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Family Medicine - Essentia Health St. Joseph's-Brainerd Clinic

Family MedicineBrainerd, MN

★★★★☆4.3/53 reviews across 2 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • Apple Maps: 3.8 (stars) (37)
  • Healthgrades (physician page: Dr. Kristin Elliott, MD): Likelihood of recommending: 3.1666667 / 5 (not stated)
  • Vitals (physician page: Dr. Joseph Mcraith, DO): 4.7 / 5 (3 reviews (shown: 1 to 3 of 3 reviews))
  • Healthgrades (medical group: Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center (Brainerd)): 1.0 ((1))

What patients say

Patients praise

  • Compassionate, attentive care and doctors who listen
  • Thoughtful explanations and thorough consultations
  • Friendly bedside manner; comfortable communication with concerns

Common complaints

  • Rude/disrespectful or negligent care reported by some patients (specific provider reviews)
  • Not listening to concerns / rushed appointments / poor explanations
  • Staff/nursing miscommunication or not resolving issues; lack of trust
  • Incorrect information/disheartening experience in care

In patients' words

"“I can't rave about Dr Inkollu enough! She listened to all my questions and went into such detail…”"

Apple Maps review snippet (Essentia Health St. Joseph's-Brainerd Clinic)

"“Negligent care/rude and disrespectful … She does not listen to patient concerns…”"

Healthgrades (Dr. Kristin Elliott, MD)

"“The doctor was very good in his exam, explaining things… I felt very comfortable…”"

Vitals (Dr. Joseph P. Mcraith, DO)

"“Nurses don’t have a clue … Issues rarely got resolved… If the issue was complicated … call would simply be disconnected.”"

Healthgrades (Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center (Brainerd) group page)

"“I was already upset that I was randomly scheduled… But then … she starts talking about this being my second miscarriage… Correct completely wrong information?”"

WebMD (Jessica Berg, APRN, CNP)

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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