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Family Medicine • Grinnell, IA
Clinic Type
Family Medicine
Address
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Phone
(641) 236-6740
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Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Emergency Care
Call the emergency room at (641) 236-2380 for emergencies; urgent care with same-day appointments available
Services Offered
Team
Insurance & Payment
Family Medicine bills patient insurance carriers as a courtesy. Patient is responsible for all fees. Insurance coverage guidelines may change; contact insurer for policy details.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive
- U.S. News & World Report (Dr. Laura Ferguson): 5/5 stars (18 reviews)
- Healthgrades (Dr. James Paulson): 4.9/5 stars (8 reviews)
- Healthgrades (Dr. Teresa Coon): 4.4/5 stars (12 reviews)
- WebMD (Lisa James, NP): 5/5 stars (3 reviews)
- Healthgrades (Dr. Patrick Cogley): 1/5 stars (1 review)
- Healthgrades (Family Medicine group practice): 3.3/5 stars (2 reviews)
Patients praise
- Compassionate and caring physicians
- Professional and knowledgeable staff
- Strong communication and active listening by providers
- Convenient same-day availability for urgent issues
- Highly effective diagnostic abilities
Common complaints
- Long wait times for appointments
- Poor staff responsiveness or unfriendliness at front desk
- Difficulty scheduling appointments
- Instances of poor quality of care reported by individual patients
"There are no words to describe how wonderful Dr. Ferguson is. She has taken such good care of my family and I. She is always the voice of reason when we worry as new parents."
— Vitals (Patient of Dr. Laura Ferguson)"JR is one of the finest doctors anywhere. He is a brilliant diagnostician and completely caring for his patients."
— Healthgrades (Patient of Dr. James Paulson)"The staff is so friendly and caring, they make you feel like you are their top priority... Always get in same day for illness. Top notch office with top notch physicians."
— Healthgrades (Patient review for Family Medicine, Grinnell)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Family practice provider joins Grinnell hospital | Southeast Iowa Union — Aug 5, 2025
- GRMC Press Releases: Physicians Assistant Beck Joins Victor Health Center Staff — Jun 18, 2026
- GRMC Press Releases: October 2015 — May 2, 2026
- GRMC Press Releases: GRMC Takes Reins at Deer Creek — Jun 16, 2026
- GRMC Press Releases: Bernie Lowe and Associates, Inc., Helps GRMC with Physician Recruitment Efforts — Jun 16, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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