Advanced Women’s Health Specialists

The staff is very friendly, the office moves quickly – I’ve never waiting more than fifteen minutes total, and Alicia rocks. Extremely professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely wants to help. When it came to choosing a birth control method, she answered my questions thoroughly, and armed me with the knowledge to make an informed decision. She inserted my IUD today, and the process was quick, and she talked me through the entire procedure. I wouldn’t go to anyone else.

Great office! Resolved a problem of mine and they were very helpful and understanding of my needs.

I highly recommend you do not choose this office. The appoints are cancelled or changed at the last minute, more often than not. You will
Sit in the waiting room for an hour before getting in to see someone.
I was bleeding at 7 weeks pregnant, called the office panicked, and their receptionist said there were no appointments available. When I asked what I should do, she said that she couldn’t tell me what to do.
I have never felt so much like a number or client rather than a person with individualized needs and concerns.
Walk, no run, away from any thoughts of selecting this medical group.

Had my first visit with this office today. The staff was friendly, and the midwife I met with, Alyssa was excellent! Was given several information pamphlets which is helpful considering my last pregnancy was over 7 years ago. Excited to be coming here for the duration of my pregnancy!

I hate writing bad reviews, but the bottom line is that this place sucks. I transferred here from san diego, and i brought in physical copies of all my records. I came in with an open mind, but I did not have a good experience here. First off, they told me my appointment was at 10 am so i got there at 930, only to find out that my appointment was at 1030 and they told me 10 so i would get there early. Im being pretty exact with all the phrasing that was used. I decided to overlook this and still have an open mind. Then, after I found out that they don’t deliver at the hospital I wanted, I made the mistake of mentioning to the midwife’s assistant that I had a friend who worked in NICU at winnie palmer and two more trusted friends who had delivered there that I would probably need to switch doctors because I wanted to deliver there. That information was then passed on to the midwife, who then comes in, her first words out of her mouth are «so i understand you are adamantly against delivering at Florida Hospital with us.» Then spent 90% of the appointment lecturing me on why I should change my mind and showing me literature on Florida Hospital. By the time she was done with her Spiel, I had forgotten almost all of the pregnancy related questions that had been building up in my mind over the past month. You know, the stuff that actually pertains to my life and my baby’s life.
Fast forward to the process of trying to switch doctors. I informed the lady at the front that I would need to have my records sent over to another doctor and she had me sign a release form. I ask, do I need to sign anything else, is this going to give them what they need to fax ALL of my records? She says yes. I get home, get all the info I needed from my new doctor, and they say they will fax them over no problem (after 30 minutes on hold).
A week later, I had heard nothing, so I called my new doctor. She said that Advanced had only sent like 3 pages of records from my one appointment at their office. So I call to find out what happened. After 20 more minutes on hold, they tell me they’re not allowed to fax records from outside doctors. Would’ve been nice to know so I could’ve picked them up physically while I was there instead of having to take another 1 hour round trip. So I go the next day, during business hours (listed online and at the door mon thru fri 8 to 5) and get to the door and it’s locked. I call, someone answers and I ask why they’re closed. She says theyre on lunch, asks if someone told me to come in and get my records at this time. I said no not specifically but it’s during business hours listed on the website and on the door with no mention of «lunch» and I just drove 30 minutes to get here and it’s another 30 minutes home. She then says there is a problem because they’re not allowed to «print outside records.» I say I brought in a physical, printed file full of my records. Those are mine, and I need them. I was told by their employee to come and pick them up and there would be no problem. She then puts me on hold, comes back and says, we don’t usually do this but «we’ll make an exception since the other office is out of state.» Acts like it’s a huge inconvenience and says she needs time to print them out and I’ll have to wait outside. I sit down, 7 months pregnant on the concrete outside, in the sweltering florida heat, during what’s listed as business hours waiting for 15 minutes. Finally get my records. The end.

Do NOT go here. The front desk girls pay no attention to detail. They had my contact information incorrectly entered into their system, they don’t remind you about follow up appts and they aren’t friendly. They will FORCE you to pay up front for your visit despite your requests to be billed via mail after your insurance kicks in… and THEN they will bill you via the mail for what you already paid in person! They do not care about you as a patient and they just hope to get as much money possible from you!!!

The front receptionist is nice, but that’s all I have to say about this office. I felt like another number whenever I see the practitioner, they’ve always sent my lab work (my pee) to an unauthorized lab and this is the second time I’ve had to dispute it with my insurance company. I’m so glad I didn’t come back in for my blood work because they would’ve probably sent that to an unauthorized lab too. Even when I tried to have them send a lab order form to an authorized lab (Quest Diagnostics), it was a hassle to even get in contact with a nurse to do so, and when I did she told me «well I can’t promise they’ll get the order.»… YOUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE!!! These people do not care, they pay no attention to detail, and I will no longer be coming here. I felt the office was dirty anyway.