Cardiology & Heart Health - Starr Regional Medical Group
Cardiology • Athens, TN
Clinic Type
Cardiology
Address
711 Cook Drive, Suite 220, Athens, TN 37303
Phone
+1-423-381-8478
starr.eco@lpnt.net
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- TrustReviewers.com: 2.3/5 (100 reviews)
- U.S. News & World Report (Hospital Overall): 89% (satisfaction)
Patients praise
- highly positive experiences with cardiac rehabilitation programs
- strong satisfaction with specific cardiologists and individual patient care experiences
- effective emergency response in critical cardiac cases
- supportive and attentive nursing and support staff in specialized departments
Common complaints
- concerns regarding Emergency Department (ER) care and service quality
- reports of poor staff compassion and communication in emergency settings
- billing concerns
"I have heard bad things about the ER at Athens, but you won’t get me to say anything bad about the ER at Athens because they were all wonderful. I couldn't have asked for better treatment because they cared. And thank goodness they did!"
— Rudy Swafford, Heart Patient (Starr Regional testimonial)"If you want to die go here! In the ER I have gone with serious heart issues and they treated me awful. They say they have a trauma unit yes but the do not know what they are doing."
— Anonymous review on TrustReviewers.comSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Starr Regional Medical Center Expands Cardiac Care with First Leadless Pacemaker Implantation — Oct 17, 2025
- Starr Regional welcomes Alston and Tombul | News | dailypostathenian.com — Jul 18, 2025
- Tennessee hospital implants 1st Micra pacemaker - Becker’s ASC — Oct 24, 2025
- Starr Regional releases community benefit report for 2025 | News | dailypostathenian.com — May 5, 2026
- A year of 1sts in cardiology: 15 accomplishments - Becker’s ASC — Dec 18, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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