Other items that may affect fees…
- The Surgeons years of experience…
- Is the Surgeon Board Certified?
- Does the Surgeon have local hospital privileges?
- Does the Surgeon have many photos of your requested procedure you find appealing?
- Does he/she have an excellent reputation? Perhaps recommends patients you can converse with?
- Spends enough time with you to feel confident and comfortable?
- Are these issues that concern you? What do you prefer?
The Hospital or Surgery Center
Hospitals and Certified Surgery Centers have strict guidelines for procedures and safety. The highest levels of certification are as follows : Certified by the State of Florida or American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAASF), Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), or The Joint Commission. A surgeon’s private surgical facility may be certified by one of these above, or it may be certified, one step lower, as an office based surgical center with somewhat less strict guidelines. There are some office surgery centers not certified at all. Is the surgery to be performed at a Hospital, Surgery Center or a Surgeon’s private surgical facility? Private facilities often have better cost controls than hospitals, depending much on location. The highest levels of accreditation may cost a bit more. What is your preference?
Anesthesia Provider
You may have anesthesia provided by a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist or by a physician MD or DO.
- What is the history of that anesthesia provider?
- It is comforting to know that the anesthesia provider has worked with the surgeon for many years and has an excellent and safe history?
If Dr. G used an anesthesia service that sent whomever they have available, we could cut prices…
But you see, Dr. G does not compromise. He has used the same highest quality and trained anesthesia providers that he has used for the last 15 years, the same Anesthesia providers that put his own family to sleep as well as his staff who have had their surgery with Dr. G. They cost a little bit more, but only the best will do. Dr. G also uses the highest quality products and medications…
Surgery is not a good place to cut corners for cost savings and convenience sake. Is blood work and medical clearance being ordered? Blood work alone may not provide important information about an unknown health issue. Even young, apparently healthy individuals, may have unknown conditions that require further evaluation before an elective surgery.
Understand also, that higher prices do not guarantee better results and lower prices do not guarantee less than desirable results. It’s all about what works for you. Do your homework. There are choices. What is it that you want and require? The decision is up to you…