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General Surgery | Penn Highlands Healthcare

General SurgeryState College, PA

★★★★★4.6/515 reviews across 2 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • Healthgrades (for Dr. Matthew Davidson, General Surgery): 4.8 out of 5 stars (9 reviews)
  • Birdeye (for Penn Highlands State College Emergency Department): 4.3 out of 5 stars (6 reviews)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • Doctors described as caring, attentive, and good listeners
  • Staff praised for being professional and compassionate in many patient encounters
  • Patients reported feeling heard and having clear treatment plans

Common complaints

  • Reports of dismissive or irritated staff attitudes during certain visits, particularly in emergency contexts
  • Specific complaints regarding long wait times and lack of communication from staff in the emergency department

In patients' words

"Wonderful surgeon! Informative, patient and caring. Would recommend him to anyone... He takes the time to answer all questions, silly or not."

Healthgrades (Dr. Matthew Davidson)

"The staff, nurse, and physician were very caring, personable, and they really listened... We left the ER with answers and a plan."

Birdeye (Penn Highlands State College ER review)

"Everyone was very mean, could tell they were irritated that I was there around midnight, told me multiple times they don't know how to work..."

Facebook group discussion regarding experiences at the facility

How these reviews were compiled

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

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