LiveWell with Advocate Aurora

Lately I have had some serious issues which have required me to go to my PCP, Dr Senora Nelson at the Southeast center. I had to have blood work done and must say that last Saturday, July 18, was one of the most pleasant experiences I’ve have had there. The agent checked me in and I was greeted shortly by a representative who walked me to the lab for blood. I have difficult “rolling veins” and the initial attempt was unsuccessful! Coincidentally ,A nurse Toya Powell came in right on time to see if she could assist the phlebotomist and with one attempt she got all the blood they needed. I kept apologizing because I didn’t drink much water the day before and she reassured me that I did nothing work and made me feel so welcomed and her professionalism was stellar! It is my hopes that she is recognized for outstanding manner. Knowing the nursing field is overwhelmed lately, she was adamant about having me feel comfortable. This attitude makes people like myself less hesitant to go to the doctor. Kudos to Toya. Thank You, Respectfully, Amy D Brown

Just stay away from Aurora doctors! I promise you, they do not care one bit about you. They must be coached to get in and out of appointments as fast as possible. Every Aurora doctor I have seen comes flying into the office, sits down, asks me to tell them what’s going on, gives me room for one sentence, cuts in, diagnoses without any kind of exam or test, prescribes something, and sends me on my way. Every single visit with every single doctor. If they do end up wanting a sample or something then make sure you are on top of reaching out once the results are in. They won’t remember to go back and review the results. You will end up suffering for days waiting on them to finally get back to you. When they do, do not expect any kind of apology or sympathy. They are taught not to admit fault. You will be told, even if you have the results in front of you and can read them clear as day, that the results really didn’t show much but if you are still having symptoms the doctor will prescribe something. LIARS!!! I LOATHE liars!!! They will absolutely lie to you. I have caught their doctors in lies multiple times. The Aurora doctors are not to be trusted! Please switch to another system. These people almost killed me. I’m not exaggerating. Please.

This app does a great job of providing a single point of access to an individual's medical records, appointments, prescriptions, medical bills, and much more. The app is for patients of either Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin (such as myself) or Advocate Health Care in Illinois. As someone managing a chronic illness, the MyAdvocateAurora app makes it easy to navigate my multiple upcoming appointments and scheduled tests, keep track of my prescriptions (and request refills), and communicate privately and securely with each of my doctors. And whenever there is new info for me (like a new test result or message from one of my doctors), the app notifies me to take a look. It may sound straightforward, but before this app existed, I would spend several hours each month managing bureaucracy that now is handled automatically for me. This app originally started as a sibling of Epic's MyChart app, but each new release of the MyAdvocateAurora app has added more useful functionality not found in the generic MyChart app. For example, you can use powerful Find-A-Doctor and Find-A-Location searches to find the right doctor in the right place at the right time. Or you can search/read thousands of exclusive health articles written by Advocate Aurora. I also consider the MyAdvocateAurora app to be much more relaxing on my eyes than the exploding Pez-dispensor color palette found in MyChart. Note: You must register for a free MyAdvocateAurora account in order to use this app, but that process is fast and easy.