A nice enough and attentive enough physician and I got the care I needed. I just didn't realize…read morethat in addition to a few specific and separate charges that I would be billed at a rate of close $600 per hour. I don't know if anyone else is more straightforward about this? If anyone gives any options? Seems like we shouldn't be placed in a situation where we are choosing between one office visit to get treated in sickness or putting food on the table the rest of the month or paying our mortgage in full or (ironically, paying our health insurance premium). I have learned from this that no matter how sick or how friendly the physician is, I need to get the financial disclosure in advance. Hopefully this doesn't lead to deferring treatment and ending up in the ER.

Had a wonderful experience for two things: 1). Altitude sickness and 2). A big cut on my nose…read more They were caring and attentive. Made sure I was okay in both cases, and provided really good medical treatment.

My buddy broke his wrist on the mountain last week, and we were seen the next day by dr. Griggs…read more Dr. Griggs spent almost an hour discussing all of our options and we decided to do surgery that afternoon. Everything has worked out great . Dr Griggs as well as Michaela and Susan are especially helpful and friendly. If I ever break anything, I'm flying to Crested Butte to see Dr. Griggs.

their staff was EXTREMELY unhelpful and Dr. Griggs was cold and rude when I saw him for my hurt…read morewrist. I was very disappointed with my treatment and would NOT recommend.

Amazing doctor, very informative. You should definitely make sure if you are in the area that you…read moremeet with Dr. Moore.

Very friendly office. Very competent orthopedist with excellent bedside manner. I would…read moreunequivocally recommend him.

I have a recording of a consultation with a Doctor at Panorama Orthopedics where he tells my wife…read moreas plainly as he can (with 3 interns in the room) that nothing, absolutely nothing, could be done for my Wife's shoulders short of complete replacement. We sought a second opinion from Dr. Dorf. Now, Dr. Dorf is a straightforward guy - about as straightforward as they come - but he is also a professional and he didn't bash the previous doctor, but the look of complete puzzlement by this previous diagnosis was difficult for him to hide. He felt he could give immediate relief with a cortisone shot - which he administered himself. The previous doctor told us that even with his 35 years of experience he couldn't get a shot in the right place without ultrasound guidance. Dr. Dorf didn't have this issue. He was confident he could get it in the right place - and he did. Again, the puzzlement was difficult to hide - but no bashing. ;-) After reviewing the MRI provided by Panorama (the same MRI the previous doctor used for his diagnosis) he gave us the opinion that he could scope her shoulders and give her years of less pain and he did not feel that replacement was something that should even be on our radar. She had bone spurs, partially torn rotator cuffs, arthritis, scar tissue. Dr. Dorf "clobbered" the spurs, fixed the cuffs, took out the biceps tendon and cleaned up the rest. Why couldn't the other doctor do that? Perhaps skill has something to do with it. What a difference. Our original diagnosis was disturbing to say the least, but i guess when all you have is a nail, the answer is always a hammer. Dr. Dorf is on a whole different level. To put it bluntly, this guy knows his shit and isn't afraid to do the right thing for his patient - even if that requires some stern advice on recovery from time to time. Additionally his support staff is awesome. Annie in particular was so great. She called us promptly every time we had questions and didn't mess around when it came to making sure my wife was taken care of in the best way possible. My wife also had trapeziectomy on both of her thumbs. the result is 2 thumbs, way up! If you go to Dr. Dorf prepare yourself for great care, great advice and counseling, and most of all - great confidence that the right thing is being done by the right people. Hopefully Dr. Dorf lives forever because we plan to, and we will never use another orthopedic doctor. Thanks Doc. :-)

Dr. Dorf, Annie and the folks at VSO fixed my broken ankle. They were excellent. Can't thank you…read moreguys enough!

Going to Vail-Summit Orthopaedics after I dislocated my shoulder was the worst thing that ever…read morehappened to me. I was told there was a 97% recovery rate for my condition and that I'd be back to rock climbing and sports in a number of months. However, both the 1st and 2nd surgeries performed by Dr. Paul Abbot completely failed. My strength and mobility plummeted 80% after my treatment at this facility. I was in FAR better health prior to walking into VSON. They ruined my body. Another surgeon did his best to clean it up a couple years later. He gave me some improvement, but 13 years later I am in crippled agony. I've called a few times over the years to plead for some consideration to my outcomes, but they do not care for that. They are of course happy to see me again, restart the process, and give me another enormous bill, but there is no real sympathy or concern shown for how they ruined my athleticism and left me with chronic lifelong pain at the age of 22. Imagine paying tens of thousands of dollars for this outcome. It genuinely keeps me up at night. That and the pain. Maybe their new doctors are better, but don't be fooled when they say they care about you.

I had an amazing experience, both with the staff and Dr. Max Suiter. He gave me an injection in my…read morehip within 24 hours of my initial visit. Feeling so much better thank you Vail-Summit orthopedics.

I have had two total hip arthroscopies wit Dr. Kafferky at Vail Health. I couldn't be happier with…read morethe care that I received or the results. The Kafferky Team is amazing--always helpful no matter the day or time. The P.A.s are exceptional with a special shout out to Daniel Wood. Vail Health is a wonderful hospital in which to have a procedure--perfectly organized and timely. I am a trail runner, hiker and rancher so I ride horseback many hours a week in the summer months. The new hips have made it possible to continue with all my activities. I highly recommend the Steadman Clinic and the Kafferky Team.

Had surgery scheduled for Friday and got call today that I need to get:…read more1. Physical (my primary care dr is in florida) 2. CT scan (which I had to find a location and schedule myself) 3. EKG (same as above) 4. Blood work (no quest in mountains) 5. Etc. I have never had all the crap dumped on my lap to have a procedure done. Guess with a 3.5 rating Steadman is not what they used to be. Will buck up and drive 3 days to Florida and find a practice that cares.

Had shoulder surgery done by Tito Liotta. He said after 2 months it should have felt better. But…read moreit didn't. So he said, "Well, I guess I'll just have to go back in there." Just like that. Now you have to understand that shoulder surgery is extremely painful and extremely difficult to recover from. You spend 8 weeks with the arm immobilized after surgery and you have to "sleep" sitting upright. The there's another 3 months of physical therapy at the least. It's not a trifling experience, not to mention the expense. He was arrogant, with the typical surgeon's "god complex," and got pissed off at me when I told the receptionist I had to return to work after being delayed an entire hour waiting for him, when he was later for my appointment. Then I went to a different surgeon, who looked at my MRIs and came up with a completely different diagnosis and fixed my shoulder-the first time. Don't go to Liotta. If you're getting orthopedic work done in Colorado, go to Steadman and get it done right by people who really know what they're doing.

I was referred to this group after breaking my hand. It was an emergency and I was supposed to see…read moreWSO the next day with an emergency request after I saw the referral doctor. After calling both doctors offices every other day for 6 WEEKS, I finally got an appointment. Obviously too much time had passed for them to do anything for me. On top of that, both offices charged me a premium price - for nothing.

My experience at Western Slope Orthopedics was a total frustration…read more I had a non-displaced pelvic fracture - assigned (apparently) to a hand surgeon who didn't seem to know the difference between hip and pelvis - follow up x-ray was ordered for a hip x-ray. The only competent person in that office seems to be the x-ray tech. who asked which hip - not hip - pelvis - she took an "extra picture" so the pelvis would be visualized. My medical record was totally bogus - very little on it was true - when I talked about this to someone in Medical Records I was told - "oh this happens all the time. I reminded her that a medical record was a legal document - (didn't seem to matter). Medical assistants take 3-5 days to respond to questions or not at all - when I wrote to ask if a hip x-ray would show the pelvis - no answer and so the order was not changed. The check in staff - at the office - not sure what they do - I checked in for my repeat x-ray and sat for 30-45 minutes (everyone else who came in was 'called' within a few moments.) When I asked if the x-ray tech was available - I was told yes - "well, why was I still waiting?" "Oh, you have to be entered into the system" , I said I had been in the system for 2 weeks. "No, into the daily system". and why wasn't I entered into the "daily system" when I checked in? I would advise anyone needing orthopedic care not to go to Western Slope Orthopedics - seek competent care. My rating on all but the x-ray tech would be "0" on all counts.