Bad treatment by the referral Doctor

Good afternoon

I have a bad treatment I want to register with the ombudsman of the abovementioned doctor station at Emfuleni Medi Clinic. The information of the doctor is as follows: -

Name: Dr. Micheal McCormick HPCRegNo: MP*** Practice No: *** Location: Emfuleni Mediclinic, Vanderbijlpark

Good afternoon. Today I went to Emfuleni Mediclinic for consultation with Dr. M. McCombrick. I was referees to him by Dr. Van Wyk from Parys. Upon our arrival, we were assisted by the receptionist and waited for our turn to get in. We were called in and we were received in the consultation room by the abovementioned Doctor. I was accompanied by my husband. We then sat down and he opened a new file and started asking me about my personal information (e.g name, address etc) which I provided. Part of the questions he asked was about my work, which I told him I work for the Municipality in Parys, he first asked us if our Municipality is as bad as Emfuleni Municipality and I said No and he then proceeded to tell me about the school situation in Parys that does not have access to water and that affects them using proper sanitation facilities. I tried to understand where the school is, and my husband tried to explain and I could see he was getting irritated and took a pen and paper and tried to illustrate where the school is in Parys and while doing that he utters works like you don't even know where the school is but you from Parys. I still did not understand where the school is situated, I just said I will check the school out but as far as I know we do not have a school that does not have access to water but I will check it out. He even told me how he was telling the Principal that they must just take a pipe and extract water from the Vaal dam and he will pay for pipes himself. He then proceeded with his line of questioning but I could see and hear his tone of voice was not friendly at all and I was just praying inside that starts with my examining, we sat there with my husband listening to him and telling us how the Government must be shot on the head for letting small children suffer. Still, I was thinking it will all pass. Then the medical questions started, Dr. McCombrick was literally intimidating me and trying to demonstrate how stupid I am. And I asked him that we should stop cos I feel uncomfortable and intimidated with how he is presenting his questions to me and his attitude towards me specifically. He then apologized but he continued with the ************ as if he is asking questions even asking me about what the Dr who referred me, what did he say the problem was and I told him that Dr. Van Wyk checked me by pressing my stomach and asking if I feel any pain and sarcastically he said it is called examination. English is not my first language and my understanding of medical wording is very limited but I tried to explain how the other doctor check my condition in a way that he will understand. He was not even reading the referral letter that the doctor wrote to him and that made me suspect that this Doctor does not like me and really wants to continue intimidating me. He then irritably asked my children’s age which I told him and then he ask about the age of the second born and which year was he born, I was not too quick to answer trying to think of the year he was born and he told me he has figured it out and said I must stop thinking through my stomach and think through my head. I was starting to feel hurt and started to show some bit of emotions (crying) and he asked me a question that do I know what is grastointestine (excuse my incorrect speeling or pronouncement) and I responded yes but I was facing on the floor and "he said look at me harshly and said if you bring attitude here we rather end the session and you leave". I then said yes Doctor cos already I felt unsafe and not trusting that this doctor will do what he suppose to with me because I was not sure what angered him or what he was going through at that moment or was he just having a bad day. I am not quick to judge anyone and call them ******s because even the Doctor who referred me is white and I have never experienced such hatred I experienced today but his attitude clearly showed symptoms of ****** or maybe he was just having a bad day and he took it all out on me.

I had to leave work early to go to this consultation because I take my health so serious and to be treated like that and be shown the door because I did not want to succumb to his treatment and tried to stay calm I feel he took a lot from me. If I were to die today because he denied me treatment because of his hatred then my blood is in his hands. I feel sorry for people, who are black who are referred to him or maybe he does not like black women or black in general. I really do not want to put the race card forward but I am worried about this Doctor's attitude towards his patients and his behavior is really questionable.

I called my doctor immediately and explained the situation and asked him to refer me to another doctor has I had a fallout with Dr. McCombrick and I still can't figure out "Why" but am still very emotional and worried that I am still sitting with the condition he was to check as referred,