Extremely frustrating and unprofessional experience at Quest Diagnostics in Conroe, Texas.
I scheduled two appointments for my kids (8:10 and 8:20). When I arrived, the kiosk only checked in one of them. When I asked for help, one staff member didn’t know what to do and brought over another employee—who was immediately rude and dismissive.
First, I was told to “use my husband’s number.” I explained I don’t have a husband and only have one phone number. She then said the system wouldn’t allow it and followed with, “none of them have a phone?”—implying I should use my kids’ phone numbers.
No. I don’t use my children’s personal phone numbers for medical appointments, and I shouldn’t be expected to. There is NOTHING online or at the kiosk that says separate phone numbers are required. And even if there was, that does not justify the attitude.
Then I’m told—at 8:20, with a full waiting room—that one of my kids would have to be treated like a walk-in because of THEIR system issue. No apology. No attempt to fix it. Just “the system won’t allow it” repeated over and over.
At one point I overheard the employee say, “the daughter is just going to have to wait,” which made it very clear how little effort was being made to help.
Both of my kids were required to be fasting for these labs. Because of their system failure and refusal to accommodate even basic solutions, my daughter was not called back until 9:25 for an 8:10 appointment—a delay of 1 hour and 15 minutes. This unnecessarily extended the time my children had to go without food and added avoidable stress.
When I asked for the employee’s name, I was told it was Rosie. From another room, while with a patient and within earshot of others, she loudly said, “Yes, my name is Rosie, ma’am.” My son later confirmed he could clearly hear the interaction from the waiting room, which means other patients could as well.
When I stated I would be filing a formal complaint, she attempted to continue engaging. I stopped the interaction and made it clear I would not go back and forth, and told her her professionalism was non-existent. She responded again with “Ok ma’am” in a dismissive tone.
To further emphasize the impact, we did not leave the facility until after 10:00 a.m. for what should have been two early morning scheduled appointments.
This entire situation was caused by a system issue, but what made it unacceptable was the attitude, lack of accountability, and complete unwillingness to help.
I will be filing formal complaints with corporate, regional management, and the clinic manager, as well as escalating through additional channels if necessary.
If your system has limitations, communicate them. And if a patient encounters a problem, treat them with basic respect and professionalism.