Where Am I?

Hello again. Jill here, your faithful receptionist. For those not in the know, we (and by "we" I mean our valiant medical assistant Donna, our beautiful office manager Sherry, and their spouses) moved the Hoffman Estates Office from Algonquin to 1585 Barrington Road, St. Alexius Doctor Building #2 Ste. 601. And believe you me, a lot of people are having a really hard time finding it.

Last Friday we made one of our poor patients literally drive around in circles as we rattled off directions from where we thought she was, and she found us despite our best efforts to get her seriously lost. Poor thing, took her almost two hours to find us, but she claims it was worth it. She also had Mapquest to aid her, but Mapquest (and most GPS machines) only leads people to an approximation of where St. Alexius is.

When patients finally do arrive, they find parking to be somewhat less than pleasant. Parking spaces are not always to be had in front of the building, but there is additional parking to the side. It is quite a walk. If that is unappealing, I suggest stalking patients as they come out of the building to their cars and attack for a space. Adds some excitement to the day! As one of my favorite patients related to me: "I fought a handicapped woman for the spot I found. We faced off and I knew she was going down. 'Mine!' And boom. Down she went." I was very proud of her.

The end effort is worth it. The office here is really beautiful and just being here makes you feel more relaxed. There's a huge tank with fish swimming, marble floors, a television, and water. Also a great view...of the parking lot. Now you can see all the spaces that aren't available!

So when coming to see us for the first time in our new (and really nice) digs, try leaving yourself a lot of time if you're coming from further away. Otherwise you might have to face down old ladies for prime parking and deal with our horrific direction giving. If that sounds like fun for you than I don't want to take that away from you. ^_^