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Primary Care - Athens & Etowah, TN - Starr Regional Medical Group

Primary Care • Athens, TN

★★★★☆3.8/530 reviews across 2 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • Medicare / Healthgrades / General hospital quality metrics: Approximately 69%-71% of patients report they would recommend the hospital (Based on standardized HCAHPS patient experience survey data)
  • TrustReviewers.com for Starr Regional Medical Center - Etowah: 3.6 out of 5 stars (25 reviews)
  • Starr Regional Medical Group website for family medicine providers: 4.4 to 4.9 out of 5 stars (varying by provider) (Individual provider counts range from 5 to 329 ratings)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • Many individual physicians receive high ratings for bedside manner and clarity of explanation
  • Positive reports of knowledgeable and kind staff in some departments
  • High patient satisfaction with the hospital's quiet atmosphere and cleanliness in specific metrics
  • Majority of patients reported they would recommend the hospital in standardized surveys

Common complaints

  • Long wait times for appointments and in the emergency room
  • Concerns regarding communication and bedside manner of some providers
  • Complaints about billing and financial interactions
  • Reports of misdiagnosis or perceived lack of thorough care in specific instances

In patients' words

"Dr. Liske is a wonderful provider and he spent over 45 mins with us discussing our sons new diagnosis."

— Healthgrades review for Dr. Liske

"Terrible experience. I am convinced that not even one doctor works here. Because I have been here 3 times, and was never seen by an actual doctor. Yet they were quick to bill me $1800 per visit."

— TrustReviewers.com review for Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens

How these reviews were compiled

Synthesized from public patient-review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8].

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