But it's not. Erickson Financial Services has discovered a surgery center located right here in the USA that offers deeply discounted surgical rates for cochlear implants to cash paying customers. The $8000 pays for the use of the facility, the surgeon and the anesthesiologist. The cost of the actual device is a separate cost, however, the surgery center that we have discovered does NOT take a profit above and beyond the cost of the device. This is unheard of in a traditional hospital setting, where it's not uncommon for the hospital to mark up the cost of the device by two or three times.
We couldn't believe it when we heard about it either, but it's true! At such a competitive price, you have to wonder about the quality of the surgery center and the doctors that perform the surgery. Well, I spent quite a bit of time speaking with the co-owner of the surgery center, and he explained to me that their top cochlear implant surgeon was trained at the Hough Ear Institute, and that he is one of the best in the country. Also, the surgery center does work with a couple of different deafness foundations that can assist with charitable contributions towards the surgery for those in need. Please contact Erickson Financial Services to learn more. You will be very pleased to learn about the surgery center and its mission.
Visit our Cochlear Implant website to get more details and use our contact form to get information and a free referral to what we believe is a new concept in healthcare delivery for those in need of cochlear implants and other types of surgery as well.
-- Edited by Lynne Erickson on Saturday 31st of October 2009 01:42:24 PM