WellHealth Women’s Specialty Care

I’ve been seeing Dr. Tuggle, Nurse Leann (sp.) and this particular OB/​GYN staff for a little over a year now. When I moved from one part of the city to this area, I decided to search for a new OB/​GYN ’cause the one I had down in the Health District (Dr. Bartholomew [sp]) and his staff were always unpleasant to deal with, even if it was just once a year. Wait time here is reasonable too — 15 minutes to process my co-​pay and be called into a room VS 1 – 1 hour and 30 minutes to be seen after paperwork.
The front desk staff are always nice and knowledgeable. I’ve also seen these ladies mediate situations from billing to patients, which is never an easy thing to handle, especially in the medical field. Checking out is just as efficient with the young lady working that area of the desk giving me my appointment cards ’cause I don’t always have my cell ready to type in future information.
The entire office is always clean too, which makes me feel as comfortable as possible. Of course it can be crowded, but only expected for a women’s medical facility. Then they’re always communicative and helpful when the doctor’s out for an emergency or helping another patient deliver a baby — ready to set a different appointment.
Anyway, what I like most about my experiences here is that Dr. Tuggle and Nurse Leann never make me feel uncomfortable aside from the physical portion of check-​ups. LOL. Again, they’re always friendly, plus they always explain things to me in a way which I can understand. They’re also open to answering any questions I have or requests for changes.
I think the only thing I wish was done more often is the ability to get some follow-​up information over the phone (ex. test results), and not having to go there for every interaction.

I had a horrific postpartum experience here with Angela DeTie and need to give other unsuspecting mothers fair warning: DO NOT see this midwife for any breastfeeding-​related issues!
In nursing my second child, I got mastitis twice. Unfortunately it’s quite common and I stuck it out with antibiotics, warm compresses, etc. Aside from the fact I was in a great deal of pain, I told Angela of a burning sensation among other symptoms too graphic for this post.
Angela told me I needed to nurse through the pain — that I needed to be nursing more and decide if I wanted to continue breastfeeding or not.
She was completely bewildered that I seemed distraught and in pain. In fact, she didn’t even prescribe any pain medication, giving me the tough love, «you need to nurse through it» approach.
As it turns out, on taking my baby to the pediatrician for white patches in her mouth which were swabbed and cultured, my baby had oral thrush and the pediatrician said since I was nursing that I inevitably HAD THRUSH TOO !!! My pediatrician with over 35 years experience was baffled as to why no swab or tests were run when I complained of burning and shooting pain in my boob. She was further appalled to hear I wasn’t given medication by Angela, not even for pain. My baby was prescribed Nystatin, and the pediatrician prescribed me some Nystatin cream too but said to follow up with my doctor as that may not be enough. (Can you believe I ended up being treated by my daughter’s pediatrician?!?)
I called Wellhealth and Dr Harter’s (my OB) assistant had to prescribe me a 2 week course of Diflucan OVER THE PHONE.
Oh and the lovely adding-​insult-​to-​injury experience is having to pay $ 108 per my insurance for this lovely, unproductive visit to Angela DeTie. My advice: DON’T DO IT! It feels like flushing a wad of hard-​earned money down the toilet to pay for a missed diagnosis.
Oh and by the way… after that tough love session I’m happy to report I’m 7mos postpartum and still breastfeeding. Saw Angela at 3mos and how terrible for a mother to be dismissed and told her pain is because she’s not breastfeeding enough. No thanks to a missed diagnosis and made to second guess myself over a very REAL Thrush episode!!! Mamas BEWARE!!!

I waited for approximately 2 months to get an appointment with Dr. Ceballos but figured she was worth the wait as I found a couple of good reviews online. Walking into the office, the front office staff has the TV blaring on the news and cannot be bothered to greet the patients walking in as they were too busy speaking Spanish amongst themselves. No biggie, I was there to see the doctor after all.
I was called back by Juana, the CNA, who was knowledgeable and personable — she gave me hope for the establishment. I disrobed and waited patiently for Dr. Ceballos, who came in a while later. She smiled and introduced herself but that was where the formalities stopped. I was there for my annual check-​up but also because I was experiencing some major discomfort with chronic UTI’s. I tried to explain to her what I was feeling but she would not even let me talk. She was very dismissive and stated if I knew what was causing them that I should just stop having sex (this seems to be her favorite diagnosis). I tried to tell her what I was experiencing was not normal and that I had already had 4 – 5 UTI’s thus far and it wasn’t even June yet. She stated those needed to be documented which was understandable –we agreed I would get all of my UTI diagnoses’ over to her for review and treatment. She did not examine my breasts which I thought was weird as I was there for my annual checkup. Feeling talked down to and like my health issues were completely irrelevant, I left the office crying.
Three weeks passed and I never got a call regarding my results. Being concerned as I went for an annual and because I was experiencing major discomfort, I called the office and a staff member informed me «she got the results back she just hasn’t looked at them yet.» That day, the office called me and advised my PAP was irregular and I had to come back for a colposcopy (this came to no surprise to me as I tried to explain something was wrong on my first visit to her) The next appointment they had was 4 weeks later and against my better judgment, I reluctantly took it.
Dreading my upcoming visit with Dr. Ceballos, I recruited my significant other into coming to my procedure with me. Once again Juana was friendly and welcoming — she explained the procedure and asked if I had any questions. Dr. Ceballos then came into the room and was very curt and acted like she didn’t really have time for this. I told her I talked to my primary doctor about a couple of symptoms I was having who suggested I talk to her (Dr. Ceballos) about a couple of possible causes. Dr. Ceballos stated my primary doctor should stay out of it and leave the «gynecology» business up to them. My significant other then reminded her the only reason we had to go to a primary doctor was because her office was too busy to see me and that she was very dismissive of my symptoms, to which she did not respond (mind you she already had her hands on the door handle ready to walk out to see her next patient even though I still had some concerns). We then asked her about treatment options for my chronic UTI’s to which she replied she couldn’t do anything until she had documentation proving I have had 4 – 5 UTI’s like I had mentioned previously. We reminded her she had that documentation; however she said Juana could answer the rest of our questions and left. My procedure was performed mid-​august and my follow up was scheduled for mid-​September.
Feeling like she definitely couldn’t be bothered with my issues and being very condescending every time I tried to ask a question, I decided to pull my medical records and take them to another gynecologist. To my surprise, she noted my breasts were fine and no irregularities were found on them — not exactly sure how she could have possibly known any of that as she didn’t even bother to give me a full examination. If you want a doctor with bedside manners — go somewhere else. If you want a doctor that will bother with a full annual examination — go somewhere else. If you want a doctor that listens to your problems and treats your symptoms — go somewhere else. If you’re looking for a doctor that is condescending, notes she performed procedures she didn’t and talks down to you — Dr. Ceballos is definitely the doctor for you.

I never get seen on my appointment time. I don’t know why set a time if they never see you. If I could give negative stars I would. I talked to doctor Detie about birth control options and she was useless wasn’t helpful at all. This place sucks do not go here find somewhere else!!!

I am a first time mother currently 32 weeks pregnant and have been seeing Dr Vennart & team since January and am extremely happy with my patient care. If there was a wait time for some reason past my appointment I was notified while waiting and I completely understand as emergencies happen. I appreciate being able to have an honest doctor who takes care of me efficiently and helps me through any questions I’ve had during this pregnancy!

Horrible wait times, filled with young ghetto mothers, staff is ridiculously slow. And do procedures that don’t need to be done. I would over look all that but the staff, no let me rephrase Rocio aka check out has no manners and doesn’t give a rip about anyone… except for the cintas guy and sports… she’ll talk to him before she decides its time for you to check out… do your job people!

Came in because none of my calls were being returned after I left messages with my name and call back number with a concern I was having being 32 weeks pregnant, wanting to know if it needed medical attention right away or could wait until my next appointment. The ladies at the front were kind of rude about it and wouldn’t let me show or speak to a nurse real quick to ask, they made me write my concern on a post-​it note and said the nurse would call me by the end of the day and let me know… She didn’t call until 3 days later!!!
SO unprofessional and sad that they don’t care and are not concerned about you nor your concerns.
And I don’t get the useless people who answer the phones either, who question why you need to speak to a nurse yet they’re the ones who don’t know anything or can tell you anything. All they do and can do is transfer you to someone who more than likely isn’t at their desk or doesn’t answer and either doesn’t or takes forever to call you back!

Dr. vennart was not a pleasant doctor. I was told the office manger would call me and never did. The office staff was really nice. The way the doctor treated me was horrible. He got very excited with me when I started asking questions about my pelvic disease. He advised me that I wasn’t listening to him. He told me there’s obviously a problem here and it wasn’t him because I’ve seen so many doctors. Dr. Richard Groom was my doctor. He is now retired and I can no longer go to him. I can not find a decent Dr to replace him. I later requested a copy of my consult notes and the diagnosis was fibroids. When I was actually seeing him for endometriosis. Who wasn’t listening?

My wife was under the care of Angela DeTie, CNM at Women’s Specialty Care for the pregnancy of our 3^rd child. We could not be more happy with the services provided by her and the staff at the office. We really wanted to have a natural childbirth. My wife and I had discussed home birth options for this, but I have always felt comfortable with having the benefits of hospital in case of emergency. We were able to get the birthing experience that we wanted by visiting Angela. We told her we wanted a natural childbirth and she was supportive of that — as long as everything was okay in her medical opinion. The experience became exactly what we wanted. She listened to what we wanted while giving sound medical advice.
My wife was 2 weeks late with our baby, so she was scheduled for an induction by Pitocin at Mountain View Hospital. The hospital was set up decently for a natural childbirth — nice room, shower, birthing ball, and nice staff. Not exactly a home birth experience, but a good balance of being comfortable within medical facilities. After two hours of receiving to Pitocin drip my wife’s contractions came quickly and she was dilated faster than expected. The nurses at the hospital called Angela and next thing I know I see Angela literally running into the room, short on breath because she ran from the Women’s Specialty Care office to the hospital room. We really appreciated the urgency in which she came to deliver our little angel.
As for Women’s Specialty Care, the facility is very nice — a part of a large medical building that is in the same parking lot as the Mountain View Hospital. The place is clean, modern, the staff is friendly, and the office is well run. Often times when we went in they were busy, but wait times were never bad. Of course there is always the chance of a doctor or midwife running behind with childbirth, but even with this we never had much of a delay when going in for visits.
I would highly recommend Angela DeTie and Women’s Specialty Care for any couple or pregnant woman that wants pre-​natal care from a caring provider that listens and cares. The perfect balance in giving parents an experience they want and modern medical technology, knowledge, and care.