LadyV

BCBS medical insurance has a listing of hospitals they considered hospital of excellence in our area. this hospital is approximately an hr. away and there is another wls center that is about 15 min. away. Here is the clicker. The drs. who perform the bypass at the hospital of excellence is the same ones on staff at the other hospital.

My PCP suggested that I go to the hosp. of excellence rather than the local hospital which have been doing wls for the past 7 years while the other probably since its conception. With gas prices as high as they are and Im afraid of major highway traffic, I really wanted to go to the one that is the closest to me. If the three drs are on staff at both hospital, would it really make a difference which one I go too.

What reasons would the dr. have; suggesting that I go to the hosp. of excellence over our local facilities if the drs. themselves travel back and forth. By the way, all insurance claims are sent through the H.O.E. insurance office.

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LADY V

5'3"
Start of WLS/day of surgery/current//personal goal
254/244/152/140




Approved January 2, 2009 waiting for date(nervous)
Onderland officially May 1, 2009



RNY - - - - - - - - - February 11, 2009
home from hospital - February 13, 2009
Officially down 94lbs September 3, 2009 WooHooo!!
Down 102 lbs October 3, 2009 and Feeling Great!!


No longer morbidly obese just overweight!!!!






IT IS WHAT IT IS and I'M LOVING IT!!

Dr. Callery

If you want BCBS to pay for your hospitalization, you will probably need to go to the one that is further away. Just because your local hospital is not on the list doesn't mean that it's not a good hospital. BCBS bases the decision to list a hospital on safety, location, cost, other contracting criteria. Best to talk to the surgeon and get his input.