TRIA Orthopaedic Center

This place is probably the best place to go for treating an injury. After shattering my ankle and tearing ligaments/​tendons 8 months ago, this place has been fantastic. They have offered me every treatment needed to make sure I heal properly with little chance of pain in the future. They staff are friendly, courteous, and most importantly caring. They do their best, to make sure you’re feeling your best.
Will I be back? If I have another injury.

Was able to get in do to back problems and also was able to get an MRI the next day but when it came to getting a doctor to explain the results that was a feat in itself. Had to call back twice because the first time the message was not forwarded to a doctor and still waiting for a call back after the second call. Lack of communication is I think the main problem but otherwise good service. Did get a call and they were efficient in getting my next scheduled appointment.

Very nice facility. I mean the walls and rooms of the building. Big money building.
Because it is just a money factory. A place to move people through quickly and throw a diagnosis at them, collect the money and then collect again to diagnosis again !
That is the beauty of their Acute Care Clinic.
Forget how much pain you are in ! Just run you through the system.
I have paid double the co-​pays, and had to double my time off of work, double the pain. I am still in pain.
Then they don’t want to give you enough meds or work restrictions to make it until your next appointment !

I have been seeing dr Nelson for 6 months due to an acl tear in my left knee. The surgeons and staff are nothing short of amazing. If you are athletic and looking for the best possible result dont go any further. Best sports medicine place in the state!!!

I love the fact that they take walk-​in appointments here and my doctor was great, but I am disappointed with how they bill for their services. If you are evaluated by a doctor and then referred to therapy, you get charged for another evaluation by the physical therapist. I called in advance to inquire about billing. This information was not disclosed to me.
If I had come into TRIA therapy with a recommendation from a different clinic, I could understand the necessity for performing their own evaluation. However, if the diagnosis was made by the doctor across the hall 20 minutes earlier, they should be able to trust that diagnosis and provide therapy accordingly, IMHO.

I hurt my wrist and went to Tria to see what happened. They got me in quickly, and efficiently and accurately diagnosed a broken wrist. They advised I needed surgery to put a plate in to secure the bones. Within a day they got me an appointment for surgery, a pre-​surgery physical and completed the entire surgery the next morning. It was an amazing experience in a situation you expect to be so terrible.
Tria exceeded my expectations with the immediacy of an emergency room and the time and expertise of a specialist.
At one point. I wondered if I should be seeing a specialist but I didn’t need to. Tria set up the appointments I needed, treated me with respect and care the entire way, and went above and beyond to know my needs before I asked for things.
Five stars for the positivity, expertise and comfort they provided from the receptionist to the physician to the nurses who sat with me, handled my cast and were in the operating room seeing me through the whole thing.

My husband went to TRIA for torn calves muscles and pain in his ankle and foot after surgery. The visit was an horrible experience. Dr. Fernando A. Pena has horrible bedside manor and acted annoyed that we were there. He barely looked at my husband and ordered and MRI. A week later we had to call TRIA for the results. At that time they said there was nothing wrong with him and he could do physical therapy for the pain or just listen to his body. Six months later my husbands rheumatologist looked at the MRI results and said my husband had a torn tendon in his foot. We were so shock by this because TRIA and Dr. Fernando A. Pena said nothing to us about this. Now we have wasted all this time and need to see a new specialist. He could have been healed! I am so disgusted with my experience at TRIA and would never recommend them to any one.

I recently had an acute heel injury and went into the 7 day urgent care. Met with Dr Alexander and got great care. He gave me great advice and treatment that enabled me to run my marathon a month later. He also is responsive to email should you have follow up questions after your appointment, saving a trip in. Wish my primary care physician did the same.
The facilities are modern, clean, and they do a lot of tests/​treatment on site. The support staff is young, energetic (no crabby nurses here).
I don’t think I’d go anywhere else with a sports injury

I can’t give enough praise to this facility.
My high jump on the trampoline resulted in throbbing pain in my calf after I landed. I was unable to walk and had to scoot myself across the entire area at SkyZone. And I had been having such a great morning up until that point! ;-)
My friend drove me to TRIA, where I was greeted by a «concierge,» placed in a wheelchair and taken upstairs to patient administration. I don’t think I waited even two minutes before I showed the administrator my insurance card and driver’s license and was then immediately taken next door to say a physical therapist.
The therapist, who I learned later had worked with two major sports teams before coming to TRIA, was thorough, knowledgeable and very cordial. He made a physical examination of my leg and appeared to be very pleased that my injury wasn’t of a more serious nature. We joked that I was going to live.
I was then wheeled into a medical exam room, where I waited for the doctor for about 10 minutes. The doctor concurred with the analysis of the physical therapist and diagnosed a torn calf muscle that would heal by itself with the proper rest and rehab.
*****I was in and out of TRIA, with a walking cast (and borrowed crutches) in less than 90 minutes. Five weeks later I was salsa dancing again.
TRIA doesn’t operate like a medical facility, it operates like a fine hotel that appreciates your business. We are very lucky to have such a health care facility in our area.

This place is great! I played in a soccer game and had a bad collision and knew something was messed up with my knee. I showed up at 8am without an appointment in their Acute clinic (they are open 8 – 8 7 days a week for walk-​ins) and by 8:30 had an Xray, 9:30 had an MRI and by 11:15 got my results. I even was able to see a physical therapist at 1:15 to go over ACL tear exercises. Talk about efficiency! To top it all off I was able to make an appointment to see a surgeon the next day for surgery advice. Not the best news but atleast I got it fast, easy and covered mostly by insurance. I tore the ACL in my other knee a few years back and it took me almost a week to get all this stuff done.

Five stars every step of the way from my initial (urgent) visit to TRIA on a Saturday morning to the MRI that same day and then the results appointment the next morning (on a Sunday!) all the way to the moment I left for home after surgery a couple weeks later. The support staff, nurses, doctors, and surgeon (Dr. Mark Thomas) were amazing every step of the way.

Do NOT go here. They overcharge you for services that do not help! They charge you based on the diagnosis rather than the services received, then surprise you with an enormous bill. I will never go here again and would not suggest others go here either.

Was referred to Tria by a coworker who was also having shoulder pains. I quickly called the office to make an appointment with Dr. Braman and was able to get in a week later. I was surprised by the size of the office complex-​complete with a fountain, gift shop, wall of fire-​places, and a snack bar. After a bit of searching, I found my way to the check-​in spot and was almost immediately shuttled back to the room. The process was so smooth and quick that I was a bit nervous about the actual doctor appointment. My hesitations were quickly eliminated when the resident and then Dr. Braman arrived and spent an adequate amount of time with me to answer all my questions and set-​up a rehab plan with me.
In the weeks after the appointment, I had several sessions with a Physical Therapist at TRIA. These appointments were great, but I was upset by the fact that no one answers the phones before 8am-​even though the first PT appointment of the day is much earlier. So, when lost there is no one to call and ask for directions. Which sort of blows.

Dear Tria (more specifically Dr. Bohn),
You haven’t even performed by thumb surgery yet and I already love you.
Here’s why I love Tria and here’s why you should go see them if you have any kind of acute orthopedic injury instead of your HMO/​PPO (Also, I am not down with OPP.)
1) It’s almost like people ENJOY working there. Crazy I know. But they have me convinced this actually exists. From the phone receptionist, to the check-​in gals, to the nurses, to the X-​ray techs, to the medical staff. Everyone seems so HAPPY TO BE THERE. Those are the kinds of people I want fixing my bones and ligaments and stuff.
2) It feels more like a spa than a Dr.‘s office. I’m used to visiting an older 1960’s building for my general MD, so the open layout with so much natural light was, well, calming in what’s typically not a very calm situation (being told you need thumb surgery).
3) They take appointments, but they also make time every day for walk-​ins. Now you might have to wait an hour, but the point is, if your ankle is throbbing (for example) and you want to see someone NOW to tell you it’s not broken (phew) for a $ 30 co-​pay (for me) you can have that information within minutes.
Both my visits to Tria have been relaxed and informative, despite the un-​fun reasons for my visit. And if you need hand therapy/​surgery — there’s no one better in the TC than Deb Bohn.
Love, Holly (the one with the bum thumb)