tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post7696154299708760225..comments2023-10-31T07:21:09.792-04:00Comments on William L. Anderson: Going to Houston This WeekWilliam L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802990642236807359noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-84739732504346936062009-07-27T17:56:09.067-04:002009-07-27T17:56:09.067-04:00LRC article today is great. Please keep us posted ...LRC article today is great. Please keep us posted on your neice. <br />In 1993, I was diagnosed with an accoustic neuroma, required brain surgery. 75% of patients lost all hearing on that side -- 10% lost their facial nerve which causes major disfigurement. <br />I researched and found House Ear Clinc in LA had never cut a facial nerve and saved hearing in 70% of cases and little chance of facial nerve damage. They had a better approach, a better technique and their surgeries were 4 hours vs what could last 20. 1 day in intensive care and out in 5. saved my ins a ton of money.<br />After a successful surgery, i had a prefered plan that had a stop loss of $1700 going locally and $2000 going outside the network, my local doctor had a resident phone me and ask about my outcome and they adopted it. They work at the Univ. and get lots of medicaid patients. So win-win-win. I won - great result, ins won - saved money, local patients won - didn't have to go to LA.<br />As an aside, they did my surgery on the day of the Northridge earthquake. being from Omaha, i had asked and been assured the operating room was all bolted down with backup power to their backups, too. <br />They are not a teaching hospital but there were Drs. there from Hawaii, Boston and Ireland the day i had my surgery.Nydranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-58536521443885012502009-07-26T17:33:26.904-04:002009-07-26T17:33:26.904-04:00Good luck William!!Good luck William!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com