Orthopedics - Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County
Sports Medicine • Rock Springs, WY • Since 1894
About
Summary: Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County (Sweetwater Memorial) in Rock Springs, Wyoming is a nonprofit, 99-bed regional acute-care facility with roughly 550 employees. It offers comprehensive orthopedic and sports medicine services through its Orthopedics and Sports Medicine specialty clinic, alongside affiliated specialty services (e.g., general surgery, internal medicine, urology, neurology, nephrology, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, ENT, pulmonology, etc.). The hospital operates a Walk-In Clinic and features a Sweetwater Regional Cancer Center in partnership with Huntsman Cancer Institute. Key leadership includes the Director of Orthopedics? Address: 1180, 1200, and 3000 College Drive, Rock Springs, WY 82901 (HQ at 1200 College Dr). If you’re seeking orthopedics-specific care, they provide orthopedic and sports medicine clinics as part of their multi-specialty services.
Clinic Type
Sports Medicine
Address
1200 College Dr., Rock Springs, WY 82901, US
Phone
307-352-8545
cnelson@sweetwatermemorial.com
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Telehealth
available
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Wheree (Orthopedics & Sports Medicine of Sweetwater Memorial): 8.8/10 (Excellent) (Not explicitly stated, aggregated score)
- Healthgrades (Dr. Jacques Denker): 4/5 stars (4 reviews)
- US News & World Report (Memorial Hospital): 4/5 stars (Not explicitly stated)
- Vivian Health (Memorial Hospital): 4/5 stars (3 reviews)
Patients praise
- High praise for the competence and surgical expertise of orthopedic physicians
- Patients often feel heard and well-informed during consultations
- Efficient and successful surgical outcomes reported for procedures like fracture repair and joint replacement
- Appreciation for personalized care in the specialty clinics
Common complaints
- Reports of long wait times and unresponsive or unhelpful staff in certain departments, particularly the ER
- Concerns regarding management and staff communication efficiency
- Isolated complaints about lack of empathy or professionalism from some staff members
"Dr. Dinker is more than honest and trustworthy. He is a great orthopedic specialist who strives to achieve the best possible outcome."
— Healthgrades (Dr. Jacques Denker patient review)"Dr. Horberg listens carefully and explains how the healing process works and what to expect at each stage. He did an excellent job on my knee replacement surgery."
— Healthgrades (Memorial Hospital patient review)"The staff are non empathetic, rude as hell, & sure as hell don't know how to do their job."
— A-Better-Place.com (General Hospital review)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- MHSC specialty clinics reopen main entrance | Rocket Miner | wyomingnews.com — May 12, 2026
- MHSC: Be a safer ‘Weekend Warrior’ - Wyo4News — Apr 10, 2026
- MHSC specialty clinics re-open main entrance | Rocket Miner | wyomingnews.com — May 12, 2026
- MHSC Offers Radiation Therapy for Osteoarthritis - SweetwaterNOW — Nov 21, 2025
- Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County launches new TeleNICU program - Wyo4News — Jul 10, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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