Re: Mediocre Hospital w/Mediocre doctors

I live in a place where the doctor's said I may not survive heart 
surgery.  I drove 4 hours away to Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio 
and the surgery was a success. 

If I were you and could not drive to another place, I'd buy a plane 
ticket to someplace that's safe for the surgery that you need.

Don

doofus wrote:
> I live in a place where the gov. does little to oversee doctors and
> where the hospital is short of surgeons and people are dieing everyday
> as a result. 
>
> I need to go in for a simple hernia operation, which I have been
> avoiding because I don't trust the doctors or hospital here. Supposedly
> it is a teaching hospital, but you could have fooled me, judging from
> the negative press it gets and the number of accident victims that don't
> make it here. 
>
> What can I do to reduce my risks of surgical or hospital error? Should I
> bring a nurse with me; at what point in the process? Any helpful answers
> most appreciated. 
>