Michelle Wasson, CHAPA-C is my provider as well as the provider for my son and my significant…read moreother. For the record, she is NOT a nurse practitioner, nor is she a doctor or a physician. She is a PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. The CHAPA-C actually stands for Certified Child Health Associate Physician Assistant. What this means is that she actually went through extra training/testing for the child health associate piece. She was a nurse first and still caries the compassion and empathy of a nurse with her into her practice. She has over 18 years experience as a Physician Assistant, I believe. Although some would like you to believe that it is as easy as paying $450 and taking a test, it's not. PA's and NP's have to go through rigorous education programs and hundreds of hours of clinical rotations. Once they achieve their degree and certification, they have to do so many hours of continuing education every year and PA's have to retake their exam every few years. Besides all of that technical information, Michelle's bedside manner is unlike any other. When she is in the room with you, you know that you matter. She takes the time to listen to you and to your concerns. She makes sure that you are in agreement with whatever is going to happen whether it is lab work, x-rays or something else. She includes you in the plan and genuinely listens to your input. She tries to find ways to get you medications as cheap as possible and is very knowledgable regarding community resources and financial assistance. I trust her more than I've trusted any other provider and I'm so happy that she sees my whole family.

I had ocular plastic surgery at the Same Day Surgery Center in Rapid City, SD and had Joseph Carda…read moreas my anesthesiologist. Having been VERY sick after my last surgery there, I was ambivilent about using them again. This time, they gave me meds to counteract any nausea before surgery, and I explained to Joseph that I had a negative experience with the last anesthesia I was given there. Mind you, I do not have this experience in hospitals with anesthesia. Well, this time, I had a lot of trouble even coming out of the anesthesia. They gave me narcan to take down the effects of morphine given, but it did no good. My oxygen levels were very low, and they wanted me to stay there for a couple of days, but we did have an O2 concentrator at home and a pulse oximeter to check my oxygen levels. I wanted OUT of that place. I hurled my food after eating when I got home and was sick to my stomach for days. It took 2 full days before my oxygen levels were normal, so I didn't feel comfortable taking my pain meds, and I desperately needed them. I was miserable and will not go anywhere that uses West River anesthesiology. I had them at Same Day Surgery when having a hysterectomy and got very ill after surgery. They kept me overnight and I was restless and broke out in bumps all over my stomach and back. I was on oxygen throughout the night. I am absolutely terrified to ever use any of their anesthesiologists again after 2 very negative experiences. I don't trust them.

The doctor I saw is very good, however the prices for services are absolutely ridiculous. 2 visits…read morefor nerve block injections which take no longer than 30mins, usually 15 minutes, costs $699.80 according to my last bill. My advice is to start asking providers what they charge and if they don't share, go somewhere else. Will be finding somewhere else myself.