Following are testimonials of some of the many cardiac patients whose cardiac surgeries were facilitated by Healthbase.
Steve S - Triple Cardiac Bypass Surgery in India - NBC News
I’m a middle class guy. I work for a living. I pay plenty of taxes, believe me.
It was pretty close to $700 a month in 2000 when my insurance company cancelled me.
The major stumbling block to me getting health insurance is the fact that I’m a diabetic.
I knew there was something wrong but with no health insurance it’s expensive even diagnosing the problem.
Steve decided to take matters into his own hands by contacting Healthbase, an agency that connects patients in America with leading hospitals around the world. Healthbase connected Steve for his triple bypass surgery with Dr. Trehan, a man with over 15 years of experience working in New York before returning to India.
So it’s basically the same doctors. It’s people that have come over here, been trained and gone home.
What's not the same is the cost. A triple bypass surgery including doctor, hospital and nursing charges will run up to $110,000 in the US whereas Steve only paid $14,000 in India.
I feel great. I haven’t had any chest pains since I’ve had the surgery.
David J - Triple Cardiac Bypass Surgery in India - KHOU TV Houston
David had three clogged arteries. The self-employed Texas resident had his second heart attack in June 2007. The first time, his family had health insurance, but not now. David needed a triple bypass that would have cost about $250,000. Healthbase helped to arrange David's triple bypass cardiac surgery for 6% of this cost.
Joe L - Triple Cardiac Bypass Surgery in India - Colorado Public Radio
Photo: Barbara and Joe with Dr. Naresh Trehan
The surgery over here would have been well over a hundred thousand dollars. And by the time I left India I paid nine thousand dollars for the surgery - 10% of the cost in the US.
The doctor overseas were more open with us about what was needed and what the problems were.
Based on the profile that Healthbase provided on their website I was quite comfortable with what I was reading. Healthbase provided the doctors bio and all of the procedures that they have performed and what their success rate is and their 0.2% infection rate. I was quite comfortable with what they were saying.
Melvin J - Heart Catherization and Aortic Aneurysm Repair Surgery in India
Photo: Melvin with Dr. Trehan
Healthbase customer Melvin J, Michigan was diagnosed with aortic aneurysm and some blockage in his arteries. He was prescribed 3 surgeries to treat them - aneurysm repair, heart catherization, and stents or cardiac bypass(es). Being uninsured, he could not afford to have the surgeries in the US. Thus, he explored other options and with the help of Healthbase, went to India to be treated by Dr. Naresh Trehan at the Apollo Hospital.
US hospitals had quoted $450,000 for the surgeries, doctors fees and tests. For the same procedures, Healthbase and Apollo Hospital gave him an estimate of $45,000 which also included the doctors fees, tests, and hospital stay for him and his companion. This was 10% of what his local hospital had quoted. In India, they re-evaluated his problems and determined he did not need stents or cardiac bypass(es). So when he received his final bill, it was $14,000.
Says Melvin, "The people I met - the hospital staff, the people at Healthbase, were all very helpful, and I am grateful for their assistance. If a need arose I would go back for medical treatment. I hope to return someday for some sightseeing!"
Steve R - Triple Cardiac Bypass Surgery - NBC TV
"Since I had limited insurance, I knew I was going to get stuck with a big bill," says Steve. He says he could not afford the cost of a triple by-pass in the States.
"The hospital alone was $48,000 to $80,000. Plus, the cost of the doctor and the anesthesiologist and medication and all of that. You're looking for $100,000, probably."
A company Steve found on the internet, called Healthbase, matched him up with a hospital in New Delhi that would do the surgery for only $12,000, including doctor's fees, lab tests and medication. The company tells patients to bring a companion along, so Steve's co-worker, Frank Murphy, made the trip and was allowed to stay in the same large hospital room.
"The hospital was kept extremely clean," says Frank of the facility. "I think the care and the facilities were pretty much equal to, or maybe superior to, in some respects, to what one would experience here in the United States in the same circumstance."
Photo: Thomas with Dr. Chua Yeow Leng and his staff at National Heart Center, Singapore
Dear Healthbase,
Thank you very much for your services. My father is very happy with the procedure.
Thank you very much and I will definitely recommend you to other people.
Thank you,
Thomas family
David J - Triple Bypass Surgery - FOX 26 Houston
More at: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/
I couldn't get insurance because I had a heart attack previous.
Last summer David had two more heart attacks within a week.
My surgeon told me, "Well, I can keep you alive for about 3 to 5 years on medications." And so they stabilized me and sent me home.
He needed a triple bypass and was told it would cost $200,000 in Houston.
Healthbase said that Dr. Trehan can do my surgery and it will be about $12,000...
David still can't believe his high quality of care.
There was a nurse at the foot of my bed to stay there and I had about 20 doctors that came in and out and checked on me daily. We researched the doctor and found he's one of the best in the world.
The surgeon had even previously practiced in New York for 20 years. David's local doctor says his heart now looks strong and he has fully recovered.
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