Disappointed. Did not receive health care. The Northwest Iowa Bone & Joint Specialists seems to…read morecare more about profits than people. Won't be back.

Dr. Christopher Rierson and his staff are rock stars…read more Knee surgery without pain and on my feet the next day walking over a mile including stairs! Where do you get that kind of treatment that often? In two weeks the only impact I have from the surgery is that my hair is short on my left knee and the need to ice down at night. Incredible professionalism, courteous and respectful service, accommodating scheduling, and great personal attention. And, over a year of pain - gone. Thank you!

I had a test done that said I had Carpul tunnel. I was referred to Dr Deffer. I had never seen him…read morebefore so I was a little nervous but he was very nice and explained to me that I needed surgery and what to expect after the surgery was done. I felt very comfortable with him doing the surgery. I would recommend him. I will leave another review after the surgery as well.

This place leaves a very sour taste in my mouth. I hope people read this from my experience &…read morenever have to go through what I'm dealing with with this place! To add to more of the confusion, this place operates inside of the Spencer Hospital under this name. My surgeon was Dr. Dirks & Leah (the lady "who only collects the bill") in the billing department doesn't know anything except on how to collect the bill. (Hope she doesn't get paid a lot to do just that!) In Nov. 2022 I had elbow surgery to fix a fracture, unfortunately, the fracture didn't get surgically repaired until after 2 weeks after happening. The surgeon blamed the failure for the fracture to heal based on the waiting to get it surgically repaired. Because it didn't heal, he now had to send me to a "specialist" to reopen the surgical wound to add more plates and screws in it. After speaking to the specialist, he said the success rate of fixing the fracture was a 98% success rate of healing. He also said the bones were more than likely not aligned close enough to get the bones to heal together & that he was now going to have to add more bone into the fracture. In the mean time, the billing department has threatened to send me to collection after waiting 6 months for the insurance company & the hospital & them to get all the claims covered from the surgery & under the correct authorization numbers and dates after they were submitted incorrectly the first time. AND on top of that, the surgery failed to heal a fracture! This was NOT a complicated surgery by any means according to a specialist. So now the billing department is expecting me to pay, having to have no job & having to recover another 2 months from another surgery they failed to fix. AVOID THIS PLACE! All they do is blame you and threaten you with a bill, & can't even fix a fracture, then refer you to someone else. I should have gone to a better place in the first place.

My family and I have been going over there for over a decade. Never had a bad experience, the staff…read moreis caring and professional. We see Doctor Doug and he's a fantastic dentist and even with my fear of dentists, he found a way to put me at ease and I'm okay going to my regular appointments now. We wouldn't go anywhere else. Highly recommended.

From the owner: Welcome to Van Hofwegen & Munter Family Dentistry. Our goal is to help you feel comfortable and…read morerelaxed with your dental experience while achieving an optimum lifetime of health. After visiting with us, we hope you'll have something to smile about. We are happy to provide people of all ages with clear, practical information about our office, staff, philosophy and services. Van Hofwegen & Munter Family Dentistry offers a complete range of services in two convenient locations. From regular check-ups to cleanings, cosmetics, endodontics, and oral surgery we offer many services that will improve or maintain your oral health.

Save your time, agony, AND money, and avoid this place!…read more Came here to have surgery on a fractured elbow. Dr. Dirks promised in consultation he could have it 100% fixed back to normal. So I said, okay since he promised he could fix it back to normal. Needless to say, after being seen the 3rd time after my surgery for follow ups, he came back with the bad news that it was done healing and growing after 4 months, AND the fracture was only barely 80% healed. He gave me 2 options, leave it at 80% healed and run the risk of re-breaking it, or have the surgery redone. And they STILL had the nerve to send me a bill for $32,000. Thank god I refused to make ANY payments when I went back for follow ups! After telling them I was not paying anything for a surgery they failed to fix like the doctor said he could, they wiped the bill clean after applying for "financial assistance". What a waste of TIME! (And MONEY!) I should have just gone to a specialist, (which was cheaper than going here) in the first place!

I am back home for the holidays and was dehydration so I had to go in at 3am…read more The staff in the ER were amazing. They were proficient and diligent. Not only that, they were very thoughtful and made me as comfortable as possible. Thank you to the entire staff working the early morning of 12/12/21 You really helped me a lot.