Comments on: Ever Been to the Health Department? http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/ Bedford, Stuyvesant Heights & Tompkins Park North Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:25:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: haf http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/comment-page-1/#comment-11196 haf Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:34:34 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/#comment-11196 Try this website (http://www.freehivtesting.org/hiv-testing-locations/). The staff are very polite and the wait is nothing compared to that of the DOH. They dont do any testing in brooklyn, but they're pretty much everywhere else. Try this website (http://www.freehivtesting.org/hiv-testing-locations/). The staff are very polite and the wait is nothing compared to that of the DOH. They dont do any testing in brooklyn, but they’re pretty much everywhere else.

]]> By: The Changeling http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/comment-page-1/#comment-5383 The Changeling Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:50:10 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/#comment-5383 Thanks for that information, Irving. It turns out that the Health Department pictured above doesn't do flu shots or exams or any of those things. I was passing by the other day and the door was open so I went in. The front room is filled with desks/computers and the people working there told me that this is the Health Department but their focus is pest control. So it's the rat patrol that works out of this office. Thanks for that information, Irving. It turns out that the Health Department pictured above doesn’t do flu shots or exams or any of those things. I was passing by the other day and the door was open so I went in. The front room is filled with desks/computers and the people working there told me that this is the Health Department but their focus is pest control. So it’s the rat patrol that works out of this office.

]]> By: IRVING http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/comment-page-1/#comment-4689 IRVING Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:23:35 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/#comment-4689 I think we have a rather nice one on Throop ave near Putnam across from P.S.44 I think we have a rather nice one on Throop ave near Putnam across from P.S.44

]]> By: Carmen http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/comment-page-1/#comment-4688 Carmen Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:33:40 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/#comment-4688 Lina- thank you for the suggestion. I also felt like I was totally looked down upon because I wasn't engaging in "risky behavior" when the woman asked my about my history. I told her I just go every 3-5 months as a habit and she looked at me for about 3 seconds before clicking her pen a few times and scribbling something. Like I was wasting her time. If I wasn't so self-aware and hell-bent on getting it done all the time I could totally see how an experience like that would deter people from EVER going again...which is a shame. The service is there, paid for by the taxpayers (ie ME and all of us) and we should take advantage of it, especially over something this important. Lina- thank you for the suggestion. I also felt like I was totally looked down upon because I wasn’t engaging in “risky behavior” when the woman asked my about my history. I told her I just go every 3-5 months as a habit and she looked at me for about 3 seconds before clicking her pen a few times and scribbling something. Like I was wasting her time.

If I wasn’t so self-aware and hell-bent on getting it done all the time I could totally see how an experience like that would deter people from EVER going again…which is a shame. The service is there, paid for by the taxpayers (ie ME and all of us) and we should take advantage of it, especially over something this important.

]]> By: lina http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/comment-page-1/#comment-4685 lina Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:31:06 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/#comment-4685 Carmen: Try the Ryan Nena free clinic in the East Village or one of the community health centers that works with HIV positive patients. They will undoubtedly be more alert to confidentiality concerns, because their funding depends on it. Everyone deserves better care and respect than what you received in Flatbush. Carmen: Try the Ryan Nena free clinic in the East Village or one of the community health centers that works with HIV positive patients. They will undoubtedly be more alert to confidentiality concerns, because their funding depends on it. Everyone deserves better care and respect than what you received in Flatbush.

]]> By: sally http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/comment-page-1/#comment-4684 sally Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:22:33 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/#comment-4684 Changeling are you a freelancer of some sorts and work for yourself, and use these clinics? Some doctor's office can be just as odd. Changeling are you a freelancer of some sorts and work for yourself, and use these clinics? Some doctor’s office can be just as odd.

]]> By: Carmen http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/comment-page-1/#comment-4681 Carmen Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:45:48 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/#comment-4681 I've been to the one on flatbush for an HIV test (I go every 3 months, like clockwork, so it would cost a bundle if I went to my normal gyn) and it was absolute hell. The wait was 4 hours even though I got there 45 minutes before opening, the staff was super rude and inconsiderate, plus when I was in with the nurse taking blood the receptionist WALKED IN TO THE ROOM and started talking about a date she had the night before. Confidentiality my ass. I’ve been to the one on flatbush for an HIV test (I go every 3 months, like clockwork, so it would cost a bundle if I went to my normal gyn) and it was absolute hell. The wait was 4 hours even though I got there 45 minutes before opening, the staff was super rude and inconsiderate, plus when I was in with the nurse taking blood the receptionist WALKED IN TO THE ROOM and started talking about a date she had the night before. Confidentiality my ass.

]]> By: Neighbor http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/comment-page-1/#comment-4679 Neighbor Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:29:53 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/#comment-4679 This site doesn't look too healthy, does it?!? This site doesn’t look too healthy, does it?!?

]]> By: The Changeling http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/comment-page-1/#comment-4675 The Changeling Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:48:57 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/#comment-4675 Thanks for the recommendation. I know the one you're talking about. It's across the street from the car wash. I used to pass that DOH office frequently. I'll check that site out the next time I'm over there. Thanks for the recommendation. I know the one you’re talking about. It’s across the street from the car wash. I used to pass that DOH office frequently. I’ll check that site out the next time I’m over there.

]]> By: Yvette http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/comment-page-1/#comment-4674 Yvette Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:40:08 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2008/03/03/ever-been-to-the-health-department/#comment-4674 never been to this DOH site. I went to the one on Flatbush and Fulton for a TB test. It's right by LIU. Maybe folks should try there as it seems to be a bigger and busier place. never been to this DOH site. I went to the one on Flatbush and Fulton for a TB test. It’s right by LIU. Maybe folks should try there as it seems to be a bigger and busier place.

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