It seems like all of my friends go to Women’s Health Specialists for all of their OB/GYN needs and they have always had great things to say. Since I had my annual appointment today, I thought I would wait to post until I had experienced it myself. This morning, I had an appointment with Dr. Amon and was very impressed. My appointment was at 9:30, I showed up 15 minutes early (well, maybe 10….I’m never really on time for anything) as requested, and was back in my car by 10:00am. Dr. Amon was very personable, listened to my concerns, and even took the time to refer me to a few websites about vacations since we got talking about Maui. Isn’t it nicer to talk about Hawaii during your annual pap than think about what’s really going on? I didn’t feel rushed, yet the actual exam portion was the quickest ever! If a pap if at the bottom of your list of favorite things, rest assured that my experience was quick & painless.
Please know that I was not paid to post this good review, I was really that pleased.
Women’s Health Specialists is a large facility, very clean and they have nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and obstetricians (MDs). Their website offers a lot of great information and is easy to navigate. And if you’d like to follow them on Facebook, click here.
Women’s Health Specialists takes Tricare insurance and no referral from your PCM is necessary for your first visit.
11 comments
Anonymous says:
January 30, 2010 at 1:20 am (UTC -7)
You are brave! I went there once and it was yucky. Great doctors, but the facility felt like I was south of the border. Yuma's real best kept secrets are our amazing midwives at Associates for Women's Health! Annette Casey and Susie Rhoades are amazing.
Anonymous says:
January 30, 2010 at 1:21 am (UTC -7)
I should point out that was at their old facility, when it was by Chile Pepper – which is Yuma's best Mexican food! Their docs are good despite their facility, Dr. Vining delivered me 25 years ago!
Walker says:
January 30, 2010 at 1:41 am (UTC -7)
The facility I went to today seems very new. It was clean and professional….I was really impressed. Definatly not south of the border. I added a picture of the new building at the bottom of the post. I appreciate your comments. Other moms want to hear your opinion too!
Anonymous says:
January 30, 2010 at 4:54 pm (UTC -7)
Thanks for the unintended reminder for the pap. It's been a while.
Anonymous says:
February 11, 2010 at 5:22 am (UTC -7)
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Butterc587 says:
September 22, 2010 at 12:25 am (UTC -7)
I moved to Yuma 35 weeks pregnant and just needed a doctor. I saw Dr. Sucuci, at first I though he was great that was until I was 41 weeks pregnant with a 10lb baby. I felt like I was being hearded through like cattle, he never remembered who I was or acknowledged any of my concerns of delivering a large baby.After begging and making daily appointments I was induced for 48 hours before they allowed me to have a C-section which I had asked for from the very begining.
Linds says:
December 6, 2010 at 11:18 pm (UTC -7)
I moved here when I was 28 weeks pregnant and went to Dr. Suciu. I was totally clueless on where to go and who to go to. I checked out the website and it looked nice and clean and decided to give it a try. After my first appointment I wanted to cry. It was so impersonal and I felt like I was just a number. Each appointment I was maybe with the doctor for 5 minutes. One time I had a list of questions I wanted to ask and all of a sudden the doctor left and my appointment was over…all questions unanswered! I totally get the “south of the border” comment too. I always leave a little distubed because of all the REALLY young pregnant girls there too… If you’re looking for a more personal experience I would not recommend this place.
Anonymous says:
February 9, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC -7)
I too felt like just a number. I had some serious issues throughout my pregnancy and it was so hard getting any appointment. I tried to ask questions and was blown off. They spend NO time with you at all. I also don’t like that I didn’t have either of the doctors that I had seen through most of my pregnancy on my day of delivery. I had one (who I will not name) that I had never met. They were RUDE, did NOT listen to me or the nurses, and used intervention after intervention. My doctors I saw during pregnancy knew my birth plan and were confident we could implement it. There was absolutely NO need for any of the interventions I recieved. I will NOT be going back to them for future pregnancies.
Anonymous says:
March 4, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC -7)
Just wanted to say that i love WHS. Dr Amon is my OB but when he is unavailable i will see Dr Grogan. Dr Amon has always listened to my concerns about my body. We were unable to conceive for a while, Dr Amon listened to me and had me bring in my medical record to see what had been already done to find out what the problem was, he never made me repeat any procedures (only had me do blood/hormone level checks). Long story short, now i have twin boys who are two and with no medical intervention we have a third babyl! With the boys we had a c-section, however i expressed my desire to have a VBAC with my second pregnancy and i was granted my wish!!! Dr Grogan delivered my boys and a different dr who is not in the office delivered our daughter and he was remarkable and never went against my wish!!! Dr Amon takes his time and always has listened to my concerns and is very straight forward about things. Which i appreciate, unlike other drs that will beat around the bush or that frankly dont listen to their patients!! Dr Grogan is an amazing dr, a little short on time but as long as your healthy and baby is fine why should you be there extra time anyway! He has always listened and answered my questions! I will say there are a few drs there i will not see! Hope this helps!
Wendy Peterson says:
April 7, 2011 at 12:01 pm (UTC -7)
Greetings! Kate, thank you for sharing your experience. I also want to thank the other posts, good and bad. I started at Women’s Health Specialists in November 2010. We have the highest quality doctors and staff in addition to adding maternal fetal medicine to our service line. This means we can take care of high risk pregnancies. We are also adding first trimester screenings, check out fetalscreening.com to learn more.
If you have compliments or ideas of how to improve, please feel free to contact me. My email address is wpeterson@whsaz.com.
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