Looking for alternative to Mercy in El Reno/Yukon/Mustang

[rickself]

Having been under the care of the late Dr. Michael Sullivan at Canadian Valley Clinic, then VAlorie Graves who retired, and now Dr. Richard Lowrence, my wife and I followed to where we were led and both are with Mercy Family Clinic in El Reno. We're both hovering at 60 and finding there is more and more circumstances to seek the care of specialists, which means going to the Mercy Hospital campus on Memorial Road. My wife is disabled and cannot take that long drive, especially if we have a 'procedure' at 7:00 in the morning. Getting there an hour early means leaving El Reno at 5:00!! We love the doctors and staff at Mercy Clinic in El Reno, but how many hospitals do we drive past going up to the Mercy Hospital campus?
I'm looking for personal opinions on Integris and St Anthony's in the Yukon/Mustang area that serve both as a family clinic/one stop shopping for most things but still with a nearby hospital affiliation.
Be honest and please give pros and cons. I'm on BCBSOK and my wife is on SSD, which poses another problem with doctors not accepting Social Security disability patients.
Thanks!

[stile99]

There are no 'nearby' hospitals. My Dad's doctor is at Integris Southwest in Yukon, and I'd say they still send him to Integris Baptist about half the time. And the half that they do handle, they screw with him a lot. I honestly can not understand how they can ask a diabetic to take one of the tests that requires fasting, and then try to reschedule it for 2:15 in the afternoon, when the original appointment was at like 8:30 in the morning. He's diabetic. They KNOW this. An 'emergency' is one thing, it happening every time is just poor planning on their part.

[rickself]

Guess this turned out to be a non-interest

[Thomas Vu]

or people don't have experience with the mentioned places.

[rickself]

Suppose that's the more of it. My interest in the area where I live with respect to the surrounding areas is probably greater than the norm - (good gawd, did that sound snobbish!!)
Re-stated, I make it a point to pay attention to what's going on around me than to take things and accept them as they are. IF there's room for improvement, I want to be there.

[turnpup]

Your frustration is certainly understandable. A doctor of mine has offices in mid-town, literally 8 blocks away from me, and also in NE Edmond. When I need to make an appointment ASAP, it nearly always seems like the first available is in the Edmond office.

[camrun91]

My wife and I both go to DR. Manning Joy-Plain at the new Mustang Saint Anthony's. We love her and her office staff. They do have an ER and can do some minor tests like MRI X-Ray and such there on site. I know for the more intense tests they more than likely will send to the Saint Anthony's campus down town.