St. Michael's Eye & Laser Institute
2026-10-06T17:57:45.254Z
Medical Care: 5/5. Both Dr. Ortiz and Dr. Deupree (the retina specialist) were awesome. They are highly skilled, and I felt completely confident in their care. Scheduling and Communication: 3/5. The scheduling process felt a bit disjointed, but the real issue is the wait time. I sat in the waiting room for nearly 3 hours for my appointment, only to see the specialist for 5 minutes to be told I was fine. When I asked about the delay at the 2-hour mark, the staff gave scripted excuses about "patient care" instead of being transparent about overbooking and staffing shortages (which patients were discussing openly in the room). The waiting room was boiling over with frustration. I would still recommend St. Michaels because the doctors are top-notch, but management needs to fix the bottleneck and the few detached staff members could use some customer service training too. Be prepared to wait 2, maybe even 3 hours. Oh, and bring a jacket—the waiting room A/C seems to never shut off.