I wish to report my experience with Dr. Patrick Fowler in Redding, CA Mid December 2012. When…read morebrought to Mercy Hospital ER, I was feverish and in 10+ pain with an abscessed Kidney. The ER staff called all the local urologists, and only Dr. Fowler was willing to help me. He explained my need for immediate placement of a stent, IV antibiotic and pain management. Later, he treated my stone with lithotripsy; it was painless and the stone fragments completely and uneventfully drained away. Dr. Fowler is a serious, no-nonsense practitioner who answered my questions and told me what to expect. After that late night surgery-stent placement, he found my daughter, reassured her that I was in good hands, and urged her to go home and get some rest. After the lithotripsy, he sought my wife in the waiting room and took all the time needed to tell her how the lithotripsy went, answered her questions, and kindly reassured her. His private office staff also treated me well, especially his surgery scheduler Shawna and surgical assistant Shonna. Never had to wait more than 10 minutes from appointment time. I am most grateful for my family members and me (a forgetful 83 year old, American Indian elder, on Medicare) to have received competent and respectful treatment by Dr. Fowler and by the staff members of Mercy Hospital, and Dr. Fowler's private office. Robert L. Miller Redding, California

I would have given a rating of zero, but one star is the minimum allowed…read more My personal doctor sent Dr. Stratte a referral because I am having internal bleeding and abdominal pain. But, my doctor said not to get my hopes up about getting an appointment with Dr. Stratte, as Dr. Stratte and his fellow urologist at Redding Urologic Associates are very selective in who they will see. My doctor said they even refused to see a patient that was suffering from pancreatic cancer. How right my doctor was. On the Redding Urologic Associates website they claim they will respond within two weeks after receiving a referral. I waited for three weeks with no response, so I called their office. My telephone call got me connected to their answering machine. The machine said to leave a message and a response would happen within two business days. I waited three days, but there was no return call. So, I called again, and had to leave another message. Again after three days there was no response. Finally, one month after my referral, I went to their office and spoke with the receptionist. She said that Dr. Stratte had reviewed my referral and decided to decline to see me--three weeks after receiving the referral. They did not even have the common courtesy of calling me to inform me of the doctor's decision. My recommendation would be to skip Dr. Stratte and the Redding Urologic Associates. Do your own research to find a urologist in another city that will accept new patients. Have your personal doctor send a referral to that doctor. Request in the referral a telephone call from the urologist's office A.S.P. as to whether they will take you on.

Well. After a TURP surgery, my husband was having pain, which I know happens, however, after…read moreremoval of the catheter, he was unable to "evacuate" his bladder. After having the second catheter inserted there was burning pain & told him he didn't know what to tell him, he'd have to keep it in for 2 weeks cause he was on vacation the next week & if he Dr. said if he had a problem go see his regular Dr., which we did. Guess what...UTI! Why wouldn't a Urologist run a urinalysis hmm?? Very condescending!!

Dr Maples made me wait two hours to be seen. Then was super rude when I was seen. Super…read morecondescending acted like I didn't know what I was talking about. This is not acceptable he works for us. I know my opinion doesn't really matter, but I've known a few people that went to him that have felt this way. Just not a nice man!

Dr.Jeyaratham is my wife's Doctor and is the epitome of what a family Doctor should be in every…read morerespect. She is caring and compassionate. She is very intelligent and knowledgeable about her field of medical practice. And although she is very busy, she always takes the time needed to hear what you have say, and throughly understand your symptoms then provide a complete prognosis and plan of action. She such a blessing to my wife and I. Just one of those people that you feel super blessed to have in your life. Five stars are not nearly enough. Arthur & Gloria Johnston

On Saturday March 21, 2026, I walked into the Shasta Regional emergency room with chest pain. I…read morehave a history of coronary artery disease and eight coronary stents placed over the past 20 years. I told them this. My EKG and initial troponin were negative, and from that point forward I was invisible. I sat in the waiting room for four hours. No monitoring. No IV. No serial troponin draws. No cardiology consult. No one came to check on me. No one told me what was happening or how long I would wait. I was a cardiac patient with eight stents and active chest pain, sitting in a plastic chair next to everyone else. After four hours with zero treatment or communication, I left. The next day I went to Mercy Medical Center by ambulance. Within hours I was in the cath lab. They found a 99% calcified occlusion of my right coronary artery -- so severe that a balloon couldn't open it. The vessel cracked during the procedure. They had to use a cutting balloon and place a stent to save the artery. My troponin was zero. That means my heart muscle was starving but hadn't died yet. I caught it just in time. If that last 1% had closed while I was sitting in your waiting room with no monitor and no IV -- I would have had a massive heart attack in a plastic chair with no one watching. I understand you are understaffed. I understand the ER is busy. But a patient with eight stents and active chest pain is not someone you park in a lobby and forget about. If you don't have the capacity to triage a high-risk cardiac patient appropriately, you tell them. You facilitate a transfer. You do something other than nothing. Four hours of nothing nearly cost me my life.

Brought my wife in with a badly broken arm ... badly. They…read moresent us home (didn't even splint it) with a script for Morphine and instructions to call our primary on Monday. X-ray is all they did, and it looks knarly. Didn't even make a consultation appointment. Do yourself a favor, don't take my word for it, read the reviews here. Unfortunately, the other one is almost as bad. I told my doc if I ever get hurt badly, I'd put a tourniquet on the stump, throw the part in the trunk, and head to Sacramento. This place is not fit to treat my dog; I like her too much.