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Pine Ridge Service Unit - Health Workforce Connector - HRSA

Surgery • Pine Ridge, SD

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Overall sentiment across review platforms: negative

Patients praise

some patients do recommend the hospital, with approximately 48% reporting they would recommend it to others according to one data source

Common complaints

reports of impersonal, rude, and dismissive treatment by medical staff
concerns regarding misdiagnoses and inadequate medical care, including botched procedures
historical issues with facility compliance and quality of care standards leading to loss of funding/scrutiny
community reports of being turned away from the ER or feeling that care is severely deficient
long-standing distrust of the facility leading some patients to avoid seeking necessary care

"Terrible doctor... Impersonal, rude, and dismissive. One of the worst doctor interactions I've had."

— Healthgrades

"I don’t go to the hospital... I don’t believe in it, and if I’m going to be sick, I’m going to be sick. I would rather not go."

— USC Center for Health Journalism

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

SAM #75H70626Q00141 - IHS Great Plains Area | Govly — Jun 3, 2026
Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 50 (Monday, March 16, 2026) — Mar 16, 2026
Press Release: Indian Health Service sees influx of health care officers - Indianz.Com — Sep 23, 2025
Building Tomorrow's Healthcare Workforce: USD's Grant-Funded Vision for Rural South Dakota - Midwest Medical Edition — Aug 20, 2025
Amber N. Janis, NP - Nurse Practitioner in Pine Ridge, SD — May 14, 2026

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.