Good Samaritan Hospital Orthopedic Surgery

I like Good Sam. My grandfather was well taken care of by the nursing staff during his final days, and I also had to stop by myself to receive stitches for a busted lip. I was in and out the door in less than an hour and my doctor was amazing.

After reading the other review, I felt the need to share my experiences with both Dr. Valaik and Dr. Lemma. Dr. Valaik is the kindest, warmest ortho surgeon I have ever met. He is one of the most compassionate doctors I have seen, and I have been to many, many of them! Dr. Lemma is also kind and very patient. He has spent much time with me, answering question after question until I understood everything. So they are not all bad…

I’m calling shenanigans on this place. I’ve had neck pain and arm numbness for over a year so my family doc sent me for a MRI. MRI report said my spine was all jacked up (direct quote). The doc suggested two places, Good Sam Spine Center or Towson ortho. I try Good Sam first. I leave a message on the secretary’s voice mail and she calls me back, 2 days later. She spends over 20 minutes asking me about insurance, who I saw for my neck in the past, blahblahblah. She then says she will forward this to the specialist and call me back. 1 WEEK LATER, she calls back, saying what the specialist recommends. HE DOES NOT WANT TO SEE ME and his recommendations are worthless.
Are you kidding me? These quacks actually pick-​and-​choose their patients? My family doc said that some specialists only want the patient’s with problems that will pay big money (meaning, needing surgery).
I call Towson ortho and, 1 week later, I saw Dr. Fedder. Super cool guy and down to earth about treatment options.
The point here is (a) My spine needed treatment due to the numbness/​tingling in my arms and (b) Dr. Fedder does not pick-​and-​choose.
Good Samaritan, you are anything but. Change your name STAT.