Not the normal patient here, My Mom is no fancy athlete, just an unlucky older lady who slipped and…read morefell at the Starbucks in Montrose on our way to CB : ( So glad the urgent care in Montrose I found on here wasn't there any more, and the Mountain Clinic in CB was closed weekdays for off-season, b/c we ended up finding that Alpine takes emergency ortho cases and lucked into being able to see Dr. Beim right away instead of going to some blah urgent care doc or dealing with an ER. Unfortunately my Mom did fracture her wrist and elbow in the fall, but Dr. Beim was able to set the wrist nicely and give her a soft cast and pain med recommendations so she could be setup well as she waits to get surgery at home. There was no wait anytime along the way, and everyone was very kind to my poor Mom. Thanks guys!

From the owner: Alpine Orthopaedics' mission is to provide Olympic-level orthopaedic care at a price that is…read moreaffordable to all. We hire only the best, most highly trained and ethical providers to meet our patients' needs, and work constantly to stay up to date with the newest technologies and education. We put our community at the heart of our business, and take seriously our responsibility to provide an exceptional level of personalized care, to ensure that the residents of Gunnison Valley -- as well as its guests -- feel healthy, active, educated, and supported.

This office's business practices embody much of the worst of practices in our broken health care…read moresystem, including the lack of systems and checklists that research (and business experience) proves to be critical in customer service and efficiency. I called Dr. Singh's office to ask about an appointment in which I could have some odd sensations and pains around my shoulders and arms and lower neck examined. The receptionist told me that Dr. Singh did not deal with patients who had "neck problems". I asked her how I could tell if I had "neck problems" as he defined it. However, she had not been trained in answering this question. As a result, she suggested that I either risk wasting my time by waiting two weeks to see Dr. Singh, who might simply refer me to another doctor with an even longer wait time, or that I see the other doctor in one month. The other doctor required a full MRI, I was told. I asked if Dr. Singh could speak with me on the phone for five minutes so as to listen to my description (e.g., I did rupture a disk near my neck years ago) and advise me on how to waste less time and money. E.g., "Yes, that sounds like a neck problem as I define it," etc. The receptionist said "He won't do that." I explained to the receptionist the unnecessary bind this put me in and asked her to pass the information on to the doctor. She said she would do so. I have no knowledge of whether she actually did so; I never got a call back from anyone at the office.

Dr Singh did a total knee replacement and I never got functional. I am active and in my 50's. After…read more13 months of getting no where, I went to Chicago. They did a CT scan (why didn't Singh?) and found that the implant was not put in properly. I had to have the entire surgery redone in Chicago. It was difficult and expensive. I have not walked without a cane or crutch this entire time. I ended up with bleeding and pain. I am getting better with the new surgery, what a difference! And how would one know if it was your first? I DO NOT recoemmend Dr Singh.

Front office staff and scheduling were great. They gave me fast and precise estimates. They were…read morekind an polite. The nursing staff and the provider were horrible. They are on defense immediately if you want to be you own advocate. The doctor knew he was not truly listening to me because he said it himself "my patients say I dont listen to them" instead of correcting it, his ego reared up and he said hey Im the doctor here, you came to me for an opinion. No.. I wasnt looking for an opinion, I was looking for someone to fix the problem and/or give a diagnosis. When I asked if the Xray is going to be best; he stated I need the XRay if he was going to treat me and when I clarified the question intent was if something like an MRI would be better, he said XRays tell more than I know. But news to him, I do know more than he thinks. MRI will see bone and soft tissue, Xray wont. I tried to tell him where exactly the pain is and he shut me down. The nursing staff evidently made it clear to several others that I was a handful maybe because I want to be my own advocate not go through and bow down to all the unnecessary testing which everyone thinks they need because Healthcare says more tests more money. I just wanted to be treated better.

Saw Dr. Miller twice for two separate issues. Going back for knee evaluation…read more Dr. Miller is caring and he explains everything in detail. He is excellent! Very nice office. Receptionists were very welcoming and quickly had me registered.

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.

I've seen several of the doctors here, and all have been wonderful! Dr. Rawlings replaced my…read moreshoulder a year ago and did a fabulous job. I always get in and out in a very timely manner. The front desk people are great as well

The front desk gals are amazing, they go above and beyond. I had quite the mess with my insurance…read moreand they handled it like it was no big deal. With smiles and kindness. I can't even say how much I appreciate them! I had therapy for a fractured wrist with Julie and she's very kind too. I love her methods - she was gentle and although I felt stretching I only ever felt good pain. I thought therapy was this super painful and stressful part of my day until coming here. She gave me an ultrasound on my arm and wrist, and broke up all my tension and tightness with soft hands and soothing lotion. The stretches with weight felt so good and I made immediate measured progress! I was able to take my wrist back and forward and extra 5-10 points after our session. The sessions are shorter than I'm used to but since they aren't miserable I'm happy with them and finding them well worth it. I'm coming twice a week all the way from Monticello. Highly recommend! They made this whole thing too easy.