HealthGrades

Health Grades Reviews is biased and will delete reviews without just cause. I have posted numerous reports of negligent and unconciounable practices by Sutter Health, it's doctors, supervisors, management, and executives and the posted comments are removed. Don't trust them. They apparently filter comments based on pressure by the people/places being reported.

Dr. Svestks listens to you explains exactly what he's doing and makes sure you understand the whole procedure he has a wonderful bedside manner and is very kind and caring. I had the best experience with him and Fair oaks hospital I have ever had and I have had a lot. So if you are looking for a general surgeon who is awesome in the hernia field, look no further than Dr. Svestks

My organization has had a call with them to discuss and demonstrate, but the situation has only gotten worse - all edits and changes that we make to our practice don't "stick" overnight and we have wasted our time. No response to our emails to customer support are extremely frustrating. Does this mean that they will go out of business soon?

Information listed on HealthGrades is not accurate and usually posted without the providers consent. Use public health records to set up "ghost" profiles and allows anyone who sets up an account to create fake review regardless. Sites like HealthGrades have a reckless disregard for ensuring honest and accurate information is being to the public.

It used to be that you could write a review on health grades, good or bad, about a doctor you saw. Health grades now rejects all negative reviews, including the star review. It only posts positive reviews. I used to use Healthgrades frequently. I now do not consider it a reliable resource and will no longer use it.

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Does not show bad reviews of certain Doctors. For example, I consulted a very bad Dr. and wrote a review. Eventho' I confirmed my email address as required, the review does not appear. Only the 4 "good" reviews can be accessed. The 3 "bad" reviews cannot be read. This is a disservice to people looking for good physicians. Had I known this Dr. was as bad as he was, I never would've have gone to him.
SHAME on Healthgrades.

Dr Joseph Ricotta performed a difficult procedure on my 99% clogged carotid artery. I am an 85 year old male and extremely grateful that Dr Ricotta was highly recommended to me by my cardiologist. Many surgeons would have been reluctant to attempt this risky surgery because of the high percentage of plaque. He is pleasant and explained the TCAR procedure thoroughly. He is a pioneer on this method. I will be back on the tennis courts in about a month. Max Tuchman

I tried so many times in the last couple of days to write an honest review based on the unfortunate experience I had with this first time visit primary doctor but I couldn't because Healthgrades stop my review every time, was like frozen even thou I never used any offensive words, just facts. Is like we're in North Korea or one of those kinds of countries to stop freedom of speech. Who's this Healthgrades, when I called, they ask for $ 1 fee, I guess that's all about, money, I won't mind paying but I don't want them to have my credit card numbers. Don't trust them at all.

Healthgrades.com removes real people's reviews to protect bad doctors! Reviews will magically disappear or re-appear and ratings will change on the fly mostly to favor doctors at the cost of patients, always at the cost of patients. That should tell you a lot about the reliability of Heathgrades.com's ratings and reviews.