Women's Health Center of Reno - Dr. Samuel Chacon

"I am not surprised to see this office closed. I went to see Dr. Chacon a few years ago due to an UTI. They had prescribed some antibiotics for me and I was allergic to some of the ingredients and when I attempted to reach the office several times and left messages they never returned calls. I was basically dismissed for no reason. Also I was not impressed with the Dr. Chacon during the appointment. He was kind of condescending and cocky. I tried to explain my systems to him and he was very inattentive and was rushing to get to his next patient. I felt he was not trying to help me at all."

"I’ve never had a more thorough, more compassionate and professional OBGYN. Dr. Chacon always made me feel comfortable and never another number being pushed through like many other Reno OBGYN offices. He gave me a life I never imagined I’d have. He gave my children an active mother who was no longer sick 2-3 weeks out of the month. He listened and found multiple issues I’d begged years for answers to. He saved my life in more than one way. I’m forever grateful! My surgeries healed quickly with multiple scars from multiple necessary surgeries that healed so well you can’t see them unless you’re really searching. I’d not known a life pain free for 23 years, five years later I’m so grateful I found Dr. Chacon. I recommend him a million times over."

"I had a hysterectomy done in November of 2020. Unfortunately about years came I started not feeling right due to my hips or waist I kept turning into my left side of the bed when lying down plus I started leaking again. So I am not happy or satisfied."

"I’m surprised there are so many good reviews for this office. I went here to see Dr. Chacon when I became pregnant with our son who is now 7 weeks old. When I first came to the office, I was originally seeing Dr. Hoffman for the first 2 monthly check ups that I had. I was told by a receptionist that Dr. Chacon was out of town during the time, but he was actually in jail (I didn’t know this until much later). Once Dr. Chacon returned, I began seeing him. He is honestly a very nice person, I just don’t think he’s a great OBGYN doctor. During my pregnancy I had elevated blood pressure consistently. My son was head down by 19 weeks. And by around 28 weeks-30 weeks I was having cramping, lower back pain, and I just had a gut feeling he was going to come early. I expressed my concerns with Dr. Chacon, who did not seem as concerned as I was. I was supposed to do the fetal fibronectin test to determine if he would come early, but it was never delivered to the lab on time the 3 different times I got it done. Around 33 weeks, I lost my mucus plug, so I was hooked up to a monitor in the office to determine if I was contracting, and I was. The medical assistant Liz, had told me that false contractions do not cause cervical dilation, that’s why she was worried. I was sent to a high risk pregnancy center where the doctor there informed me that “everyone has contractions” and it didn’t mean I was going into labor, even if I lost my mucus plug. Something still felt off. Even though me and my husband were growing increasingly concerned, Dr. Chacon was not. Every cervical check I got done, I was dilating an extra cm each time, so by my 36 week appointment (I was 35 + 4 days) I was 3 cm dilated. Sure enough, I delivered my son 2 days later. He was born early at 35 weeks + 6 days, just like I thought he’d be. I went to the Northern NV Sierra medical center, to have him. I was informed by the receptionist at check in there that Dr. Chacon was denied privileges to deliver there even though he’s been telling his patients he’s “working on getting them”. The receptionist said “shame on him”. Dr. Chacon also had his privileges revoked to deliver at Renown as well, just a heads up. Almost every nurse I spoke to during my labor and delivery told me to avoid Dr. Chacon, and to follow up with someone else for my postpartum appointment. On top of the lack of individuality of the treatment I received my whole pregnancy, the miscommunication in the office between medical assistants is horrible. Liz was amazing, and very caring, but when I was not with her the other medical assistants had little to no idea what was going on with my pregnancy. Read your medical notes!! I know you have to take them after each appointment. That’s what they’re there for. There was one time where a different medical assistant had given Dr. Chacon the wrong patient file, so Dr. Chacon couldn’t even recall from memory which patient I was or what was going on. Find a different OBGYN especially if you’re expecting."