Guest guest Posted April 17, 2001 Report Share Posted April 17, 2001 hi all. I read with interest people's stories of Mt. Sinai. Can anyone tell me who's lived other places, is the medical care in NY all like this? All the things about hiring companions and private duty nurses... goodness. I've been in the hospitals in Portland a number of times, as have family members. The nurses take care of the patients. Isn't that what they're there for? It sounds like in NY if you don't have private help you could be in serious jeopardy health wise. That doesn't make any sense to me. Why don't they just hire more nurses? I'm sure they're charging your insurance company enough for the privilege of caring for you. I can't imagine having to hire any kind of in hospital help in Portland. So which is more typical....Portland, or New York? I know NY has a high cost of living...the nearby hotels being in the 175-200 per night range. You can get a halfway decent motel room near Good Sam for around 75 per night. Is that the reason the care is so poor...cost of living? Are the hospital and surgeon's fees much higher there? The total package with Dr. Welker at OHSU, when I had checked into that, barring complications, was about 30,000. What's it run at Mt. Sinai with Dr. Gagner or his cohorts? enquiring minds and all that becki ===== Becki, near Portland, OR BMI 50-ish, age 42 pre-op DS. hoping to get approval through Aetna Traditional Choice Consulted with Dr. on 3-13-01 psych ok, nutrition ok, now on to insurance!!! beckeye_58@... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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