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Summary: Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC) is a nonprofit critical access hospital and outpatient clinic in Pagosa Springs, CO. Founded in 2008, it operates a 11-bed hospital with 24/7 emergency department and Level IV trauma care, plus a full range of services including primary care, general surgery, orthopedics, gastroenterology, neurology, oncology (infusion), women’s health, cardiology, ENT, telemedicine, diagnostic imaging (mammography, CT, MRI, X-ray), lab services, and more. PSMC serves an 1800-square-mile rural area and provides 9-1-1 EMS response and interfacility transfers. The center employs about 60 staff and generates roughly $18.2 million in annual revenue. Address: 95 S Pagosa Blvd, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147.

Clinic Type

General Surgery

Address

Pagosa Springs Medical Center

Phone

(970) 731-3700

Email

Informatics.Dept@psmedicalcenter.org

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Services Offered

  • General surgery
  • Breast surgery including cancer surgery
  • Circumcisions
  • Colon and small bowel surgery including cancers
  • Colonoscopy (diagnostic and screening)
  • Detection and treatment of conditions: abscesses, fissures, hemorrhoids, pilonidal cysts, skin lesions, moles, and cancers including melanoma skin cancer
  • Gastrointestinal endoscopy (EGD): Biopsies, Polypectomies
  • Hernia repairs
  • Infusion ports for chemotherapy
  • Lymph node removal
  • Laparoscopic appendectomy
  • Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery
  • orthopedic surgery
  • ophthalmologic surgery

Technology & Equipment

  • state-of-the-art surgical and diagnostic equipment

Team

  • Teresa Gross — MD
  • Yody Aucoin — CRNA

Insurance & Payment

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Languages Spoken

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • Healthgrades (for Dr. David Shaeffer): 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 reviews (4 reviews)
  • Trustburn: 3.1 out of 5 stars (60 reviews)

Patients praise

  • positive experiences with specific surgeons, including Dr. David Shaeffer
  • praise for bedside manner, professionalism, and effective communication from individual providers
  • successful surgical outcomes for specific procedures such as vasectomies and bladder repairs

Common complaints

  • reports of unprofessional staff or poor attitudes
  • concerns about medical accuracy and handling of complex cases
  • complaints regarding communication about medications and overall hospital experience

"Great bedside manner. Listens to his patients."

— Healthgrades patient review for Dr. David Shaeffer

"Dr. Quayle is an excellent physician. I went for a vasectomy, and from the intake appt to the actual procedure, Dr. Quayle was professional and kind. The procedure itself was quick and painless."

— Healthgrades patient review for Dr. Sejal Quayle

"Don't go to this.hospital they have no idea... that hospital should be... I ll never go there... are gonna kill more people than help them."

— Trustburn patient review

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.

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