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jenn6180
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Caring for women RI
jenn6180
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Has anyone had an experience with this group, good or bad? I first saw Dr. Woodruff, who I loved, but she told me she is taking a year off and won't be around for the delivery of my baby. So I switched to Dr. Lefkowitz. She is a D.O. not an M.D. and I saw her for the first time yesterday in the Coventry office. I wasn't impressed with her staff. Her medical assistant wrote in my chart the urine dip was negative but she didn't even do it! And she was way off on my blood pressure reading. I'm not sure if I should stick it out with the practice and try another doctor or go elswhere. I hope I can feel comfortable with a doctor soon because my pregnancy is moving right along and I'm starting to get nervous that I will not find the right one in time.
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Re: Caring for women RI
I absolutely love Dr. Powers, who was my regular OB/GYN before my pregnancy and did all my prenatal appointments, and I was lucky enough that she also delivered my son! (if you deliver in the middle of the night or on a weekend, you will get the On Call doc for their practice. Many practices do this, so if you aren't comfortable with that, be sure to ask about it when you talk to places).
I dealt with Dr. Colavita in the hospital and he was also great. I would stay away from Dr. Spurrell, though, based on a friend's experience.
The office staff airs on the ditzy side, but the nurses I've dealt with in the Warwick office were all great. Sorry to hear you had a bad experience at the Coventry office!
Do you know when Dr. Woodruff's year off begins? I have a friend switching from Spurrell to her and I know she's considering having a 2nd soon.
I have been going to Caring for Woman for around 5 years now and been a patient of Dr. Powers. I love her and feel like I'm her only patient some times. I go to the Warwick office and have had no issues at all.
Good luck!
Dr. Woodruff is going on leave starting June 1. I'm due June 3. Hoping this kiddo will appear a week early
although I've decided that I'm comfortable enough with the practice to transition to another doctor - probably Powers, given all the positive vibes about her on here - for delivery if need be.
I have been generally pleased with their office. They're low stress folks. The reception folks are rather ditzy/spacy but I feel like good reception is hard to find. I am not a fan of carrying your urine sample in the little brown bag...why can't they just have a little closet in the restroom like everyone else?
I had a really unpleasant experience at OB/GYN Associates in Providence where they just made me crazy anxious and had fairly managed care-ish approach to everyone.