Dr. Fredric Bruce Garner

Dr. Garner seems to have little concern for the quality of care he provides to his patients. When my child was in need of antibiotics his assistant refused to provide them which as they were needed my child declined without them. When she became lethargic I brought her in again to see Dr. Garner who at that point was adamant my child needed to go to the hospital, something I was set against. He called the ambulance and the hospital to tell them that I was "hostile" because I was upset that he, Dr. Garner, had failed to provide basic care to my child that would have kept her out of the hospital and was resistant to placing my child into a facility. My child was admitted to the hospital and I was treated as if I were hostile, regardless that this was not true. Because of Dr. Garner's defamation we were set on a road of issues and problems that strained our relationship with the major hospitals in our area and caused consequences far beyond a single hospitalization.

Dr Garner has been our pediatrician for exactly 8 years. He has decided to hire front desk staff that is aggressive and as others have reported try to collect money that is not owed. The young front desk woman intentionally cancelled my son's appointment (for a potential fractured finger) while we were waiting outside, they knew we were there and they could see us. Please tell me who would intentionally cancel the appointment for a 8 year old child that is in pain? And the doctor, that we've known for the same amount of time won't even show his face when we tried to bring this up, telling the brand new front desk staff that we were not welcome anymore. Because of this action it took from 9am to 12:30Pm to get an X-ray. Congratulation doctor this is a great legacy you leave before retiring.

Beware of insurance processing mismanagement at this practice. (We had UHC, but another review here suggests a pattern) Both my sons went to this practice for over three years. Over a long period of this, they persistently misprocessed our regular visit claims, misunderstanding our insurance plan’s features, resulting in incorrect co-pays they insisted rudely on collection from my wife under the pressure of our sons not being seen, and never worked to correct the problem between visits. They eventually- only later- came to acknowledge they were in the wrong, dispassionately and without apology, and adjusted our account for several previously collected $25 co-pays they should NOT have taken in the first place. They are bit of a revenue mill here: they overbill first, and ask questions later. We had had this problem with my sons’ previous PHC providers under the same plan, nor since we left! Their mother pulled them from this practice over this obvious and flagrant insensitivity.

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I was charged twice for deductibles that should not be charged. They promised that they will refund me as soon as they got the money. it has been more than 3 months now and I still haven't received the refund. The person that I talked to was very defensive about her mistakea. She was not happy that I asked for the money back. I am not sure whether I can get the money back. Be care if you were charged for something that you suspect.

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An unparalleled medical professional who dedicates his every action to the health and well-being of children! His kind and gentle bedside manner helps calm the most reluctant of toddler patients. With unwavering commitment to keeping current with evidenced based practice, Dr. Garner exudes the competence required to care for the most complicated medical conditions. Without reservation, recommend this outstanding provider and the practice as a world-class, value-based, pediatric care clinic.

DR. GARNER is caring and extremely knowledgeable. He will take time to make sure you have the information that you need and feel comfortable.

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