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Rita A. Paegle
( out of 73 reviews )

Rita A. Paegle, DNP, CNM

Languages spoken: Spanish, English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University of Utah Hospital

University Maternal Fetal Medicine, Area E
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132

Madsen Health Center

Madsen Women's Health Center
555 S Foothill Blvd
Salt Lake City , UT 84112

Rita Paegle, DNP, MSN, CNM, is a Certified Nurse Midwife at the University of Utah. She received her degree from the University of Utah. Her areas of clinical interest and expertise include international health care, policy, high risk obstetrics, health prevention and promotion, and OB triage. She is also fluent in Spanish.

Board Certification

American College of Nurse Midwives

Patient Rating

Patients consistently praise Dr. Paegle (Rita) as kind, compassionate, and attentive, noting she listens well and makes them feel comfortable. Many emphasize her clear, thorough communication, willingness to answer questions, and that she explains care options and reasoning while taking time with patients, though some mention difficulty getting an appointment due to a busy schedule. A small number of comments describe a poor experience when the provider was covering for another clinician and gave limited information and guidance about a procedure, leaving the patient feeling unsupported.

Generated via Patient Reviews

4.8 /5
( out of 73 reviews )

The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.


May 22, 2026
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr. Paegle was fantastic! She was kind, patient, and answered every question I had in detail while also explaining her recommendations and the reasoning behind those. I would absolutely recommend her!

Mar 27, 2026
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Very calm provider. Good first meeting and appreciate the forethought to schedule things well in advance. She pre-empted the majority of our questions!

Mar 26, 2026
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

From the first time I meet Rita I felt so care for ! I always look forward to my appointments. She takes care of me so good !

Jan 07, 2026
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

Rita is always professional, she's very attentive, respectful and gives great feedback

Nov 23, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr Paegles took time to do careful and thorough patient intake evaluation. She offered plans of care options and the research behind each suggestion.

Oct 26, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Wonderful care provider. She listens, knows her patients, takes her time and is a great communicator. True patient care. Highly recommended.

Oct 03, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Rita Alina Paegle, CNM, took the time to answer questions and listen to my concerns, not just the stated reason for the visit. She offered great advice and took the time to offer validation for my feelings. She treated me as a whole person and not just as a diagnosis or an appointment to get through. We need more providers like her in healthcare, especially in women's health!

Oct 02, 2025
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

Rita is amazing. I've been seeing her for many years. She is caring, personable, accepting, and safe.

Aug 29, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

I felt immediately at ease with her, she answered all my questions, helped calmed all my fears.

Jun 19, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Rita has always been lovely. She makes you feel very cared for, is efficient and thorough and never makes you feel rushed.

May 05, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

I had a great experience with Dr. Paegle. I am always a little nervous to try and explain what I am feeling and noticing regarding my health. But I felt comfortable and included in all the decision. She asked good questions and didn't make assumptions. I felt that she took her time with my appointment and was not rushed. I will say that getting an appointment was the hardest part, because her schedule was booked out quite far.

Feb 05, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Kind, very professional

Dec 20, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Rita is not just a doctor; she is a mother. She carefully listened to our concerns and made sure to work on our request in a very timely manner. From our interaction with her, we could observe that she cares. We are glad to have her as our doctor!

Nov 23, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Rita is very friendly and welcoming. I feel good vibes around her. She also listens to my concerns and answers questions in ways I can understand.

Nov 07, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

She is friendly, accommodating and a good listener.

Nov 07, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

It was great meeting her & she was very pleasant & informative

Oct 16, 2024
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

She listened to my concerns and made me feel that everything is going to go and she also gave me some information on how I'm feeling

Oct 14, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Amazing provider! Felt comfortable and safe, and was given the care I was asking for on a short times notice.

Sep 21, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

I feel lucky to have Rita as my health care provider. Smart, caring, thorough.

Sep 19, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Rita is amazing. When she's there she's very present, she explains things in a way I can easily understand, and I appreciate that she provided me enough information to be well-informed without overloading me with information that I don't need just yet for how far along I am in my pregnancy.

Sep 14, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Rita is one of the most caring and calming medical professionals I've ever had the joy of working with. She's so compassionate and I can tell she really cares about me as a patient and as a person. She's also fantastic at explaining things in a way that calms anxiety while keeping me very informed.

Sep 07, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Very nice

Jul 29, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Rita is warm and comfortable to be around with

Jul 20, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Rita was fantastic. She is very warm and kind. Took time to listen to my concerns and was very understanding.

Jun 22, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

This was my first time meeting with Rita and she went above and beyond with my care. She made me feel heard, cared for, and comfortable during a difficult time. I would definitely recommend her as an OB. She was the most positive part of my experience while I was given hard news. I really appreciate her professionalism and commitment to quality care.

May 25, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

She was dismissive and seemed to just rush threw the appointment

May 18, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

She is really nice I love her so much such a humble nurse

May 17, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

She is absolutely amazing. So kind and thoughtful. She listened well to my concerns and made me feel comfortable during my appointment

May 13, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Paegle is amazing! She has the best bed side manner. She makes you feel comfortable and that makes it easy for me to talk about uncomfortable things. I would highly recommend her to anyone.

May 11, 2024
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

I really liked Rita, it was my first time seeing her and she was great. She made me feel comfortable and has great bedside manner.

Apr 25, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

They both treated us with respect and kindness. Discuss our visit and recommended things we should do to improve my health and the baby

Mar 25, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Listened to me and heard my concerns. Informed me that she would be out of town but not to worry because her care team would be in touch with any questions or concerns I would have.

Mar 11, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Rita is super kind and sweet. I am very happy I happened to be scheduled with her and highly recommend her.

Jan 28, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

I highly recommend Dr. Paegle. She is very competent, confident, professional, personable and communicative.

Dec 10, 2023
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Thank you, Rita, for the excellent service you provided during my visit. You were kind, caring and professional and I appreciated that a lot. Not all service providers are caring and empathetic.

Oct 09, 2023
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Rita is always so knowledgeable and professional. I feel like I am very well taken care of by Rita and her staff.

Jul 29, 2023
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

She was amazing. She explained everything she was going to be doing and her next steps in helping me. She was a tually concerned and wanting to help me instead of making me feel like she just wants to hurry and get me out of her office.

May 19, 2023
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Rita is a kind and caring provider. She made me comfortable and explained all care options with prejudice.

May 04, 2023
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

Rita is a great communicator.

Mar 27, 2023
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Wonderful care and concern for my overall health; thorough in exams and explaining things to help me feel comfortable. Would recommend to friends or family.

Mar 24, 2023
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Very friendly

Mar 04, 2023
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

I like Rita. I had to come to her after several of my other Gyn moved on to other places. I hope she stays around so I can finish my care with her.

Feb 13, 2023
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

I just love Rita, she listens and gives real expectations for my questions. She is gentle and talks to me like a friend.

Feb 11, 2023
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

La enfermera Rita es buena atenta y escucha al paciente y explica

Jan 22, 2023
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Shes a great listener and answered all my questions.

Jan 22, 2023
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Rita was a very pleasant provider, my experience with her was great!

Jan 11, 2023
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Shes an outstanding and kind clinician.

Dec 24, 2022
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

She seemed very present, thoughtful and personable.

Dec 10, 2022
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

She was very kind and I felt very comfortable with her.

Oct 30, 2022
University Hospital

Rita was excellent

Sep 15, 2022
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

Rita was excellent. This was the best experience I've had at a women's health clinic. I felt like I was listened to, and Rita communicated clearly what was happening during the exam.

Jul 26, 2022
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

I was very upset by the visit I had. I recognize that this care provider was covering for my normal doctor but I felt like I was given very little information about my options due to the circumstances of how my pregnancy was progressing. I came out of the appointment feeling defeated and with little information about such a big decision in terms of my care. The provider gave such little information that I had to do my own research and turn to friends who luckily work in obstetrics to learn more about the esv procedure. She didn't seem confident in explaining the data behind this process. She did not provide me with any additional information and showed very little care besides make a decision by tomorrow'. A person in her position should be able to explain the risks/benefits of this kind of decision and provide more guidance to patients.

Dec 16, 2021
MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

I was disappointed Dr Summers was not able to be there, but the Nurse taking his place was great!

Dec 15, 2021
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Excellent service


Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

Rita Paegle, DNP, MSN, CNM, is a Certified Nurse Midwife at the University of Utah. She received her degree from the University of Utah. Her areas of clinical interest and expertise include international health care, policy, high risk obstetrics, health prevention and promotion, and OB triage. She is also fluent in Spanish.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Obstetrics & Gynecology -Advanced Practice Clinician
Academic Divisions Maternal Fetal Medicine
Board Certification
American College of Nurse Midwives

Education history

Undergraduate University of Utah BSN
Professional Nursing University of Utah M.S.N.

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