HealthPoint Florence Medical and Dental Clinic

I have been to this clinic.I needed medical care. This clinic was completely free. The staff was unfriendly. I waited less than 1 hour I would not recommend this compassionless place at all. I am a Gout patient, who has been seem by various doctors over the last decade or so for it. Sometimes I will have an attack so bad I am bed ridden and cannot walk, crutch, or drive. In this case I would need prednisone or some other anti-inflammatory steroid. In this instance they withheld this medicine, saying I had to come in to be prescribed this medicine. If I could walk to come in, I probably wouldn’t need the medicine. So since I am already in horrible pain, they compound my discomfort by mentally stressing me, forcing me to wait 6 days to even give me a yes or no answer whether or not they will help me. Finally they say no, due to “liability” reasons. This would be fine if I were a new patient without a medical history. I have been given this medicine before, as it is the only type of medicine I’ve encountered that will knock out the swelling, pain, and inflammation of a Gout attack. Other providers have given it to me no problem, in a similar situation, so there is inconsistency. I even mentioned to the provider, Bishop is her name that I may need this in the future if I get a severe attack that leaves me immobile. She didn’t say no then. I have never in my life so neglected and uncared for by a provider and organization.