Pulmonology - Crestview Hills | KY - St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Pulmonology • Covington, KY
About
Summary: St. Elizabeth Healthcare is a nonprofit, Catholic health system serving Northern Kentucky, Cincinnati, and Southeast Indiana. It operates multiple facilities and 169 St. Elizabeth Physicians offices across Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana, with Edgewood (KY) as its HQ. Key locations in the Covington/Crestview Hills area include St. Elizabeth Florence, St. Elizabeth Edgewood, and other regional hospitals/clinics. The system emphasizes comprehensive, compassionate care with a large medical staff of about 1,600 providers and over 10,000 associates. For pulmonology-specific care near Crestview Hills, St. Elizabeth offers affiliated pulmonology services through its network of St. Elizabeth Physicians offices and hospitals in the region.
Clinic Type
Pulmonology
Address
St. Elizabeth Edgewood, 1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, KY 41017, US
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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
- Healthgrades (Dr. Irfan Budhani): 3.5 out of 5 stars (6 reviews)
- Vitals (Dr. Patricia M. Miles): 3.6 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)
- U.S. News & World Report (St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood-Covington): 4 out of 5 (Patient Experience Score)
Patients praise
- Physicians described as caring, attentive, and excellent listeners
- High levels of satisfaction with the quality of medical care and treatment effectiveness for many patients
- Staff praised for professionalism, knowledge, and kindness in individual patient interactions
- Strong willingness of patients to recommend the hospital system overall (90% reported by US News)
Common complaints
- Dissatisfaction with administrative and front-office staff communication and professionalism
- Reports of long wait times in emergency or clinic settings
- Concerns regarding continuity of care and feeling shuffled between providers/facilities
- Occasional complaints about lack of compassion or dismissive bedside manner from some clinical staff
"This was the best doctor experience I have had in years. I was treated as a person, asked questions and follow up questions... I didn't feel like a list that was being checked off but a person with actual medical concerns."
— LocalityBiz Review"Dr. Patterson is wonderful, but the front office staff is so horrible and unprofessional, it is almost not worth it to get to him."
— Medical Health ReviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- St. Elizabeth Healthcare — May 22, 2026
- St. Elizabeth Healthcare Milestone: 50,000 Lung Cancer Screenings and 500 Early Diagnoses - Third News — Jul 16, 2025
- St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood/Covington named best regional hospital by U.S. News & World Report; with five more listed among best – Kentucky Health News — Aug 4, 2025
- A Union firefighter died last year from lung cancer. A new program aims to save others from the same fate | St. Elizabeth Healthcare — Oct 9, 2025
- Dr. Ann George - Rheumatologist in Crestview Hills, KY — May 14, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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Pulmonary Services at St. Elizabeth Physicians Covington (KY, IN & OH) - About: Part of St. Elizabeth Physicians, a private hospitals/health care group based in Edgewood, KY. The group operates multiple offices in Kentucky and surrounding areas, offering medical services through a small team (3 employees listed under Patient First Physicians Group) and a broader network under St. Elizabeth Physicians. - Location: Covington, KY area with links to additional offices in Edgewood, Erlanger, and Cincinnati (multiple KY locations). - Services: While the provided highlights focus on the Patient First Physicians Group profile (general health care/physician group), pulmonary-specific details are not listed. The organization is part of a larger St. Elizabeth Physicians network, which typically provides comprehensive pulmonology and related services via its affiliated practices. - Contacts: Main phone listed for the group is 1-800-737-7900. Principal office addresses include 20 Medical Village Dr, Edgewood, KY (HQ) and Erlanger, KY locations; Covington-specific office presence is implied within the network. - Online presence: Website stelizabethphysicians.com; strong U.S. presence with high monthly site visits and a low bounce rate, indicating active patient engagement. Note: The extracted data does not specify exact pulmonary service offerings, providers, or office locations in Covington. For precise pulmonary services, conditions treated, and appointment options in KY, IN, and OH under St. Elizabeth Physicians Covington, please refer to the official St. Elizabeth Physicians Pulmonary Services page or contact the main number.
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