Orthopedic Care & Surgery | Athens, TN - Starr Regional Medical Center
Orthopedics • Athens, TN
Ratings by platform
- Healthgrades (hospital): 71% patients recommend this hospital (not specified in results)
- Starr Orthopedics & Sports Medicine (practice): 4.9 / 5 (146) (146)
- Starr Orthopedics & Sports Medicine (practice): 4.9 / 5 (146) (146)
- TrustReviewers (hospital): 2.3 / 5 (score over 5 based on 100 reviews) (100)
- Healthgrades (provider): Overall patient satisfaction likelihood of recommending: 4.857143 out of 5 (not specified in results)
What patients say
Patients praise
- Some reviewers/patient stories describe attentive, informative care and good bedside manner from orthopedic providers (e.g., shoulder evaluation and calls before surgery).
- Orthopedic practice pages report high satisfaction ratings (around 4.8–4.9/5) for Starr Orthopedics & Sports Medicine.
- In at least one hospital review, ER triage and staff professionalism were described positively in an emergency situation.
Common complaints
- Negative patient experiences include being treated without respect or as if one were an addict, rushed appointments, and staff not being friendly (Healthgrades review excerpts for Dr. Veale).
- Some hospital reviews complain about lack of caring/time to determine the problem and being charged for what was considered a wasted ER visit (TrustReviewers excerpt).
- Hospital sentiment is mixed: one review source is quite low (2.3/5) while another reports 71% recommend.
In patients' words
"“He treated me like I was some kind of drug addict… no clue why… I will never go back”"
— Healthgrades review excerpt for Dr. Michael Veale (Orthopedic Surgeon)"“You was very nice. Listened to my complaint…, pulled up my ex rays and explained what was going on with my shoulder.”"
— Healthgrades review excerpt for Dr. Michael Veale (Orthopedic Surgeon)"“DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME & MONEY GOING TO THIS ER!”"
— TrustReviewers excerpt for Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens (Hospital)"“I was very impressed with how quickly he went through triage and into a room. The ER Doctor was phenomenal…”"
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