Locations for cities A-F: 25. Covered here: 25.
Patients who feel a need to file a complaint:
How to File a Complaint with the California Medical Board
Alhambra
CA Alhambra Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Alhambra Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Alhambra Google 3. Accessed. 10.07.22.
CA Alhambra Google 4. Accessed. 10.07.22.
CA Alhambra Google 5. Accessed. 10.07.22.
CA Alhambra Yelp 1
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CA Alhambra Yelp 3
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CA Alhambra Yelp 6
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CA Alhambra Yelp 9
Anaheim
Planned Parenthood has also opened a Melody Women’s Health at the same address.
| The Better Business Bureau webpage lists this center under “did not disclose” and states: “This charitable organization either has not responded to written BBB requests for information or has declined to be evaluated in relation to BBB Standards for Charity Accountability.” |
CA Anaheim Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Anaheim Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
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CA Anaheim Google 8. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Anaheim Google 9. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Anaheim Google 10. Accessed 10.07.22.
CA Anaheim Yelp 1
Antioch
Health Violation Documents:
Highlights:
Clinic Conditions
Staff
Unlicensed and untrained staff were seeing patients and giving medical care.
Employees were counseling patients, giving medical advice, examining patients, and obtaining informed consent even though they were not qualified to do so.
The staff member who performed vaginal ultrasounds was untrained and unqualified, possessed only a high school diploma with one medical assistant class. According to the report “the performance of a transvaginal ultrasound is an invasive procedure which could potentially result in patient injury and poor quality ultrasound images.”
The medical director stated the only requirement in hiring an ultrasound technician was a high school diploma.
The head of ultrasound training wasn’t a certified ultrasound technician and had no training beyond his instructions at the clinic.
According to the medical director, all 20 clinics she supervised employed untrained ultrasound technicians who were merely certified as medical assistants. The director stated she felt medical assistants were qualified to do ultrasounds but was unable to give an example of a health care facility, other than her clinics, where they were doing so.
Incident
A woman suffered a severe complication, and the clinic failed to cooperate with investigators as to the incident. Surveyors were turned away twice and not permitted to inspect the facility. Clinic staff refused to allow inspectors access to the patient records, refused to allow inspectors entry into the facility, and when they did allow investigators access to electronic records, refused to let them make copies or take notes.
The patient later began bleeding heavily and passed large clots, one of which was the size of a baseball. She passed out and went to the hospital. The patient later said, “I could have died.” She needed surgery and a blood transfusion. Two units of blood were given.
The nurse who gave the patient medications wasn’t licensed to do so and failed to follow clinic protocol as to what medications to give her. She gave the patient three extra medications.
Other
Clinic protocols on administering medications didn’t include supervision by a doctor.
CA Antioch Yelp 1
CA Antioch Yelp 2
CA Antioch Yelp 3
CA Antioch Yelp 4
Bakersfield
this center’s Better Business Bureau page for complaints and reviews
CA Bakersfield Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Bakersfield Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Bakersfield Google 3. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Bakersfield Google 4. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Bakersfield Google 5. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Bakersfield Google 6. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Bakersfield Google 7. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Bakersfield Google 8. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Bakersfield Google 9. Accessed 10.22.22
CA Bakersfield Google 10. Accessed 10.07.22.
CA Bakersfield Yelp 1
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CA Bakersfield Yelp 3
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CA Bakersfield Yelp 5
CA Bakersfield Yelp 6
Baldwin Park
CA Baldwin Park Yelp 1
CA Baldwin Park Yelp 2
CA Baldwin Park Yelp 3
CA Baldwin Park Yelp 4
Burbank
Indeed.com Planned Parenthood Employee Reviews for Burbank, CA
CA Burbank Indeed 1
CA Burbank Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Burbank Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Burbank Google 3. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Burbank Google 4. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Burbank Yelp 1
CA Burbank Yelp 2
CA Burbank Yelp 3
CA Burbank Yelp 4
Canoga Park
Indeed.com Planned Parenthood Employee Reviews for Canoga Park, CA
CA Canoga Park Indeed 1
CA Canoga Park Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Canoga Park Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Canoga Park Google 3. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Canoga Park Google 4. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Canoga Park Google 5. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Canoga Park Google 6. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Canoga Park Google 7. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Canoga Park Yelp 1
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Carson
CA Carson Google 1. Accessed 04.13.23.
CA Carson Google 2. Accessed 04.13.23.
CA Carson Google 3. Accessed 04.13.23.
CA Carson Google 4. Accessed 04.13.23.
CA Carson Yelp 1
Chico
this center’s Better Business Bureau page for complaints and reviews
Document:
Highlights:
A clinic employee looked up the private medical records of a patient without authorization. The patient was the ex-girlfriend of the man the employee was dating. The employee wanted to know details about the patient’s sexual health and history for personal reasons. She later stated that she wanted to know if the patient had an STD. The staff member who reported the violation said that the employee in question had the file open at her desk and was reading it “like a magazine.”
CA Chico Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Chico Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Chico Yelp 1
CA Chico Yelp 2
CA Chico Yelp 3
CA Chico Yelp 4
Chula Vista
Documents
Highlights:
Clinic staff spoke openly and loudly about the reason a patient came to the clinic in a manner that allowed other patients to overhear, a breach of confidentiality.
Two patients with the same first name came to the clinic on the same day. One patient was mistakenly given the other patient’s receipt, which had confidential information including fees and services given and the patient’s address on it.
Murray
Court Documents:
CA Chula Vista Murray Court Complaint
Filed June 10, 2014
Settled: June 30, 2015
Excerpts:
14. In or about the late summer or early fall of 2012, Plaintiff complained to Mendoza that the Chula Vista clinic was in violation of the law because Mendoza was directing non-licensed Clinicians to access the locked medication cabinet and dispense medication to patients . . .
15. Mendoza began to retaliate against Plaintiff . . .
25. Despite Planned Parenthood’s mission as alleged, the Chula Vista clinic manager (a non-licensed staff member), authorized the injection of birth control to a minor patient, against the will of the minor and absent an order by a licensed medical provider. This unauthorized administration of medication without a license was, and is, a violation of California law. . . .
35. On or about March 30, 2013, Murray was terminated. In its termination letter, Planned Parenthood indicated that Murray was terminated because her performance was “below expectations.”
36. A short time later, Planned Parenthood reported to the California Employment Development Department that Plaintiff was terminated because after she reported the March 8th incident, Plaintiff “refused to move on.”
37. Plaintiff is informed and believes, and thereon alleges that she was terminated because she reported her supervisor’s unlawful administration of medication without a license.
Indeed.com Planned Parenthood Employee Reviews in Chula Vista, CA
CA Chula Vista Indeed 1
CA Chula Vista Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Chula Vista Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Chula Vista Google 3. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Chula Vista Google 4. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Chula Vista Google 5. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Chula Vista Google 6. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Chula Vista Google 7. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Chula Vista Google 8. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Chula Vista Google 9. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Chula Vista Google 10. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Chula Vista Yelp 1
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CA Chula Vista Yelp 3
Clearlake
CA Clearlake Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
Coachella
Document:
Highlights:
The clinic sent a notification of a positive chlamydia test to the wrong patient. The letter was mailed to one patient but was intended for another. One patient’s address was written on the outside of the envelope, but the letter inside was addressed to a different patient. The letter contained the patient’s name, personal details, and information about the STD. This was a breach of confidentiality.
CA Coachella Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Coachella Yelp 1
CA Coachella Yelp 2
CA Coachella Yelp 3
CA Coachella Yelp 4
CA Coachella Yelp 5
CA Coachella DocAsap 1
CA Coachella DocAsap 2
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CA Coachella DocAsap 4
Compton
CA Compton Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Compton Yelp 1
CA Compton Yelp 2
CA Compton Yelp 3
CA Compton Yelp 4
CA Compton Yelp 5
Concord
Health Violation Document:
Highlights:
Staff sent two patients’ records, containing their medical histories, to the wrong hospitals.
Indeed.com Planned Parenthood Employee Reviews for Concord, CA
CA Concord Indeed 1
CA Concord Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Concord Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Concord Google 3. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Concord Yelp 1
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CA Concord Yelp 3
CA Concord Yelp 4
CA Concord Yelp 5
CA Concord Yelp 6
CA Concord Yelp 7
Corona
CA Corona Indeed 1
CA Corona Indeed 2
Google reviews / Yelp reviews
CA Corona Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Corona Yelp 1
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CA Corona Yelp 3
CA Corona Yelp 4
Costa Mesa
Planned Parenthood has also opened a Melody Women’s Health at this same address.
CA Costa Mesa Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Costa Mesa Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Costa Mesa Google 3
Costa Mesa Google 4. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Costa Mesa Google 5. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Costa Mesa Google 6. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Costa Mesa Google 7. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Costa Mesa Yelp 1
CA Costa Mesa Yelp 2
CA Costa Mesa Yelp 3
CA Costa Mesa Yelp 4
El Cajon
Documents:
Highlights:
Indeed.com Planned Parenthood Employee Reviews for El Cajon, CA
CA El Cajon Indeed 1
CA El Cajon Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA El Cajon Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA El Cajon Google 3. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA El Cajon Google 4. Accessed 06.07.21.
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El Centro
Imperial Valley
CA El Centro Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA El Centro Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA El Centro Google 3. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA El Centro Google 4. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA El Centro Yelp 1
El Cerrito
Malpractice Court Schedule Trujillo
Filed May 1, 2018. Case No. MSC18-00885
Legal Summary:
From Trellis Law (references to Petition paragraphs removed)
Plaintiff’s complaint is based upon medical treatment that she received from defendants on January 26, 2017. During that visit, plaintiff received an ultrasound and was told that she an intrauterine pregnancy. Plaintiff alleges that Weinstein was negligent because she did not consult with a medical doctor when the circumstances required it. As it turned out, however, plaintiff had an ectopic pregnancy, which required emergency surgery and hospitalization from January 30 to February 3, 2017. She was then hospitalized again from February 4 to either the 8th or 11th.
CA El Cerrito Yelp 1
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El Monte
CA El Monte Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA El Monte Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
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CA El Monte Google 4
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CA El Monte Google 6
CA El Monte Google 7. Accessed 06.07.21.
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CA El Monte Google 9. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA El Monte Google 10. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA El Monte Yelp 1
CA El Monte Yelp 2
CA El Monte Yelp 3
CA El Monte Yelp 4
CA El Monte Yelp 5
Escondido
Documents:
Highlights:
A patient was given three medications that were intended for a different patient, posing a health risk for the patient.
A patient was emailed another patient’s personal medical information, including test results, medical history, diagnosis, and medications.
CA Escondido Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Escondido Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Escondido Google 3. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Escondido Google 4. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Escondido Google 5. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Escondido Google 6. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Escondido Google 7. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Escondido Yelp 1
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CA Escondido Yelp 5
Eureka
Note: Some reviews refer to having no place else to go. The Redwood Community Health Center is about half a mile away, does offer gynecological and family planning services according to its website, and so far has good Google reviews.
Indeed.com Planned Parenthood Employee Reviews for Eureka, CA
CA Eureka Indeed 1
CA Eureka Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Eureka Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
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CA Eureka Google 8. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Eureka Yelp 1
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CA Eureka Yelp 3
Fairfield
CA Fairfield Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Fairfield Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Fairfield Google 3. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Fairfield Google 4. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Fairfield Google 5. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Fairfield Yelp 1
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CA Fairfield Yelp 3
CA Fairfield Yelp 4
Fresno (entire city)
this center’s Better Business Bureau page for complaints and reviews
Article from the Fresno Bee:
‘Nowhere is safe.’ Women accuse ex-Planned Parenthood official of sexual harassment
by Mackenzie Mays, October 12, 2018
Excerpt:
For years, Pedro Elias was the face of Fresno’s branch of Planned Parenthood.
At news conferences and events, as the director of public affairs, he stood out in a sea of women advocating for reproductive rights: A muscular man often wearing a bright pink Planned Parenthood T-shirt.
But when his employment ended in September after working for the organization since 2000, his colleagues came forward to surmise why.
“He flaunted his advocacy for women while sexually harassing and assaulting multiple women for years,” said Sarah Hutchinson, policy director for ACT for Women and Girls in Visalia.
CA Fresno Indeed 1
CA Fresno Indeed 2
Fresno
Family First
Document:
Highlights:
Staff put another patient’s label on a patient chart. Therefore, the patient saw another patient’s personal information, including her name and date of birth.
CA Fresno Family First Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Fresno Family First Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Fresno Family First Google 3. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Fresno Family First Google 4. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Fresno Family First Google 5. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Fresno Family First Google 6. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Fresno Family First Google 7. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Fresno Family First Google 8. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Fresno Family First Yelp 1
CA Fresno Family First Yelp 2
CA Fresno Family First Yelp 3
CA Fresno Family First Yelp 4
Fresno
Fulton
this center’s Better Business Bureau page for complaints and reviews
CA Fresno Fulton Google 1. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Fresno Fulton Google 2. Accessed 06.07.21.
CA Fresno Fulton Yelp 1
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