Bastyr Center for Natural Health Review

Horrible experience, my husband waited 45 minutes for them to say he had "fatigue" and they gave him a different doctor than we originally schedule for, without telling him until his appointment. Then they wanted to charge a ridiculous amount for all their natural medicine, which we found at Supper Supplements for way cheaper. Then we got a huge bill in the mail!! Ridiculous and very expensive, it is not worth it!!! There are better natural health clinics to go to that are not this expensive.

awful!
cked the website 2 times on different days,including today, to make sure of the hours u were open.
drove from south seattle to p/u a prescription only to find a tiny sign saying closed for inventory.
come on u guys....this is the new world of environmental concerns, respect for everyones time......etc,etc.
keep ur friggin website updated. think abt the environment and others wasted time and energy when u dont. r u just another corporate entity out there now w/ disregard for the people u serve.

Have been taking my son here for a couple months now, he is successfully being treated and improving! Dr. Yarnell is a fantastic well educated ND! He actually takes the time to listen and plan out any treatments with his patients :) our appointments usually last an hr! Not anything like a MD who's In and out and has left you with some sort of pill to ingest! Also like that I can go directly down stairs and get the needed medication, very convenient!

Intelligent caring people that want you the best you can be. They actually listen. My Dr. even calls me to check up on me, how things are going, medicines working, etc. She will think about things discussed in an appointment and call to let me know about a new idea/plan. Its not someone taking notes and walking away, they are really invested in their patients. My friend goes to their sliding scale clinic at the Edmonds Washington at the Senior Citizen Center on Wednesdays. She really loves it.

Excellent and knowledgeable Doctors and staff. They are very helpful and go the extra mile to find out what is wrong with you. I highly recommend this place to everyone.

Professors, doctors and students are all very professional and focused on patient care.

The experience has been the stuff of Miracles. I am so grateful for the treatment regimen.

Dr and students are AMAZING! and the fee is reasonable. I get a discount for being low income.
Dr. Really cares and is doing so much to find help me. Communication is great over mychart and phone.
Desk staff are not the best. Not warm and welcoming like i am used to at ND offices.

Best acupuncture and crainial sacral appointment I've ever had.
I've seen many students and all of them are empathetic and good listeners. I always feel like I'm going into a safe healing environment.

Doctor Khamba is an outstanding doctor and her team of students are just as wonderful as she is. As the saying goes, The apple doesn t fall far from the tree, and Of course I mean this in a good way! Dr. Khamba and her team were very patient with me. They listened to my concerns and allowed me to voice my opinion. I felt like I was able to collaborate on my care with the team and that made me feel special.

Very good experience with the acupuncture here. Also, to the reviewer who griped about bhrt not being provided because the Dr. In cahoots with the government and the whi study was a scam ..that's where your well written review took a nose dive. It's such a cliche unintelligent sentiment voiced by a suspicious seattilite. It's like saying your mechanic is secretly working for Ford, buick or the auto lobby. I like the staff here and they know what they're doing. I agree a doctor should provide you a therapy that many doctors still endorse and see clear benefits, so it is unfortunate the provider was closed off to discussing. I Also would have been upset.

I am very glad I finally went to Bastyr. I had heard of it for years but never took the time to go although several friends told me about their successful treatments. I'm very happy with my treatment results. Theirs is the most effective treatment I have had for plantar fasciitis although I had seen three traditional doctors for several years. I love the thorough interviews with a team of persons in a variety of fields. I love being able to interrupt whenever necessary. All of my questions were answered with the greatest of patience. Their questions led me to a test which may have saved my life. The nutritionist was an unexpected plus. I wish I had gone earlier. One visit may be all you need.

I came here for advising. The program cost was expensive but campus is gorgeous.

Excellent medical care. The student clinicians are just as professional and detailed as their staff doctors! Thoroughly a clean, thoughtful, collaborative, and positively healing environment.

This is the leading naturopath teaching clinic in the country and it depends on which clinic you go to see (Naturopathic, Acupunture, Chinese Medicine) but the visits are almost an hour long and very thorough but it is a teaching clinic so you will be seeing students before the attending (they also have a private clinic as well int he same building).

They are ND's so if you have never been to one before you need to be aware that there are different "styles" and it might depend on which attending you get what they will focus on. The majority of visits try to keep you healthy vs treating an acute problem so the focus is on nutrition, lifestyle, stress etc (they also have a short term counseling) and it is a great resource for people with chronic conditions.

Be aware that they don't take all insurance and it can cost as much ($200 for ND but only $40 for acupuncture) or more than a regular doc visit (which average 8 minutes vs an hour) but in WA state all insurance co's are required to cover ND's so you will at least get some coverage.

They have the highest patient satisfaction scores in the Puget Sound region (according to Puget Sound Health Alliance) and I have always felt well taken care of there but still see my MD for some of my care.

Be careful with the smooth talking. He'll ask you a bunch of questions to understand if your diet has anything to do with your problem. He'll then step out for a little bit to go find the right 'tool'. And then finally he'll begin look at your problem. I spent 1h45min (not in the waiting room, but in his office) just to get my ears checked out for ringing in my ear. While he did attempt to remove some wax (unsuccessfully), it felt like I was in there forever. Oh, then he'll also speak to you about how he's moving to a new office and how he won't take insurance at his new office. He ended the session by saying he couldn't tell what was wrong with my ear. That whole experience is costing me $134.

I had the worse experiences here of my entire life. I went to the teaching clinic because that was the only way my insurance would cover it. I came here because I have Hashimotos Thyroiditis and Hypothyroidism. The first time wasn't horrible, but they completely ignored me when I tried to tell them my symptoms began before pregnancy and kept shoving my TSH test results in my face despite the fact that my active thyroid hormone was twenty points below the bottom of the reference range and I was barely functioning. I decided to give them a second chance when a Hashimotos specialist I follow on facebook said he did a lecture at Bastyr. I made an appointment specifically with a resident who supposedly specializes in treatment of thyroid. What a joke. First of all they put in the notes from my last appointment that my symptoms were all from pregnancy. I had to tell them yet again that my symptoms began well before I ever got pregnant. The resident didn't even let the students finish taking my more recent information before she busted in the room. She stood there with a smug smile on her face with arms crossed while the student tried to tell me that the natural medication I had been taking is what was causing my body to attack my thyroid. When I said that that made absolutely no sense whatsoever, since my thyroid antibodies were LOWER than they were before I ever started medication, the resident cut me off to say that Natural Dessicated Thyroid medications NEVER WORK. For anyone. Even if people feel fine for awhile they always end up needing Synthroid. When I started to tell her that an online group of thousands of thyroid patients would disagree with her, she actually put her hand in my face and shushed me. From that point on, I was not able to finish a single sentence without this woman interrupting me and trying to talk over me. I was interrupted at least 15 times as I collected my things and left. This place has absolutely no business trying to treat any person with a thyroid problem, and should consider removing "Natural" out of "Bastyr Center for NATURAL Health" since natural medication is so horrible.
The icing on the cake was when I emailed the office manager about my experience and all I received in response was "Thanks for the feedback!" McDonald's knows how to treat people better than this place.

I have come here for accupuncture weekly,. Staff us always cordial and practitioners know their syuff.

People make mistakes, good people rectify their mistakes. The doctors here have rectified their mistakes and i am pleased with the service i have received. I think it's a big deal when doctors admit they're wrong, and for that his place is getting 5 stars :)

I have had several wonderful experiences here. The people are wonderful, caring and professional. It offers an affordable and alternative way to healing which I highly recommend for everyone!

Excellent treatment, professional curtosy, and comprehensive evaluation. Thourough factfinding, open-minded appraisal of individual needs for healthy option have me grateful for taking the suggestions that brought me to Bastyr.

Initially went for a flat-fee special for an Ayurvedic consult. They spent nearly 3 hours with me, and were very thorough. Great, caring, and listen well. As my symptoms worsened within a month after my visit, I decided to schedule another appointment, but when I called, it is impossible to make an appointment and know how much the visit will be. "It can range from $29-250", I was told. Even though I would be paying out of pocket, I will be mysteriously charged afterwards, based on whatever the doctors code for my reason of being there, and based on insurance billing codes. Again, I would be paying out of pocket, not dealing at all with insurance, and I was clear about this on the phone. For example, I could be charged more for the sniffles than a stomachache? If you are trying to bring non-western medicine to the area and circumvent the disaster of the US medical system, at least make it accessible and forthright, without catering to the insurance companies in the same way that every other industry does.

After seeing many specialists regarding SIBO and other digestive issues, in Allopathic Medicne and a Naturopath (Naturopathy helped to an extent ), I finally found out about Ayurvedic services at Bastyr. The treatment given by Dr Dhru, Dr Dean and the student in training Rosalie was fantastic. I never felt hurried and has always been explained why they are asking me to follow a particular diet or take particular medicine. They also suggested a series of Ayurvedic massages for detoxing and that really helped with my issues by about 80%. Jody and Trish, the massage therapists were absolutely sweet and I never felt so nurtured or taken care of before. I would recommend changing your lifestyle according to Ayurveda for your chronic problems and enjoy a longer and healthier life.

Every time I go there they mess up my mothers order. They have given her wrong medication, or they give her 1/2 of what her order is. The price is expensive!!

I had an appointment this morning to have my resting metabolic rate tested. I live up in Bothell, so it's about a 45 minute drive down to Bastyr. As I was almost there (about 10 minutes away) I got a call from the front desk saying they would have to reschedule my appointment because they didn't have the necessary equipment for the test. How is that possible, and why are you only going to notify me of this about 20 minutes before my appointment time?! Considering I had to take several hours off of work to drive down there and back (1.5 hours of driving) for absolutely nothing...I was pretty annoyed. They need to get the stuff together... I couldn't imagine trusting these people with my healthcare if they can't even keep track of their medical equipment. Very unprofessional.

Bastyr is a gem of our local area! I use them for my primary care doctor, as they have naturopathic practitioners. I see Dr. Winship, he is pretty amazing! Very thoughtful in his approach to health and medicine in a way that balances both natural and conventional practices. I m super pleased with my experience with Bastyr and highly recommend!

My insurance provider is in-network for them so it is an easy choice!

Great alternative to Western medicine or as an add on to treatment you are already going through. They don't push things on you and let you go at your own pace towards healing and making yourself feel better. They take a ton of insurance which was a pleasant surprise and for the services that can't be covered they offer a sliding scale for payment which is nice of you are on a fixed income. The students are all very pleasant and easy to work with and the supervising doctors always take time to go over all treatment plans and talk with you as well.

I would recomend this to anyone looking for options in taking care of themselves.

It's snowing. I'm ready for my acupuncture appointment. You're closed. You didn't call me to cancel. Bad form, Bastyr.

Great clinic. Best to find a supervisor you like and follow them through the students for any branch of the medicine they offer.

Staff and students were caring and supportive of me and each other.