Of all the doctors and nurses that I had at Kaiser during my pregnancy and delivery Dr. Benoit was by far the worst. This speaks to both how good the regular staff is but also to how bad Dr. Benoit was. He came in as the night time attending half way through my labor induction and was immediately aggressive and condescending. He had not reviewed our birth plan but insisted that he did. He then proposed some very aggressive induction methods which I specifically said I did not want in my birth plan; when I pushed back he became very aggressive and patronizing and also kept mentioning how not doing the aggressive methods would likely result in a Cesarean (which he knew was my greatest fear). Luckily for us there was a resident also present who agreed to table the aggressive induction techniques for later (which later it turned out was not necessary at all) and also an empathetic nurse who ushered him away. The doctor that came in the morning didnt even suggest the methods that Dr. Benoit seemed to be implying were absolutely imperative and the induction proceeded without any problems. I will never forget how he prayed on my emotions and pressed his authority in one of my most vulnerable moments. He alone made my labor a terrible experience.

Missing paperwork, changing schedules without prior notice to patients. Staff treating patients like we are taking up their precious time. Unprofessional!