Insurance approved! Now, to pick a surgery center? Thoughts?
I've been approved by my insurance, and now I need to pick a surgery center. I'm having a hard time narrowing it down. I'm going to have a VSG done, and I live in West Seattle. I'm trying to decide between Overlake, UW, Virginia Mason, PSSC, and NWWLS. So, thoughts? Good, bad, whatever. I've been doing a lot of research and can't seem to make up my mind. My main concerns would be the surgery itself, follow-up care, how easy they are to get in touch with afterward, and all that. Thanks for any help.
It sounds like we have the same insurance! I have my 6 month follow up with my Dr. in a couple of weeks and should get my referral after that. I've scheduled a consult with PSSC on 7/13, but I'm also still considering UW. I really like the idea of having the sleeve as an outpatient procedure (which they do at PSSC), but I'm just not sure if I'm really comfortable not being at a hospital. Lots to think about. Would love to hear what you decided!
You may have already made up your mind, but I had my surgery at PSSC on June 10th of this year and I am thrilled with the follow up care. I also had fabulous care after surgery until I got to go home at 5:30 the next morning. There were two nurses for three of us and they were on top of any little thing we needed. I would highly recommend this center.
I had both a band removal and a sleeve...two separate surgeries.