Shaffer Dorothy P MD

"I appreciate having Dr. Shaffer take me on as a new patient in her integrative practice. She takes her time, gives helpful and easy to understand advice. I walked through the practice door and immediately felt right at home. I love her dog Victor and her great office staff."

"Havinng read the above reviews, I have no idea what the determining factors are in how Shaffer treats her patients, but at the moment, I have been waiting all day for a return call back from her. Just saying."

"Dr Shaffer is excellent and a rare breed of doctor. She is helping me with a complicated and serious health issue and is going above and beyond. Her office is like home and she spends a good amount of time with you during your visit. I can’t say enough and highly recommend her."

"Dr. Shaffer and Full Spectrum Health Center has completely transformed my experience of health care. I have been a patient there for the past 7 years; and I constantly recommend Full Spectrum Health to friends and colleagues. Dr. Shaffer is accessible and responsive. She makes time for her patients, spends quality time with them during appointments, and follows up on the phone. She thinks about health care holistically, so her focus is on fostering healthy living rather than quick turnover urgent care. The office experience is highly personalized; the office staff know people on a first name basis and follow up with issues related to prescriptions, insurance, or billing. The office feels like home. It is a very welcoming place and an extension of Dr. Shaffer's individualized focus on her clients. This is what modern health care should be like."

"I have been a long time patient at Full Spectrum Healthcare. Although, I am charged an annual fee it is next to impossible to schedule an appointment outside of preventative care. If you need to see the Dr. the same day, because you are ill...you can forget about it. I have had to go to Urgent Care on several occasions because the physician has been unavailable to see me and the most frustrating thing is that I recently contacted the office (medical receptionist) to inform them that I am allergic to a medication and the next time I suffered with a sinus infection the physician called in the very same medication I had previously contacted the office to inform them that I am allergic too. The front desk staff (receptionist) has always been rude and unsympathetic whenever I call to attempt to get a same day appointment regarding my recurring sinus infections, flu, etc. When people call they are usually ill...it is a doctor's office...show some human empathy/genuine concern. Needless to say, I have pretty much had it with the rudeness and the incompetence of the front desk staff and I have finally decided to move on. Good riddance. Suggestions to improve patient satisfaction: 1.Open a non-emergency email account where patients can email the Dr. their questions or concerns (prescriptions questions, refills, etc.) 2.If a patient calls when they are ill and can not get an appointment, at a minimum the physician should call them back and reach out to the patient to find out how they are doing. 3.Teach the front desk staff basic customer service and how to express empathy to sick patients."