Female Healthcare Assoc

A big Dr. Steven Binette fan here. I saw Dr. Binette for prenatal care, and he also delivered my son at CDH via c-​section. Top notch care from start to finish. Dr. Binette is smart, informative, and keeps up with current technology/​medicine. He is a class act and very caring about patients. I am an older mom (early 40s) and Dr. Binette always honestly and thoroughly answered my questions.
Dr. Binette was open to VBAC as long as the risk factors were manageable. However, I had gestational diabetes, was growing a large baby, and headed past my due date. Plus, I also feared the worst — a failed and lengthy labor that would end in c-​section anyway and later be followed by a postpartum infection (which is exactly what happened with my first child). So ultimately, my doctor and I decided mutually that VBAC was not right for me. But I was pleased that Dr. Binette supported me and was open to VBAC if the conditions were right.
Also saw Dr. Mark Morrison on days Dr. Binette was unavailable. Loved him, too. Like Dr. Binette, Dr. Morrison was kind, thorough, and informative, and I felt he truly cared about his patients, too. I also saw Dr. Thomas and Dr. Cullen, too, and they were wonderful and helpful. The nurses and staff are outstanding, too. I saw Dr. Szwedo a couple of times — initially I was put off by her because she was initially dismissive and brusque with me, but I saw her again at the hospital and she did my son’s circumcision, and she was completely different — friendly, respectful, and patiently listening. I think I just caught her on a bad day the first time.
Wonderful practice — thank you, FHA!

I hate the dreaded annual exam as much as the next girl. Seriously, can’t you just give me the anti-​baby pills ‘script and send me on my way? Also, why is it that when you show up on time for your appointment, you always end up waiting anyway? Seriously by now I should know better than to arrive on time. (This goes for any appointments, not just this location, obv). My appointment was at 4:30 and I didn’t leave until 6:00. My doctor didn’t even see me until 5:55! It’s not fun sitting in a cold ass room in a paper gown in the middle of January for 45 minutes, amirite? Ugh. Thank god it’s only a once a year thing.
I’ve been seeing Dr. Szwedo for at least ten years now. I previously had a different doctor but her bedside manner was less than ideal and she spent more time lecturing me about dental and general practitioner visits. You know, stuff completed unrelated to the reason for my visit. I gave that whackadoo the boot and was going to hunt for a new doc, but I lucked out as Dr. Szwedo was in the same building but a slightly different practice group.
Dr. Szwedo is so nice and I’ve never once felt uncomfortable with her. She always asks if I’m still «living in sin» and while I’d be offended if anyone else asked that, it makes me crack up when she asks. Hopefully someday I’ll give her a different answer and totally shock her.
Last year as we were wrapping up the visit she asked if I wanted to continue with my same prescription, and I answered affirmatively. I’ve been on the BCP for 18 years, and well, «it it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.» She did bring up other options for me and said if I ever wanted to change my mind, she’d be glad to help me out. She’s fully aware that I’m childfree by choice and plan to stay that way, and she never tries to throw the ol’ «oh you’ll change your mind someday» spiel at me. It’s much appreciated since being childfree by choice is so hard for people to understand, let alone accept.
For anyone on the hunt for a friendly, non-​judgmental doctor, I highly recommend Dr. Szwedo.

This review is for the OB/​GYN female doctor at this location. This was my first gyn when I moved back to the chicagoland area and boy did I get a wake up call.
On the first visit, I was asked whether I was planning on having kids and when I answered not really, not in the near future, a diatribe took place on the benefits of never saying never and the rewards of bearing kids. I really felt like I was being analyzed as customer life revenue source.
On the last visit, the doctor proceeded to read the nurse’s notes on a question I wanted to ask her and had her raise her voice at me about how nonsensical it was to think a condition my mother had would have anything to do with me. Before asking me to clarify.
I have known other individuals to have had perfect relationships with the doctor, and with the staff in general, but for me, this is definitely NOT a location I feel safe in to obtain objective medical care. I felt judged and attacked.