Outsourcing Major Surgery

Heart surgery survivors have set up a website to disseminate free information about the cost and quality of surgery for U.S. citizens at selected hospitals in Europe and Asia.

Carson City, NV (PRWEB) April 9, 2005 -- Outsourcing"! Its a word that brings joy to the hearts of stockholders and dread to the rest of us. You hear so many horror stories that it makes you sick. But what if you are sick?

What if you need major surgery, and are one of the 9.5-million Americans between the age of 45 and 64 who are uninsured? What if your ticker needs tuning and youre one of the 12-million uninsured Americans whose family income exceeds $50k? Can you afford it? What if youre facing tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of domestic surgery in order save your life? Will your economic life be lost? If so, you may want to rethink the virtues of outsourcing.

In 2004, the principals at Outsourcesurgery.com were faced with the prospect of crippling hospital costs for their different heart problems. Bob Grayson went to Europe, had heart valve replacement and triple bypass surgery and saved $290,000 from estimated local costs. Steve Kreck went to Asia for his quadruple bypass. This was the second quad" in 12-years, thus more complex than normal. Savings? Approximately $100,000. In both cases, the surgery was state of the art, in superb hospitals, staffed by many American-trained surgeons.

Since other Americans reach this crossroads every day, Grayson and Kreck have set up a website to disseminate information about European and Asian surgery. Cardiologists are encouraged to utilize this service. Advice will be specific: Choices of hospitals, doctor contacts, where to stay, transportation and tourist attractions for the region. The service is free.

For more information, go to www.outsourcesurgery.com

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