Dr. Ethan Sims, MD

I went in with my child at another doctor's insistence (Dr. Peterson, St. Als), and as I tried to explain that to Dr. Sims, he cut me off every time I tried to speak, told me he wasn't going to examine my son because he'd been seen a week prior and had all the necessary tests and wasn't in distress at the moment, then without examining my son or listening to a word I said diagnosed my son with anxiety. In response, I told him he was rude, didn't have good bedside manners, and that I would take him to another hospital. I took my son back to St. Als and received excellent and necessary care from competent, attentive providers. He may have the education to be a doctor, but someone needs to teach him social skills, manners, basic etiquette, and respect for women. Doctors like him are one reason Idaho is 48 out of 50 in terms of healthcare quality in the United States.

Not good. He didn't take responsibility for ignoring my ER visit. I came in with a suspected TIA. But the staff or him didn't deduce that even after communicating with EMTs. Tried to discharge me. A friend and my son argued that he hadn't done anything to diagnose a stroke or TIA. He was completely baffled and said, well yes let's do an MRI. When done he came in and said, 'Good news, you didn't have a stroke. What you had was a TIA.' But nothing on the MRI indicated that. All in all I still don't have a diagnosis.

Talked down to my husband and I. Told my husband to get over his pain if he wanted an MRI. Then told my husband to stop using Web md when he said where it hurts. After we specifically told him what our primary care physician said.

This man is an horrible individual! Because of an insurance mix up he called me a liar! As for a doctor he has no business being one. Seems to think he's a God of some sort!

Accused me of being “drug seekey” when I asked him if he planned on giving me drugs to treat my pain. Told me I lied to him about when I left took my meds. He didn’t seem to care at all that I was in pain. All around unprofessional attitude.