Dr. Stoddard has always given the most outstanding care for my aging parents. He is a good…read morelistener and is knowledgeable and caring. He is an excellent healthcare professional and I would highly recommend him.

To say I'm upset would be an understatement. Honestly, we are new to the area & Dr Stoddard was…read morerecommended. I tried for 2 weeks to get an appointment. Each time I called the office I was put on hold & told they needed my records & I could have them faxed. I was also told each time I called that Dr Stoddard had to approve me as a patient after he got my records. I contacted my doctor & called Stoddard's office back who had no record of my call. I called my doctors office again in California & asked that they call or fax Dr Stoddard's office the information they needed. I told my Dr in California I had to be approved to see this doctor. I was jumping thru hoops to try & see a doctor? I was even asked if I was sure I needed to see an internal medicine Doctor. Really? My doctors office in California had never heard of such a thing, nor did my insurance. This unfortunately set the scene & upset me, so I requested my records from Dr Stoddard's staff as it is not in my best interest to be seen in this office. Exactly what does he have to approve? I will go back to my doctor in California while trying to make funeral arrangements & then try and find an internal medicine Doctor In Idaho to assume my care. What a totally unnecessary waste of time & energy.

I had the opportunity to spend a significant part of this year evaluating the Idaho Falls/Eastern…read moreIdaho medical system. If you have a stroke, and respond well in the hospital, you don't get released, but graduate to the Inpatient Rehab Unit. So you are still in the hospital, but on a special floor to help you get to a certain level of self help. I had a useless left arm, an extremely weak left leg, and I had trouble speaking clearly. So I got the triple decker special - Physical Therapy (PT) (leg), Occupational Therapy (OT) (arm), and Speech Therapy. I was there for ten days, pretty much busy from 8am (Matt(PT) would show up earlier and I'm not a morning person) to 8pm when I'd crawl into bed exhausted. I'd have all three daily for about an hour each, and it was exhausting! You never realize how tiring staring at your arm trying to get it to move can be! I'd work on exercise machines, walk a lot with assistance to get my leg stronger, and practice speech exercises. A lot of this is needed to retrain your brain (a stroke is a brain injury of course) by repeated movements (even if the movement is from an external source) Combined with therapy, doctor check-ins, med adjustments, food (too much during this time for me), and me insisting I sit up all day versus laying in bed (I still had to schedule bill payments on my iPad! With one arm of course), I was ecstatic at even slow improvement and the quality of all the therapists. After 10 days, there was still a very long path in front of me, but I had achieved the inpatient goal - I could survive (not thrive) at home alone. Goals included being able to dress myself (one handed is OK), take a shower with assistance, walk with a walker or cane, and so on. The unit does a graduation ceremony when you leave with a certificate and a good luck card, which was nice given all the work. The support and care was excellent. It was sad to see other patients worse off than me, especially those with cognitive issues. A stroke is terrible (word comes from terror), but these folks worked their best with everyone, with multiple therapy needs. Now I had to continue the journey, and that rehab would be much longer. Great job everyone!

On July 25th my husband had a heart attack and through a series of tests, etc he had a double…read morebypass graft surgery. The next five days I watched as my husband slowly recovered due to the amazing care from the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit as EIRMC. He was released and then ten days later on August 10th my husband had a stroke. At first all things related to the stroke seemed minor. But as I drove to the hospital region of Idaho Falls my husband was googling where to go to for a stroke. It turned out EIRMC ER was the place...they have a whole dedicated stroke area. In an ER one gets immediate attention when the words "I think I'm having a stroke" are said. And in fact he was having a stroke. It was minor at the time but over the next five days the symptoms kept on growing. The stroke resulted in him not able to walk, impaired speech, and no use of his left hand/arm at all. It was a club which could barely be moved and was quite swelled. He graduated from the hospital part of the building to the sixth floor of EIRMC which has an Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation center. As explained to us - their job was to help him recover enough usage of his leg, arm, and speech to be able to function on his own with a care giver. He could not open a jar of pickles when he left - but he could ask me to open them for him. Over the next ten days he went through exhausting therapy to re-learn how to walk with assistance, how to speak clearly, and how to use his left arm/hand...or as in his case how to use his right hand to do the tasks needed like climbing up and down stairs and walking on grass (an uneven surface). The patience of these therapists and CNA's is remarkable. Their care was so amazing I was able to stay home some and get some sleep. My job was about to start and I needed to catch up on sleep to do this job of caregiver to my beloved husband. When he entered Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation he could not walk without the assistance of someone next to him. His speech was slurred, and his left arm was a club. When he was released he could shower by himself, he was able to dress himself, he could walk with the use of a simple cane, and he spoke clearly. All that in ten days time. These doctors, therapists, and support staff gave my husband the gift of dignity upon his release. He could enter into society without being seen second best, or stared at by little kids wondering what was wrong. I will be forever grateful to the Staff at EIRMC for saving my husband's life and helping him recover so he can be a contributing member of society again.

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I highly recommend EIRMC Physical Therapy Specialties for rehab after a major health incident!…read more I am a spouse of a person who had double heart by-pass surgery and a stroke. Once he was released from the hospital it was highly recommended he seek rehab therapy and stroke therapy came first over heart rehab. He needed to relearn the motor skills damaged by the stroke. I am fortunate that his cognitive skills are still very much like they were before the heart attack and stroke. He just needed to get his motor skills back on his left side. His release from EIRMC allowed him to seek outpatient stroke rehab. This included Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy. His releasing doctor suggested he try EIRMC Physical Therapy Specialties for rehab. We liked the care he received from EIRMC and from his doctor during rehab in hospital so we took his suggestion. I attended his first occupational therapy session and met Kyle, an occupational therapist. I was very impressed! Kyle gently assessed where he was in his retraining of his brain to use his left side again and then helped him with some exercises that challenged but didn't frustrate him too much. Relearning how to use one's left side after many years of no issues at all is a very frustrating, difficult, and stressful situation. It has taken my spouse lots of time and energy to overcome as far as he has. There is still more recovery to come, but he is definitely on the right road to regaining most if not all of the former usage of his left side motor skills. Without the gentle, but firm therapy given by these talented and well trained therapists my husband might not have gotten the usage of his body back. He would be stuck in a body only half working and frustrated more each day. He can now wiggle his fingers, talk clearly, and walk without tripping. He can even turn a door handle to open it. These are great gifts given to my husband by his therapists and we are truly grateful.

While I was in EIRMC Inpatient ICU (stroke) for Occupational, Physical, and Speech rehab, Dr…read more Bushman was my hospitalist. He monitored me and came by daily during my two week stay. When I was released, he referred me to the outpatient rehab where I've been for 3 months. During that time, I had visits to monitor my progress in working on my left arm, leg, and speech, i.e as an overviewing hospitalist. Most things were going well, but my arm was exhibiting a high level of spasticity which was both preventing movement and progress. He prescribed baclofen which helped some, but spasticity stayed high. He referred me to Dr. Hedin at East Falls Sport and Spine who recommended botox toxin injections to weaken the muscles in the arm, decreasing its tightness. That also worked, but parts of the arm remained recalcitrant. More muscle relaxants were administered, both oral and injection. The shoulder refused to cooperate. Both my occupational therapist and Dr. Hedin suspected a "Frozen Shoulder" which can take 1-3 years to work out through massage manipulation. My next appointment happened to be one day after my neurologist check; when I gave the neurologist an update, he said waiting 1-3 years to fix the shoulder was a "no-go" as stroke therapy needs to be done as soon as possible to have much effect. I mentioned this the next day to Dr. Hedin, and he immediately suggested manipulative surgery under sedation. I hate being sedated, although it has been common recently, asking when the next botox treatment was being scheduled, This is a present day report, so I'm reconsidering my decision to defer. The helpful part is I know East Falls Sport and Spine has my back and is doing everything possible to help with my stroke recovery.

Ali is the best physical therapist in Home Health. She is dependable and capable and willing to…read morehelp in anyway she can. I would recommend using her again.

The service that Aspen provided for my father in law was A+. All the staff was very knowledgeable…read moreand friendly. My father in law was moved back into the home to pass and the company had a bed set up and a nurse waiting. We could have not asked for anything better for the transition. They worked with my mother in law after my father in law passed. I am glad we chose this company and would have not chosen anyone else.

I have been going here for the last 6 months and have received excellent care. They are patient and…read morevery knowledgeable with my condition.

Edit 2: See pictures below. Brooke decided to have all her friends and husband make a mockery of my…read moredaughter's situation. Dr. Salem, is this how you want your staff representing your office? Her and her friends making a joke about an ill 3 year old? Edit: I'd also speak to your front desk about leaving fake reviews. Last review was 7 months ago, then after I name Brooke with a 1 star review, there are multiple new ones from yesterday? Multiple naming her with glowing words about her amazing service? Very unethical. Brooke, instead of getting friends to leave obviously fake reviews, maybe just work on your people skills. When a mother who is distressed about her BABY calls you, show some grace and compassion. Brooke was incredibly rude and unprofessional. I just called to get my 3 year old, who may have asthma and just got out of the ER, an appointment, and was told I needed a referral. I have a PPO and shouldn't need a referral but am happy to get one before we were seen. We called back to relay this information and at least get something scheduled. Brooke was nasty and condescending, refused to let us speak to anyone else, and just from how she spoke to us, I would never want anyone who allows that attitude in their front office to treat my daughter. I have been up all night with a sick baby, I am a scared mother who desperately wants some answers and I am willing to get any paperwork I need but to be spoken to like that when my daughter is the one needing help is the most unprofessional thing I have ever experienced. No one is calling here for fun! We are looking for help! Left this review on google. First review in 7 months. Suspicious that there are now EIGHT new 5 star reviews from yesterday. I would like the number to someone that is not the front desk that I can speak to. The unprofessionalism of this establishment is astounding and I will take this as high as I need to. Falsifying reviews on a restaurant is one thing. Falsifying reviews on a MEDICAL CARE FACILITY is unexplainable and unethical. If you have to fake good reviews, reevaluate your establishment and staff.

I fell and broke my shoulder so bad that it eventually needed replacement. had one issue about…read moregetting in and they were very clear about appointment times. He did a fabulous job on my shoulder. I have not had any troubles with it at all. my husband is going in next week to have his done by Dr. Liljenquist. He is the only one that I know anything about there but I would definitely recommend him for shoulder or knee..

My daughter went to this surgeon last year for a torn shoulder ligament …read more It took a while to heal, but is as good as it ever was.

Great service and nice doctor and is a nice office great for old and young people 100% recommend if…read moreneed. A family medicine doc

Brian Jones is the best family doctor we have ever been to. He is so kind and loving and…read morecompassionate with his patients. He goes out of his way to help you in anyway that he can. My family and I feel so confident in Dr. Jones and very well taken care of. I would recommend him to anybody!