Advanced Women’s Healthcare

This place is good is if you don’t know any better. Nice office, ½ way pleasant staff, but other than that it’s a low grade facility.
You only see nurse practitioners, never doctors. When I’m having a baby or getting an IUD put in, I like to see and talk to a doctor, not a nurse.
The women checking insurance are as about incompetent as you can get.
If you’re having a baby and only want to see a nurse up until it’s almost time for you to deliver, and never actually know who will be delivering your baby, this place is for you.

My daughter has severe endometriosis and has the worst periods ever for 10 days. Last week we ended up in the ER as she was in so much pain and severe blood loss. She was white as a ghost and ready to pass out. This has been going on for months with no help. After going to AWH she had exploratory surgery was put on birth control and a hormone of some kind. Nothing helped. This episode was very scary. I took her to the Urgent Care who immediately wanted to send her by ambulance to the ER. When we got to the ER the doctor did tons of tests and called Dr P. (Oh did I mention that my daughter called AWH almost 6 weeks earlier and explained what was going on and they stated they couldn’t see her until December 10^th). The ER Doctor told Dr P that she needed to be seen sooner. So, we had an appointment today at 3pm. My daughter got there a bit early and was takes back right away. I got there right at 3pm and asked for my daughters room. Dr. P came out and ran into me at which time I asked her how she was and she couldn’t tell me anything as my daughter is over 18. I then went in my daughters room and found out that Dr P came in pushed on my daughters stomach and said she needed and IUD. She spent roughly 2 — 3 minutes with her. When my daughter asked to speak with Dr P. Some really big rude girl came and told us we used our appointment. My daughter said but I have questions and so does my mom. The girl had the nerve to tell us if we had questions we would have to make another appointment. Are you kidding me! I have never had such bad service or bed side manners in my life. We will not be returning! I am shocked that this place can even stay in business. I can promise that if there is something more serious going on with my daughter that was never checked, I will take legal action.

Wow! what a mistake the NP came in in her riding boots! whaaaat. Then we began the pap smear. No questions, just scoot down and she proceeded to jam the speculum in and I screamed. I’m a woman in my 50’s no sex for 5 years and yes a little dry, but her attitude was «you need to relax» well I’m not used to being «papped» with a rake! She couldn’t get it in because she now had irritated my vagina and then tried again «Stop» I yelled as I jumped back a foot.
At that point I should have jumped up, but naked with a paper cloth and thinking she knows what she’d doing, I tried to relax. She left the room and got the old medal speculum which was smaller. She blamed it on my tilted uterus and that she had to get under it to swipe it. MY GOD I felt as though I had just been raped. I will never go there again. Oh then she said «before I come in use olive oil for a week on my vagina and «just rub it around» it will loosen up. WTF no offer of progesterone cream or even empathy. Don’t go see JP. She has NO bed side manner.

Great office
I love all the Drs and NP overall there all woman so that’s awesome :)!!
Each one is very pleasant and understanding
From the minute you walk in its awesome experience and the wait is not crazy time you have to wait I love it !
Wouldn’t change my dr!
They deliver my last baby now we’re back for our new baby were expecting :)

I am really disappointed in advanced women’s health care. I am currently 7 months pregnant. I am rushed in and out of my appointments. I have through my own findings have found answers to my questions. Today I went for a glucose tolerance test bt was just handed the paper with no information given, so when I got to the uni lab (I knew from myself i needed to fast for 12 hours, bt wasn’t evn told that at Dr appt) I was told this was a 3 hour gtt so I had to fast for another almost 4 hours and have my blood drawn a total of 4 x returning every hour. Not evn allowing water until the test was completed. Thank goodness I had another ob for the first 6 months due to having had an abnormal pap in 2004, so was to check the competency of my cervix. All was fine, bt i got many free of charge 4d ultrasounds. If wasn’t for him I would only have 2 fr the beginning of the pregnancy from advanced women’s health care. I have only seen Dr. Pacini, who is my Dr 2x ALL The Other Appts I Have Seen Different Dr’s who I am not pleased with. I am disappointed and thought this was a really good office. I’m hoping things get better closer to my delivery date and during the delivery. I am trying to take away a star, bt it won’t let me. I honestly give them 1 and a half stars. Highly disappointed

I just had my yearly exam on friday sep 11 and i still recommend this office with 5 stars! Very professional and took the time to answer all my questions. I waited maybe 20 – 25 minutes but was also given the same amount of time. It seems like the negative reviews are from people that didnt get their way. I will still send all my friends and family here. Fyi i only have gone to the la quinta office

After reading all of the negative reviews I won’t be coming back for my yearly exam. I thought it was a bit odd that I wasn’t seeing a doctor but an NP instead. I’ve been getting yearly exams since I was 18 (now 41) and have never once seen an NP until coming to Advanced Women’s Health 2 years ago. I have great insurance, so I will be doing my research now. Bye bye AWH.

Yesterday August 19 2015 I had an appointment here. I waited bloody hell 45 minutes. I didn’t even get the issues resolved that I came into the office for. The wait times are ridiculous. You know how doctor offices have the gall to charge 25 – 35 if you do not show up for you doctor appt. I should charge each one of them my own fee. Excuse me I have a life outside of your gossiping medical personnel standing around in this narrow hallway. No stars.

I have been using Advanced Women’s Health care since I was 16 (currently 26). When I changed insurance due to my new job, they were not in my network and I was so bummed I would have to switch to a new male Dr in PS. Thankfully I never had to use him.
However, I recently noticed my network (Desert Oasis) has added them to my network and I am SO happy!
I use the LQ office and the staff is just wonderful. I LOVE that no children are allowed in the waiting room. Its clean and comfortable.
Thanks ladies! Look forward to seeing you all soon.

Horrible! I went to the La Quinta office for a normal PAP and it was awful! I had Jeanne Perafan perform my PAP. I asked questions about pregnancy and such since my husband and I were planning on trying to conceive soon. All I got were one word answers with like the minimum amount of effort she could stand to make. And then got insulted on how long we were waiting to have kids (I’m only 28!).

advance woman’s health care, it was clean that’s the only good thing I can say. Staff more on the rude side, I went through 2 miscarriages with them in 2014, they wouldn’t perform any type of testing to see why they just said it was normal, I went to a DR in Mexico he did further testing &advices for me to take progesterone when/​if I became pregnant again, got pregnant the 3^rd time December 2014 26 wks now & i stayed with AWH… I had to call them &ask for them to prescribe me progesterone !! Out of these 6 months I’ve been seen only by Nurse practitioners, considering my history of losses I was expecting to see the DR at least once, I had to quit one of my jobs because even though I had bleeding in the beginning of this pregnancy they wouldn’t send me on leave, so I had to quit loss of income but I just wanted my baby to be ok & hope that the pregnancy would stick this time, finally last week I decided to transfer after I asked for a DR note for work because I am required to carry large trays full of plates, the nurse says that I’m ok I can carry up too 25 lbs these trays arnt 25lbs they’re less but still very heavy for a 6 month pregnant woman who can berly catch her breath at times! Now imagine carrying trays! in addition I asked when would I be able to go on disability as I am beginning to feel very tired with swollen feet & horrible back pain my breast are very heavy, they said I can’t go til 36 wks which you are considered full term at 37 wks basically they say I have to go all my pregnancy before leave I would understand if I had an office job or something light but serving in a breakfast luxury hotel is not light it’s very fast paced, a lot of walking & also serving outside in this 100 degrees weather! ALSO when I went to las palmas ob gyn in rancho mirage which I highly recommend I am satisfied! The girl gave me a contract to sign, she then says «this is stating that you are covered at 100% by your insurance so you don’t have co pays or anything» I was confused I asked «is it different with every DR» she says «no this is based off your insurance no
Matter where you go coverage is the same» WELL I had been paying 35&25 $ co pays !! I then asked them why? Well she tells me «those co pays were for non pregnancy procedures your insurance didn’t cover «I only went in for my pregnancy how and why would I get a non pregnancy procedure!!! What a bad experience I had ! My first appointment with the new dr she actually took the time to ask & learn about my losses & even said whenever you feel you can’t work let us know we will take you off !! It feels good to have a DR that actually cares not just a nurse practitioner that’s just rushing in and out & doesn’t take into consideration that this pregnancy is everything to you after losing 2 in a roll !!

I am 20 weeks pregnant with shortness of breath. Spent entire night in ER and needed to follow up with an OB/​GYN. Called to schedule an appointment, and they said they won’t see me because I’d be considered a transfer. I’m currently seeing a midwife, they don’t have the expertise required, which is why I need an OB. I’m not transferring anything. I have a potential emergency that needs attention and they wouldn’t even listen. «Nope, we can’t take you.» Regardless of medical situation. Highly disappointed (angry actually). BTW, I mentioned they are the only ones in my network within 50 miles… still, they didn’t care. Cannot believe they would make a call like that, just because I’m with a midwife (who isn’t an OB or doctor… not a transfer)!!!

I want to say I had really had high hopes for this office considering I’ve heard how popular this place is. So far I have not been having an enjoyable experience and decided to switch offices for good! The first two times I called to make an appointment I was spoken too very rudely by two different women who worked there at the time. I’ve had 3 appointments & each time the wait in the office before hand is longer then the actual app itself. My questions and concerns are never fully answered. I feel like just another sheep amongst a herd they are always in a rush to get you out. The icing on the cake was when they wanted me to pay out of pocket for a bill because they refuse to except any THREE of my insurances. When I ask them why they aren’t taking either of my insurances they tell me it’s due to them not being «coordinated» I have called all THREE of my insurances personally, they inform me they are all aware of each other and even they don’t understand why advanced women’s health refuses to take them. So then I ask AWH to call them but the girl behind the desk goes «oh we aren’t allowed to, that’s your job!» I am now planning on going to another obgyn and they have not given me any problems with my insurance and guess what. they wen called them personally! So I don’t understand why this office refuses to do the same. I am now waiting for AWH to give me my medical records so I can go to my dr. it’s been two weeks already and still don’t have them which is very frustrating considering I am unable to see an obgyn until they give them to me and I can’t wait much longer sense it has been over 2 months sense I have seen a dr and I am 5 months pregnant! I wouldn’t recommend this office to anyone. they obviously have too much on their plate to care about you.

Do not go here! I saw a doctor (after a 2 hour wait) and received my annual exam. I asked the doctor to prescribe me birth control pills. She refused and insisted I use Nuvaring, telling me that I could simply call the office if I had any problem with it and they would change the prescription. I tried it for 2 months and it did not work for me, so I called the office, asking for it to be changed. They said they would not change it and I had to make another appointment. So I made another appointment but when I arrived, there was a sign on the new office saying that children aren’t allowed inside. I called their office to let them know I was there, but concerned about this new policy. No one would answer the phone, but I saw a woman with a little boy exit the building and then enter again and proceeded up to the AWH office. So maybe SOME people are allowed to bring their children inside. A nurse happened to step outside and I explained to her that I was unaware of the policy, and had no childcare available. She proceeded to lecture me in a very condescending and rude manner, saying that she was a single mother for 20 years and her kids always went to daycare. Well congratulations to you! I also, was a child who was shipped off to daycare constantly… Which is precisely the reason my children will never go to a daycare. They should have notified me of the policy before I made the appointment, or I would have found a different doctor. Luckily for me, I have excellent insurance so I will take my business elsewhere.

I went to this office and the one in La Quinta back in 2011 when I was pregnant with my daughter and everything and everyone were such great staff and great doctors had no complains. Now I’m pregnant again and this place right away come to mind. I’ve been going to the office in La Quinta since it’s closer to me and so far it’s been a really bad experience. They’ve not only been misinforming me about my appointments, they totally forgot about me! They said so sorry that it was a mistake in there part that someone checked me in when I got there and accidentally checked me out! (Ridiculous!!) So to them I no longer was there! I couldn’t believe it! The whole point of the appointment (that they informed me with) was to specifically have a pap smear and that procedure wasn’t even done at all! The doctor only checked the baby to see how far a long I am. That was it! I was there since 4:00pm till about 5:30 just for that. They said they had to give me a different appointment for the Pap smear again. Plus since I’m 20 weeks the only reason why they’re admitting me for care is because I had to wait for so long in the waiting room, if not, they said they don’t except anyone after 13 to 14 weeks! Soo stupid! But besides all this fuss they’re care for baby and me is still good. I love Doctor Sewani!

This office was horrible. I was seen by NP Moran and talk about an unorganized ridiculous mess. Completely unprofessional (she stood up and spoke to me the entirety of my 10 minute long appointment, making me feel rushed) and did not even listen to my concerns and issues. She instead pushed their in-​office non-​covered by insurance services on me, after my appointment I went straight to my Dr.‘s office and requested another referral to see another gyno. Such a waste of time, $ 15 and still no answers! I would avoid this office at all costs.

I love Advanced Women’s Healthcare and the entire staff. I go to their office in La Quinta and have never had any problems. The staff is friendly and always welcoming. I’ve never had to wait longer than 10 minutes to be seen, and the doctors are always willing to talk and answer any questions. They are a team of doctors, so you get the opportunity to meet them all before you give birth, which is wonderful! Very happy and I can’t wait to have my baby!

This place I can not even explain how disgusted I am with them my 18 year old daughter went here by a referral from a friend the doctors rotate it’s completely impersonal they’re un organized and rude every time we went in it felt more like a 5 minute check in, they weren’t interested in my grandsons or my daughters safety, she had pre term labor around 4 months pregnant they didn’t even attempt to address her personal issues or the pain of consistent labor. then at 34 weeks after missing one appointment because she was sick they kicked my daughter off and would no longer see her after 34 weeks no other doctor can take you in and they failed to mention that so she was worried sick for the last weeks of her pregnancy. This place should be shut down do not go here anyone if you care about your children cause they do not

Do yourself a favor and skip this office. The staff is so rude and uneducated. Pathetic excuse for a doctor’s office.

Horrible experience. Dr. Pacini refused to come into room the entire time I was in labor. I had serious issues and nurses pumped me with amino fusion. I screamed in pain and requested that Pacini see me. Dr. Pacini was down the hallway never evaluated my labor. When she finally arrived it was 20minutes before my baby was arriving, and with her about 2 gallons of amino fusion shot out of my uterus. I was not properly monitored and amino fusion was building inside my uterus. Both me and my baby could have been fatal amniotic fluid embolism or ruptured uterus. I placed a complaint against Desert Regional with California Health dept. After the investigate my records at hospital they found neglect and it should that amino was dangerously high. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to place a lawsuit on Hospital or Pacini because nobody died or was seriously injured.
When I begged to the nurses for Pacini to come and evaluate my pain she refused. My doula walked down the hall and saw Pacini talking to nurses and eating!!!
She doesn’t care! I have met other women who’ve experienced other major issues during labor. Don’t go here!