We have been using Montshire Pediatrics for our two children for five years now and never fail to…read morebe pleased with the service we receive. Every time we have an appointment, Dr. Turkington engages with the children and shows great concern for their well-being and development, and we never feel rushed through the appointment as is true with so many other health care providers these days. The kids love Dr. Turkington and look forward to visiting, even if it's something not so pleasant like a flu shot. Dr. T. never fails to put them at ease and treat them with respect and interest. This is a top-notch pediatrician that we would sorely miss if we ever had to move. I cannot recommend Montshire Pediatrics highly enough.

Dr. Turkington has been my Daughter's Pediatrician since she was born. She has always treated her…read moreas family, so loving and patient. She is also great with the Parent's and explains everything and never makes you feel like you are taking up too much of her time. My Daughter is going through a lot right now and Dr. Turkington is so good to her, (and me!), she is part of our "support" team and ALWAYS makes time for us! We couldn't ask for a better person to take care of our Daughter!

Happy with the service at Rutland Community Health Center. Never had an issue after being a…read morepatient there for 10 years.

The women at the front desk had no idea what they were doing. The service took an extremely long…read moretime. I was there for over an hour and 20 minutes. They need to be faster. They need to be more up-to-date with current technology.

Growing up this was my doctors office. I was heart broken when they told me I was old enough to see…read morea PCP. But now my nephew goes here. The staff are just so caring and loving. Non judgmental, and they listen to you. You really couldn't find a better place to bring your kids.

My son's first pediatrician. Nothing but good experiences. Dr. Hagan came to visit us in the…read morehospital when he was born and we were super happy with every visit afterward. We would still be patients here if we had stayed in Vermont!

All of the doctors here are really friendly and knowledgable. My kids used to see Dr. James but…read moresince he left, we've seen Dr. Parker and Dr. Martinez. Both are great and the kids feel really comfortable around them. It's nice that they have a divided waiting room so children who are there for well visits are minimally exposed to anyone there who is sick. I also really appreciate that this is one of the rare pediatric practices where the doctors are educated about normal male anatomy, in fact, this is why I chose this practice. I always find pediatricians for my kids on My Whole Baby and this practice was recommended on that site, and for good reason.

Been taking my son to his appointment ever since he was born. I was originally referred by a…read morefriend and I recently refereed my uncle. If I need to pick one thing other than WFH that has had a positive impact from covid, it us the wait time at doctors. Earlier I would wait for over 15 to 30 mins even to be seen. Now the process is more streamlined, efficient and was less than half the time when compared to pre covid visits. The staff here are friendly and I definitely recommend them.

My child went here from his first visit the day after he was released to the hospital (less than…read moretwo years ago) until his first birthday. We were, ultimately, not happy with this practice. We've since moved on and are much happier. We weren't that happy from the beginning, to be honest. I think we were ready to switch after the first visit, but it was much too overwhelming with a newborn. We wound up staying as long as we did because of their lactation consultant. The practice had a nice room for nursing moms (the building as a whole is very nice) that had been recently designed by the lactation team. Sue, who is the nurse I worked with, was awesome. She was reassuring, attentive, and worked to make sure that I felt comfortable with nursing. We also had an issue with my son's weight gain before he was six months old, and she worked with us on that as well. If it hadn't been for the lactation support, we would have left. Here's why: My biggest issue, looking back, is that Dr. Compa, who was our son's primary doctor (and the only person who saw outside of sick visits), did not notice that his weight gain was faltering. My son was born in the mid 80s for weight percentile. By two months, he had dropped down to the 60s/50s for weight. He bottomed out around the 29th percentile. Obviously, weight gain is not a rush to get chubbiest baby, but from what I've read, monitoring how that percentile develops over time and maintaining something approximate does matter (sample from WebMD: "No matter where your child fits on the chart, the important thing is that height and weight are proportional, and that growth progresses at a fairly steady pace over time.") I had to point out that my son's percentile was dropping so drastically; the doctor did not notice. She wasn't very concerned, probably because my son looked good otherwise, but she did connect me to lactation again (who I had not been seeing once I mastered nursing, but did develop a relationship with again until my son's growth was back on track). When I look back on photos of my son from that time, he is noticeably skinny compared to his first couple of months and then once his weight was back on track. It's really concerning to me as a parent that I had to be the one to notice and ask about it; even if it wasn't a "big deal" (and I think it was), that should have been something the doctor spoke with me about. I also felt the doctor was a bit rushed in her visits. I know they're a busy practice and that primary care doctors are slammed in general, but I felt rushed. I once brought my son in while he was sick; after telling me that he tested negative for strep, the doctor just left. She'd mentioned he probably had Coxsackie if he didn't have strep previously in the visit, but she never came back to talk to me about what to look for, what to do, etc. I was sitting there with my son still undressed for his exam for a while before I realized she was not coming back; there had been no goodbye, no good luck, nothing. Essentially, I felt like the doctor missed something important with my son's growth and development and that there was no personal touch. I also had an issue where one of the PAs was rude/dismissive of me when I had a question about how to alleviate the pain of my son's ear infection (in addition to the medicine she prescribed). I don't think she was even listening to my question, truly. It often felt like the practice didn't take the time to think about how it felt to me as a first-time parent to bring in my sick child and need advice and reassurance and that I was not listened to carefully. It was a very "I've seen it all" attitude. And please trust that while, yes, I worry about my son, I am not an over-the top speculator always imagining and fearing the worst and making mountains out of molehills. I just didn't think I was going to need to rely on Google so much for advice (from credible sources) after a doctor's visit because no one there took the time to help me understand my kid's illness and how to mitigate its effects. That being said, there are positives. Obviously, lactation consulting was a big deal for us There is a PA, Joyce, who was incredible. Warm, friendly, kind, and attentive. If she had been the doctor, we would have stayed. The building is always clean, nice, and up to date. The office staff are friendly. We never had an issue getting an appointment. There are service dogs there to hang out in the waiting room at least once a week, which is neat. I know people love this practice and it came well recommended, but this was not a good fit for us.