Surgery in America.
Points. Specialities.
1. Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore. 30 15.
2. Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Minn. 28. 15.
3. Massachusetts General Hospital, .Boston. 27 15.
4. Cleveland Clinic. Cleveland. 26 14.
5. Ronald Regan Medical Health Center .LA. 25 14.
6. NY Presbyterian University of Columbia. 23 12.
7. CA University Health Center. SF. 20 11.
8. Barnes Jewish Hospital. St. Louis. 18 10
9. Pennsylvania Medical Health Center.Philadel. 16 12.
10.Washington University Health Center.Seattlle. 15 10.
The above hospitals are comprehensive academic health institutions
with international reputation for excellence in clinical programs, research
and training.
Each year they receive one million ambulatory visits including emergency departments
and about 50 000 inpatient stays. There are on an average 1500 physicians and 15000
Health-care and other personnel working at such hospitals.
Each year close to 3000 medical and surgical residents get trained at such institutions.
The waiting time for your surgery is about 3 years. There are Motivators and Consultants
who are engaged in securing admission on your behalf. They have inner contacts and they follow the cancellations and place you in between.
Charges for treatment and surgery is around 100 000 US $.
You have to report at the Hospital reception with your papers on the appointed day.
You are required to sign a general consent form for treatment and tests.
Although the hospitals provide hospital gowns, you may feel comfortable in your own pyjamas, house coat and slippers/shoes. You may have truth-brush, paste, tissues,
shaving items soap, skin lotions, sanitary supplies and other personal care articles.
Please bring all medications that you are taking.
You have to apply in advance for a one bed room. If a family member needs to stay over night, a cot is set up in patient’s room or in a nearby family room.
You should leave watch, jewellery marriage ring and all personal items behind.
No make-up, no perfumes, no nail polish and no artificial items on your body.
Remove nail-polish, hands and feet, and all other make-up.
There is an anti-bacterial sponge SoluNet Chlorhexidine Gluconateanti-septic
Detergent that removes oil, dirt bacteria from the skin and helps to reduce infection.
Do not eat or drink anything including water after midnight for morning surgery.
Take a bath on evening before the surgery with SoluNet sponge.
The second shower is given in the hospital in the morning of surgery.
Hospitals take all precautions and God does the healing.
Best of Luck.
