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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not a GW apologist- they are incredibly frustrating to deal with right now. I'm in my 3rd trimester doing weekly visits right now, and I'm not going to switch because I have an extremely high risk pregnancy with expected delivery complications, and I want to deliver in GW hospital, where I know I will have the highest level of care. I went to GW for my last two pregnancies, and was very happy with them. Now, less so, and I totally understand people who are frustrated with the level of service right now.

Some more background I got from my doctor: 
* GW MFA just switched to the EPIC (spelling?) patient system, which means they are now on the most widely used patient record system in the country. So if you see a doctor in, say, Virginia, and then transfer to GW, your OB will most likely be able to access all your old records. 
* the transfer process from the old system to the new is awful. Basically your doctor has to pull up your old records in the old system, which now has limited functionality, and information has to be imported, I believe manually, into the new. So your first couple appointments on the new system are going to suck, and many appointments are running long, which is leading to long wait times.
[b]* My doctor outsourced my next two ultrasounds to the GWU hospital, because I couldn't get an appointment with the remaining techs at MFA. GWUH was able to fit me in, but I don't know if they'll be able to accommodate all the overflow from MFA[/b].[/quote]

Reviving this old thread to provide an update. When I posted this before, I was able to get my remaining ultrasound appointments with GWUH. Today, the DAY BEFORE MY ULTRASOUND, GWUH called and informed me that they are cancelling ALL of my ulltrasound appointments, including the one tomorrow, and had no suggestions to assist me with finding another appointment elsewhere.

So, I'd steer clear. I just had an ugly frustrated cry in my office, and I am not an office crier. [/quote]

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