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1.0 of 5 stars.
I saw a NP and she was fine. But the $15 to receive my medical records is horrible customer service.
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I have been a patient at Bayspring for so many years, I can't even remember when I started going there. I saw Dr. Milkman as my primary doctor and she is amazing. Seriously amazing. I hate that I'm...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have been going to Bayspring for over 8 years. Doctors Milkman, Osman and Tessler are all great! Very caring, knowledgeable and responsive. It can be hard to get through on the phones and can be...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
So the doctor I liked and yelped about has left to go to Kaiser. Since then it's been down hill. Not to mention the fact that Dr. Kiang was the 3rd doctor of mine at the practice to leave in 5 years....
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I've been a Bayspring patient for years and years. When I got pregnant last year, I found out that they dropped their OB service, so I went elsewhere for that care, assuming I'd be back for my regular...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
My review is mixed. Dr. Curran is excellent (5 stars) but the practice is such a mess. I needed results from blood work. They do not email, fax or phone you test results. Instead, you are meant to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I had a horrible experience with the reception staff here who are apparently black-balling a doctor who is leaving the practice by not scheduling her any more appointments-- even though she will be...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I am a patient for 4.5 years and I think the bay medical group really lost it. I am sorry to leave Dr Orsman as she was really nice but Dr Tisi and her assistent should really get some training or...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to this Medical Group for more than 5 years. I have put up with their bureaucracy and red tape and horrible bedside manner because for the most part they provide average and mediocre...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been a patient at Bayspring for 6 years now, and I've never had an experience with anyone there (doctor, nurse, or front desk) that was anything less than professional and kind. For my annual...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I've been Dr. Osman's patient for 4.5 years. I like her. She's intelligent, articulate, calm and kind. She also has a liberal hand with pain meds and is quick to prescribe in general, and I'm not so...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really cannot believe that this place has had such terrible reviews. I have had nothing but pleasant experiences both with Dr. Curran and Dr. Tisi.Dr. Curran is seriously the BEST gyno that I have...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm surprised by the most recent terrible reviews of this office. No, the "decor" wasn't great, but I don't go to a gyno for the decor. The appointment had to be made a month in advance, but every...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Oh lord are these people are TERRIBLE!!!! And here are my reasons why:1. You can never get an appointment2. When you do get an appointment, the receptionist usually screws it up and you risk going in...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to Bayspring for years, and have been poked and prodded by a variety of NPs and the occasional doctor. But it had been a couple of years since my last appointment, and I hadn't been to...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Dr. Tisi already followed up with me after my blood results came in from the lab. She offered to walk me through them and was really prompt in sending me paperwork that I needed for a follow up. I am...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to Bayspring for, oh, 11 years now since my first HMO. Been through 3 PCPs as the first two left for greener pastures, but have stayed because i just adore the one I was left with,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I had a really, really bad experience here. All was well at first - I really liked the doctor I saw, and walked out feeling like she had listened to me more closely than any health care professional...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been seeing Dr. Milkman for nearly 10 years and am very happy with the care she gives me. She's direct yet patient--a great combination of qualities in someone who deals with anxious patients. I...
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It is truly hard to find a quality doctor in this city let alone one that goes under my insurance. I had originally seen Dr. Curran for a womanly check up and I was really satisfied with my...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
just TRY and get medical records faxed to another doctor... it's a joke. the woman in medical records, leslie, doesn't have a CLUE how to do her job. she said she didnt get my phone message or 2...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Ditto all the comments on the crappy service here. 5 minutes late and I was turned away! Hey, it's not my fault that they schedule back-to-back appointments so that there is literally no wiggle...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I agree while Tara is the best thing about this place - everything else is abysmal. I asked for someone to send my medical records to me and they never came. They never follow up with the pharmacy in...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
well, i love my doctor, Dr. Jean Curran, she is easy to talk to, thoughtful, non-judgmental, listens to you, and doesn't just rush through her appointment with you like other doctors i've been to do....
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going here for the past 6 years and I guess I've had my moments with them. I've been bounced around to a few PCPs since they all seem to move away. Now I have Dr Tessler who I love dearly...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It really sucks to have to do this...believe me Bay Springs it hurts me more than it hurts you...but...I have gone to Baysprings for over 6 years off and on-but this was my first time at the new...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Dr. Curran because Dr. Milk wasn't accepting new patients. I was a bit nervous because I hadn't heard anything about her, but was really really happy with my experience with her! I have only...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Bayspring, what happened to you?I became a patient here in 2000 and loved my first doctor, Rebecca Yee. Unfortunately, maybe three years later, a buch of their doctors left the practice - something to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Now that I'm safely out of San Francisco and don't have to worry about people bombarding my doctor's office, let me let you in on a little secret: Dr. Curran. She's Bayspring's newest gynecologist,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My friend referred me to Bay Spring. I thought I was the only one getting bad experience with the front desk. The front desk staff acts like you are some homeless begging for money. They are rude in...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
my experience with bayspring was hit or miss. the front desk staff were always rude on the phone, for one thing. the nurse practitioners were all good, but my main doctor whom i won't name was...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love Dr. Tessler, she has been my primary care physician for more than five years, as a matter of fact, even my husband goes to her now. The only complaint I have is the front office staff. I needed...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i am apparently the only person in sf who hasn't had a horrible experience with the front desk staff at bayspring. i've never had a problem making an appointment or checking in, and have always been...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
These reviews are so disappointing.I have been a patient of Dr. Tessler's for 10 years. I last saw her in 2006 when I was pregnant for a swollen knuckle. They gave me an appointment pretty quickly...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I started going here because of their great reputation of being good doctors... and to tell you the truth... I really like Dr. Tessler. She's very sweet and helpful...but my issue lies here... If...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I have been a patient with Bay Springs since it opened nearly 25 years ago. So, of course, I've been subject to the changes in physicians, locations, etc. but that's not what I'm complaining about. In...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
One star for the front desk staff, one star for the long long wait on the phone to get an appt, one star for leaving a message w/ the front desk and not having the doctor return my call, one star for...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really like Bayspring, and have been going there for over 10 years. While the front office is sometimes a little busy, I've never been treated rudely by anyone there. And, btw, I'm not a pollyanna...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My husband and I have been with the Bayspring Medical Group for many years, and overall our experience has been good. Fortunately, we've never had any problems with the office staff, but the recent...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The front desk staff stinks
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
So I stuck with Bayspring for 5 years. I was formerly impressed with their ability to get me in same day for emergency situations, and annoyed at the 6 month wait for annuals. But in the past 2 years,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
EXTREME CAUTION WARRANTED!In the beginning, they were the preeminent practice of choice for women in the city. I got on board early in 1992. I stayed with them for FOURTEEN years (a fairly notable...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to Bayspring for about 2 years now. A good friend of mine recommended going here and I am so glad she recommended this place! I was going to Planned Parenthood for the longest...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to Bay Spring for about 15 years! I've been seeing Debra Osman all that time and like her style - she's businesslike but definitely takes time to listen to concerns and questions....
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I agree with the negative reviews of the staff and the positive reviews of Dr. Leah Tessler! I have been going to Dr. Tessler for many years, since back when the Bayspring offices were near Union...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was referred to BMG by a lady friend when I first arrived to San Francisco and I've been a patient ever since. BMG has never let me down ex: I have been able to get an appointment the same day on...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I miss NP Alison Perry, but have seen Tara too (for an emergency appt.) and have been treated with nothing but genuine love and care by the staff.I go in for an appt. today. I canna wait to see if I...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sorry I don't go to doctors for the office staff- I'm there for medical attention, so my focus lies with Dr. Marylin Milkman. She was my moms ob/gyn and I have been with her for 8 years. There have...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been a patient here for years and have never felt more comfortable or taken care in terms of medical care... and trust me, I've had more than anyone's share of strep throat, poisonous spider...
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
OK. So over the years, the front office staff has sucked. They've been rude. A little ghet-to, too. At times, surly. And yes, I wholeheartedly agree that bureaucracy has almost gotten the best of me...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Although I've generally liked the nurses and the doctors here -- second EVERYONE's opinion about the incredibly rude receptionist. Not only does she hang up on you, but is incredibly unhelpful. When...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I went here for the first time three years ago and was unimpressed, to say the least, when I showed up for my first appointment and was told that there was no record of my appointment. I eventually...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I started going to Bayspring 3 years ago. I thought it was great at first -- good NP, no wait, all-women clinic. But first bad sign: every time I went back, there was a turnover of NPs. The best NP I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Don't bother going here. Ignore their reputation of being great doctors. There is so much bureaucracy and red tape and b.s. floating around this place, it's amazing. They don't care about you as a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've had certain "female issues", as i shall refer to them and they were recommended to me about 7 years or so ago. i immediately took to dr. marilyn milkman. she is incredibly down-to-earth, factual,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going here for 2 years and I've never had a bad experience. Sure I have to schedule my annual a few months in advance but I don't think that's a big deal. And as for the front desk staff -...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yes, you do have to make an appointment a couple months in advance. However, once you get there- it's fast. I've never sat in the lobby or whatever it's called for more than 5 minutes, and same goes...
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I had some not so great experiences here. The worst was when I had an allergic reaction to a medicine they perscribed and they told me to wait it out. I had to call a family friend who was a doctor to...
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Everything I'd wanted to say about BaySpring has already been mentioned, so let me just echo other reviewers right quick here:-NP Tara Reilly is fucking incredible. Whatever they're paying her, it...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i'm absolutely 100% surprised by the bad reviews of this place. i *love* this clinic! tara reilly (NP) is amazing at her job, and has this incredible ability for instilling a total sense of comfort....
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
My initial experiences with Bayspring were so bad I thought I would never go back. The receptionist scheduled me incorrectly so when I arrived I had to reschedule for a later date. When I did get to...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I was told by a specialist I needed to make an emergency appointment with my general doctor. I have been seeing the same NP at BaySprings for years. I called to make an appointment and not only did I...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dr. Tessler is good people who sort of saved my life.
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I was a patient here years ago and thought it was a fantastic practice. Years later, after I had moved back to the Bay Area, I was excited return to Bayspring. I couldn't believe how different it...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I highly recommend NOT going to BaySpring Medical Group. First, the exam rooms are paper-thin and not acoustically private. I was embarrassed to so clearly overhear what another patient was telling...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
At first I was kind of hesitant because i was told that I was going to see a Nurse Practitioner, not a OBGYN doctor. But Tara was very good at giving pap smears and it didn't hurt like some other...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
4/28/2006I saw Dr Kueng today. She was very nice and open minded. I have a fairly severe chronic illness that I see an out of network specialist for and she offered to help in any way she could to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Like Pirate T., I LOVED Bayspring when I first arrived in SF. I loved the female-centric practice, and I had a great doctor there. Then the doctor was gone all of a sudden. Then the nurse-practitioner...
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I can't actually review the doctor, because I couldn't get into see her. Made an appointment for 2:30, but new to the city and sick as a dog I got lost and running a few minutes late I called to let...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
When I first started going here, I was psyched to find a woman-centric practice with great doctors, and I recommended it to everyone. Then something bureaucratic happened and the doctors got really...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a good and busy practice. It was recommended to me at my first job in San Francisco and I have been going there ever since (going on 10 years now). While going to the gynecologist isn't...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2005
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