Ultrasona

ORIGINAL COMMENT: This business uses a chemical air freshener that automatically gets released into the office whenever the A/​C comes on. This was the most toxic indoor environment I have ever been in and I had to walk outside twice during my 30-​minute visit. The chemicals were downright poisonous and I was appalled that they would use chemicals like this in an ultrasound business where pregnant women are visiting. I strongly recommend NOT visiting this business and finding an alternative.
UPDATE 11÷11÷15 after Gene B. from Ultrasona posted a response: (see below)
I did not request that Ultrasona not contact me about the review, although I discovered that my settings on Unilocal had an unchecked box that might have prevented them from doing so; I have now enabled that setting in case you or anyone else wants to contact me.
The statistics that you cite, such as the scent materials never exceeding 10 parts per million, may be accurate. But here’s the rub — why on earth in a medical facility would you install a system that pumps chemical scents into the air in the first place?
I assume that the scent is chemical-​based… is that accurate? I might feel differently if the scents were essential oils or other natural products. Could you post here for my benefit, and the benefit of everyone else, the ingredients of the scent that you pump into the air?
I’ve probably visited one hundred or so medical facilities in my life and none of them have had anything remotely this strong. In addition, certain products, drugs and chemicals have been deemed «safe» by regulatory agencies, only later to be determined that they are harmful to human health. Why take that risk in a medical facility? Is the benefit of a «nice smell» really worth the risk?
Gene asked me this question: «…if you truly believed that this was such a dangerous environment, why would you stay and allow yourself, the mother of your child and your unborn child to be subjected to such a risk?»
My answer: «I stayed because we are very late in our pregnancy and a birth professional flagged up a concern and potential issue, and we were eager to address it ASAP and were concerned if we waited, it might lead to bigger problems down the line. In addition, I didn’t fully appreciate the impact of the chemicals until after we left, upon which both myself and my partner got headaches.»
Gene, I ask again — why would your medical facility pump these scents into the environment? What is the benefit of having these smells over and above «plain air» which in my view is the safest and healthiest option?

My wife and I went there on a Saturday morning to find out the gender of our baby. The facilities were comfortable and soothing (anxious moment). Ever staff member was as kind and genuinely excited with us in this very special moment. I could not recommend this place enough.

So… Because of Unilocal reviews I decide to call this facility yesterday and schedule an ultrasound ASAP. The receptionist was very accommodating stating that they could see me the following day (today). I work at a hospital so it has been very hard for me to get off work. They sent a text stating that if I needed to reschedule I should call them… So I did.
The receptionist is telling me then that I needed to give them a 24 hours notice and so now they are going to charge me a fee (???) due to cancellation or I need to give them my credit card so they can charge for the ultrasound now and then they’ll reschedule it (???) I am trying to understand the rationale and he proceeds to explain to me that that is there policy and that oh! By the way, they can’t talk about that policy with every single person that calls their facility (???) I mean, I am a paying customer and somehow I need to accommodate to them not the other way around. I am not giving it one star because then the review doesn’t get published. But I really need t let other people now.

This place is the best. Don’t settle for anywhere else. My wife tried four time to get a 4D «Watch Me Grow» in Zanesville and they said she was unable to be scanned. Within seconds at Ultrasona we saw our daughters face. Don’t substitute for anywhere else. It IS worth the price.

I absolutely love Ultrasona and would recommended to everyone! I have gone there for both my pregnancies and had an amazing experience every single visit. I found out baby’s gender at 12 weeks instead of waiting 20 for my doctor to tell me! Both times the gender was accurate! The staff is very friendly and great with kids. There was enough room to fit both sides of our family in the room to enjoy the experience! It’s amazing how much the 3Ds look like my daughters! The DVDs and heart beat bears are truly the best keepsakes from my pregnancies! Seriously I love everything about this place!

Having picked Ultrasona based upon Unilocal reviews and now just experiencing this… wow is all I can say! We never had any intentions of getting a 3D/​4D ultrasound, but after having a anatomy scan at 20 weeks that produced no viable pictures… the mind tends to drift off to crazy notions that the baby looked like a dragon. I had finally had enough! After some brief research I found Ultrasona, called them on a Wednesday and was seen on Friday. We purchased the Easter Special, which was a great package. Everything about the experience was phenomenal. We did not have a wait and were taken back to their large room (far better accommodations then the doctor’s office) where we had a 30 minute scan. We seen everything we needed to see to validate the baby was indeed not a dragon! :) We left with a heartbeat bear, 4 color pictures, all the black and white images, a DVD and CD. I would highly, highly recommend Ultrasona.

Love love LOVE this place! Have been there twice now during this pregnancy and the staff has more than exceeded my expectations! First visit was for a 2D gender US, and the second visit (today) was a 3D/​4D @31 weeks. Both times I have been there, they have sent me home with TONS of pics… Way more than you are quoted to receive in the package price. And today, they spent over 30mins trying to get our baby to move just so they could get a good image of her face; but she didn’t cooperate. Her arm was in the way. So even after all the extra time they spent trying to get a good pic, they scheduled us to come back next week and try it again for free?! I was shocked!
A+++ Ultrasona! You guys rock!

What a cool experience to see what your child will look like before you even get to meet him/​her. Ultrasona offers you a 3D ultrasound of your baby that is a much different experience than what you’ll get from your ordinary ultrasound at a hospital or doctor’s office. I’m in awe of the details you can see. Technology is a beautiful thing.
And while your significant other gets to lay in comfort on a bed while the ultrasound takes place, you and 30 of your closest family and friends (the technician there told us they had that many people in the room at one time before) can stare on in amazement of the life in front of them on a 50″ LCD screen.
Ultrasona has all types of packages available to memorialize this unique experience from just a gender specification scan up to the Cadillac of packages that includes images, DVD recordings with music (you can bring your own) and a stuffed animal from Build-​A-​Bear that you can have your baby’s heartbeat recorded and placed inside.
The only downside seems to be that the CD players Ultrasona has invested in are old and won’t always play music recorded to CD-​R disks. Don’t know why that happened this time because everything was perfect the first time around, but the player just wouldn’t play the music we brought.
These are memories you just wouldn’t get if there wasn’t a place like Ultrasona in town. I’m glad Central Ohio has this option for all the swooning moms and dads who can’t wait to meet their new little one.

Wonderful place. Wife and I got in the next day at 9:00AM. Very little wait and the rooms do not feel like a hospital at all. Very relaxing and great staff. Going back for the whole package.

We weren’t sure if we were going to find out the sex of the baby or not when a friend who has the same due date told us how she went to Ultrasona and found out the sex of her baby. So as a spur of the moment decision we called Ultrasona and they were able to get us in that afternoon! We were exactly 14 weeks along at that point. We showed up at the time of our appointment, we waited for maybe 10 minutes and then they took us into the room for the ultrasound. Everyone there was very friendly and accommodating. I would recommend Ultrasona to everyone! P. S. We’re having a boy :]

We had a good experience two years ago, but today we have waited more than an hour and a quarter past our appointment time. Very frustrating.

My wife and I decided to get a better look at our soon to be baby girl last night. We waited for over 50 mins before we were taken back. The technology is great… I am a tech guy, and the people were nice. I am big stickler with scheduling so I was very disappointed with the wait. They attempted to make up for the wait by giving a free CD with all the pics. Similar story to the previous reviews, but not 5 stars.

I’m 32 weeks pregnant and when I went into see my OB on Monday, she told me that my baby may be small for his gestational age and that she would like to perform an ultrasound… 4 weeks from now. Although I tried to get an earlier appointment, they couldn’t manage; so, my husband and I decided to look for an alternative site where they perform ultrasounds and also take measurements of the baby. Apparently, a lot of these 3D/​4D ultrasound facilities claim to take Level I measurements of the baby but they really don’t. Ultrasona is the only place that actually does.
Firstly, they’re open Monday-​Sunday except on Wednesdays, which they say to call for availability. I called around 10AM yesterday (Wednesday) and they called me back around 11:30 and fit me in for 1:50pm. Although they were running a little late (20 minutes) and although I did get in 30 minutes later than my appointment time, I wasn’t upset. The ultrasound tech really puts a lot of effort into trying to capture great pictures of the baby and to encourage the baby to move and such. Unfortunately, my son is quite stubborn and refused to move his hand out of his face.
I paid for a 15 minute session but she couldn’t get anything «usable» during that time (or more lke 45 minutes that I was in the room) so she actually offered a free session next week. She also took the weight of my baby, who is a bit smaller but not too much, and the abdominal circumference, head circumference and length.
I was so wrried about the SGA diagnosis I got from my OB but from the u/​s I had yesterday, and from my conversations with the u/​s tech (Kelly), I was much more reassured and pacified. I plan on getting another u/​s from my OB 4 weeks from now, but, when my dr couldn’t fit me in or give me some assurance, Ultrasona really helped.
If you’re pregnant and want to get a glimpse of your baby (after 14 weeks) or want to see your baby thereafter, check out Ultrasona!