of there. Thinking we would either see our daughter's pediatrician the next day or another Urgent Care.\r
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4 hours later not being able to put it off any longer found an Urgent Care who not only will bill later, but didn't INSIST or DENY treatment based on submitting ENTIRE SS #s.\r
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People, this is 2011. There is this thing called ""E-CHECK"" that automatically withdraws money from bank accounts. \r
With medical facilities being in the top 10 places one gets identity stolen it is inexcusable to ask people to give out their social security numbers in this day and age.\r
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I turned and looked all the naive individuals who readily coughed up their 9 numbers to a sub par entity and walked out.\r
And if you're smart, you will too. \r
Do NOT let places like this get away with compromising your identity!\r
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There are other places to that treat patients nearby that don't require this. The one we went to is in an Oakwood facility in Southgate.\r
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