00:00To see everything that happened to me regarding my experience with this doctor in this medical practice
00:06You can see my documentation at YouTube channel
00:10My Medical Nightmare
00:12Alright, this is an employee review as posted to the Indeed.com website
00:20This is for American Family Care, AFC Urgent Care
00:25They describe themselves as a clinic, having pioneered the concept of convenient patient-centric healthcare
00:32With more than 300 clinics and 1,500 in-network physicians caring for over 6 million patients per year
00:43This is as of 2023
00:46I was a patient of AFC in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
00:51And following this latest review, I'll give some details about my own negative experience
01:00I went there with a broken skull injury
01:04I almost died from and I was misdiagnosed
01:08Had an x-ray taken
01:09Was told no injuries appeared in the x-ray
01:12Didn't trust what their doctors were telling me
01:15Went and got the original images
01:17I'll put the images up here
01:19You can see for yourself
01:21I've got evidence of head trauma
01:25I was not informed about for my $175 cash payment
01:30Subsequent MRI and CT
01:32Confirming the fact that I had broken the underside of my skull
01:36Went back to AFC about correcting their error
01:39They would do nothing to help me
01:42No refund, no apologies
01:44No corrections from their doctors
01:48This review was submitted by a recruiter
01:52Formerly employed
01:53On July 21st, 2024
01:56The headline reads
01:58The corporate office is very toxic
02:00They write
02:01At times I loved working here
02:03But overall would recommend not working here
02:06A pro to me was the locational feeling
02:09Of an inclusive team environment
02:11After being there over a year
02:13It went away
02:14Here's another posted by a currently employed medical assistant
02:19On August 24th of this year
02:23Mount Vernon, New York State
02:25The headline reads
02:27Horrible
02:27They add
02:29The worst place I ever worked
02:31This is not the place to go
02:33If you're looking to grow and learn
02:35What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
02:39The owner is the worst part of working there
02:42He is very much petty
02:43And will never talk to you about nothing
02:46And will take your job away from you
02:48For the lowest thing
02:50What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
02:54The other med assistant
02:55Always talk about people
02:57And make you feel like you don't belong in corporate
02:59Won't help with nothing
03:01What is a typical day like for you at the company?
03:06Stressful and will cause you anxiety
03:07Another review posted by a currently employed medical assistant
03:12In Danbury, Connecticut
03:14August 16th, 2024
03:17If it were not for someone reporting to the Department of Health
03:22That no one was getting breaks
03:24We wouldn't have a break
03:26They write
03:27Pay rate does not compensate for the work expected
03:31The company just cares about money and not the employees
03:34The raises are absurd and offensive
03:36Not much room for growth or advancement
03:39Things were better when the company was privately owned
03:43Versus now that corporate has taken over
03:46Morale is low
03:48Employees are burnt out
03:49A final review
03:50Posted by a medical receptionist currently employed
03:54Out of Norfolk, Virginia
03:56On August 31st, 2024
03:59They write
04:00The managers are hypocritical
04:01Often telling you
04:03To do one thing
04:04And then doing the opposite
04:06Or telling you not to do something they regularly do
04:09Employees are expected to work up to 13 hours a day
04:13But managers rarely work above 7 hours
04:16The Better Business Bureau
04:18Is another great location on the internet
04:22To get some opinions
04:24On customer and patient experience
04:27With businesses
04:28And this includes medical practices
04:31AFC Urgent Care currently has
04:34An F rating
04:36On their profile
04:3876
04:39Customer reviews
04:41Many of the reviews are also complaints
04:44174 complaints
04:46In the last 3 years
04:4850 complaints
04:50In just the last 12 months
04:52And remember
04:53AFC Urgent Care
04:54Has around
04:56300 to 350
04:57Clinics
04:59Nationwide in America
05:00As of September
05:022024
05:04An interesting thing about
05:05AFC Urgent Care
05:08And the Better Business Bureau
05:09They are not
05:11BBB accredited
05:12According to their profile
05:14And along those lines
05:16They do not respond
05:17To Better Business Bureau
05:19Complaints
05:21Yeah if you look at my situation
05:23And what happened to me
05:24What you'll see again and again
05:26Is current medical providers
05:29And practitioners around
05:30Birmingham, Alabama
05:32They choose quantity
05:34Of patients
05:36And potential sources
05:38Of money and income
05:40Over quality
05:43And by doing so
05:45They overlook
05:46Potentially life-threatening injuries
05:49For example
05:49They don't give the proper
05:51Amount of attention
05:52To each individual
05:54Customer and patient
05:56And this is a big problem
05:58That needs to be reversed
06:00In the United States of America
06:02We need further
06:04Healthcare reform
06:05And here's yet another example
06:07Of the bad way in which
06:09AFC Urgent Care
06:10American Family Care
06:11Chooses to engage
06:14In their business
06:14Back in May 2022
06:17I tried to contact
06:20This doctor
06:22Whose name appeared
06:24On the top of
06:26Medical records
06:28That I requested
06:30From American Family Care
06:33And this was in regards
06:36To a misdiagnosed
06:38X-ray
06:39Of my skull
06:41That I had done
06:42In 2019
06:45Blake Thomas
06:46MD's name
06:47Appears here
06:49As supervising
06:51The nurse
06:52That facilitated
06:53The x-ray
06:54In the AFC clinic
06:55This is
06:56Kimberly Kelly
06:58And he should have
06:59Also been
07:00Checking over
07:01The work
07:02Of radiologist
07:05Dr. Anna Maria
07:06Echnik
07:07MDDABR
07:09Which the x-ray
07:11Was outsourced to
07:12Through
07:13Experity
07:14You call the phone number
07:16Under this doctor's name
07:18On
07:19The radiologist report
07:22It leads to
07:23Experity
07:23This doctor
07:25And subsequently
07:26The nurse
07:26Told me
07:27I had no injuries
07:29Appear in this
07:31X-ray
07:32I'll put the
07:33Actual images
07:35In this video
07:36So you can see
07:38The truth
07:39Regarding this matter
07:41I have around
07:42A 3 inch
07:43In diameter
07:44Translucent
07:46Oval here
07:46This is visible
07:48In a standard
07:49X-ray
07:50No contrast
07:50Was used
07:51In this scan
07:53Subsequently
07:54I discovered
07:56In further
07:57MRI
07:57And CT
07:58That had broken
07:59The underside
08:00Of my skull
08:01And the
08:02Translucent oval
08:03That you can see
08:04In the
08:04AFC
08:05And Xperity
08:06X-ray
08:07This shows up
08:09As infection
08:10Surrounding the
08:12Main wound
08:12I tried to
08:14Contact this doctor
08:15To get this
08:16X-ray scan
08:18Looked at again
08:20Because I paid
08:21$175
08:22For this visit
08:23And I got
08:25A misdiagnosis
08:26Here
08:26This is not
08:28Helpful
08:29If you're
08:30A medical
08:30Patient
08:32Seeking
08:34Treatment
08:35With doctors
08:37And nurses
08:37In this case
08:39Licensed
08:39In the state
08:40Of Alabama
08:41I found
08:42That this
08:42Doctor
08:43Was located
08:44At the
08:45American
08:46Family Care
08:47Clinic
08:47In Caba
08:48Village
08:49Off Highway
08:50280
08:51In Birmingham
08:52I tried to
08:53Call this
08:54Doctor's office
08:55It was then
08:57That I found
08:58Out by talking
08:59To the
09:00Receptionists
09:01Every individual
09:03That worked
09:05In this location
09:08That I spoke
09:08With
09:08They used
09:10A nickname
09:11A false
09:11Name
09:12Or a
09:14Pseudonym
09:14In trying
09:15To reach
09:16Dr.
09:17Blake Thomas
09:18MD
09:19I was put
09:20In touch
09:21With
09:23An individual
09:23Who identified
09:24Himself
09:25As
09:26The office
09:27Manager
09:28Of this
09:29Clinic
09:29And he
09:30Went by
09:30The name
09:31Sadler
09:32S-A-D-D-L-E-R
09:34I later
09:35Found out
09:36After my
09:37Call with
09:37This
09:38Office
09:39Manager
09:39That I
09:42Was
09:42In fact
09:43Speaking
09:43With
09:44The state
09:46Of Alabama
09:47Licensed
09:47Medical
09:48Doctor
09:49Christopher
09:50Blake Thomas
09:51Who I was
09:51Trying to
09:52Reach
09:53In the
09:53First
09:53Place
09:54So he
09:54Gave a
09:55False
09:55Name
09:56And I
09:57Found this
09:57Out
09:58Very
09:58Simply
09:59You can
10:00Hear my
10:00Recorded
10:01Calls
10:01With this
10:02Individual
10:03And Dr.
10:04Blake Thomas
10:05Gave a
10:05Television
10:06Interview
10:06With
10:08Birmingham
10:08Alabama
10:10TV
10:11Station
10:11WVTM
10:12Channel
10:1313
10:13Listen to
10:15The two
10:15Voices
10:15And they
10:16Are
10:17Identical
10:17I believe
10:19That a
10:20Medical
10:20Doctor
10:21Identifying
10:22Himself
10:23Under a
10:24Pseudonym
10:25Is against
10:26The law
10:26In Alabama
10:27And possibly
10:29Other
10:30Jurisdictions
10:31As well
10:31This
10:32This
10:32Is a
10:32Type
10:33Of
10:33Fraud
10:34I'm
10:35Not
10:35Very
10:35Happy
10:35About
10:36My
10:36Experience
10:37Dealing
10:38With
10:38This
10:38Individual
10:39Yeah
10:40And trying
10:40To get
10:41That
10:41X-ray
10:42In the
10:43Misdiagnosis
10:44Looked
10:44At
10:45Again
10:45The
10:46Office
10:46Manager
10:47Again
10:48A
10:50False
10:50Identity
10:51That
10:51This
10:51Doctor
10:51Was
10:52Using
10:52He
10:53Told
10:53Me
10:54That
10:55He
10:55Could
10:55Do
10:55Nothing
10:55To
10:56Help
10:56Me
10:57Fix
10:58This
10:58Situation
10:59No
11:00Refund
11:01Of
11:01My
11:02$175
11:02He
11:05Wouldn't
11:05Go
11:05To
11:06The
11:07Medical
11:07Doctor
11:08Or
11:09Experity
11:09And have
11:10This
11:11Situation
11:11Looked
11:12At
11:12Or
11:12Reversed
11:13He
11:13Told
11:13Me
11:14On
11:14The
11:14Phone
11:14You
11:14Can
11:14Hear
11:15This
11:15Recorded
11:15There
11:16Is
11:16Nothing
11:16He
11:17Was
11:17Going
11:17To
11:17Be
11:17To
11:17Do
11:17To
11:18Help
11:18Me
11:18Fix
11:19This
11:19Situation
11:19And
11:20This
11:20Is
11:20Real
11:21Bad
11:21News
11:21Because
11:21That
11:22Injury
11:22That
11:22I
11:22Had
11:23I
11:23Almost
11:24Died
11:24From
11:24In
11:252019
11:25This
11:26Is
11:26Totally
11:27Unacceptable
11:27As
11:28A
11:28Medical
11:29Patient
11:29AFC
11:30As
11:31Well
11:31I
11:32Contacted
11:33They
11:33Would
11:33Not
11:34Help
11:34Me
11:34With
11:34This
11:35Situation
11:35I
11:36Talked
11:36To
11:36Experity
11:37They
11:38Would
11:38Not
11:38Help
11:38Me
11:38Fix
11:39This
11:39Situation
11:39Or
11:40Correct
11:40This
11:40And
11:42Basically
11:42I
11:42Was
11:42Ripped
11:43Off
11:43As
11:43A
11:43Customer
11:44And
11:44A
11:44Medical
11:45Patient
11:45I
11:46Went
11:46To
11:47The
11:47Alabama
11:47Board
11:47Of
11:48Medical
11:48Examiners
11:49And
11:51Filed
11:51Complaints
11:52In
11:52This
11:52Situation
11:53They
11:54Would
11:54Do
11:54Nothing
11:54To
11:55Help
11:55Me
11:56With
11:56Their
11:56Oversight
11:57Totally
11:58Useless
11:59They
11:59Are
11:59Lazy
12:00No
12:00Doctor
12:01Worth
12:01Their
12:01Salt
12:01Should
12:02Work
12:02For
12:02This
12:02Place