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Emergency Medicine • Des Moines, IA
Ratings by platform
- Healthgrades, Vitals, WebMD, U.S. News & World Report: Ranges from 1.0/5.0 to 5.0/5.0 across various platforms for individual physicians (Varies significantly by physician, from a few to 30 reviews per profile)
What patients say
Patients praise
- Thorough explanation of conditions and treatments
- Effective and prompt clinical assessment
- Compassionate and attentive bedside manner
- Helpful in resolving urgent medical concerns
Common complaints
- Perceived lack of empathy or bedside manner
- Patients feeling dismissed or unheard regarding symptoms
- Concerns about thoroughness of examinations or diagnostic tests
- Frustration with communication and follow-up care
In patients' words
"He didn’t draw any labs and barely listened to my lung sounds... Doctor told me I wasn’t dying and ‘why did I want to be in the hospital so bad’."
— Healthgrades review of Dr. Kevin Pothoven"Dr. Poole had excellent bedside manners, took the time needed to really listen and interact, did what was needed medically to help resolve why I was in the ER; simply put, I was in great hands."
— Healthgrades review of Dr. James Poole"Very dismissive. Brushed my daughters’ persistent fever off and we drove home. I turned right back around once we got home as my daughter’s fever was 105!"
— WebMD review of Dr. Timothy Gerdis"Dr. Dirks demonstrated exceptional attentiveness and compassion when he recognized a patient in distress... Taking the time to actively listen to the patient’s concerns, Dr. Dirks not only addressed the immediate symptoms but also reassured the patient and their family."
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