On Sun, 12 Feb 2017 16:04:35 -0700, graham > wrote:

>On 2017-02-12 3:35 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2017-02-12 4:04 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> On Sun, 12 Feb 2017 15:37:50 -0500, Dave Smith
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2017-02-12 11:20 AM, Janet wrote:
>>>>> In article >,
>>>>> says...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 12 Feb 2017 13:38:52 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sat, 11 Feb 2017 14:19:01 -0600, Sky >
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> My parents' recent, quarterly visit (several doctors'
>>>>>>>>> appointments) to
>>>>>>>>> Mayo Clinic and its environs required me to be their round-trip
>>>>>>>>> driver
>>>>>>>>> (~460+ miles one-way); neither was able to drive.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Was that your round trip from home to their place, or their round
>>>>>>> trip from their home to the Mayo??
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If the latter, was there no-where closer for an old pair to have
>>>>>>> their regular tests done?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> (None of my business so feel free to ignore, just curious about US
>>>>>>> health care)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Janet UK
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mayo clinic is where you go when you want the experts in the field.
>>>>>> Where you go if you want to know if there is some new treatment out
>>>>>> there. It isn't a just a regular hospital.
>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>
>>>>> I know its reputation. But I'd be shocked if there's only one such
>>>>> hospital in USA (or only one within reach of Sky's parents.)
>>>>
>>>> You could have Googled and saved yourself the shock. There are lots of
>>>> hospitals in the US. The actual number of hospitals in each country
>>>> doesn't really tell much about the availability of hospital services
>>>> because a hospital could be little more than a clinic or a huge complex
>>>> with thousands of staff. The Mayo Clinic in Rochester has more than
>>>> 34,000 people on staff.
>>>>
>>>> Even the number of beds per capita can be misleading. Modern hospitals
>>>> have the facilities, equipment and expertise for less invasive
>>>> procedures so that hospitalization is not always required. When my
>>>> father had his gall bladder removed in the early 1960s he was in the
>>>> hospital for 2 weeks and had a scar more than a foot long. When my wife
>>>> had hers removed a few years ago she had the surgery in the morning and
>>>> was released just after noon. They may not have problems with medical
>>>> insurance in the US, but there certainly isn't any shortage of
>>>> hospitals.
>>>>
>>> she said "one such hospital" meaning one like Mayo capabilities. She
>>> didn't mean any old medical facility.
>>
>>
>> She originally asked if there was anywhere closer for an old pair to
>> have their regular tests done. The "one such hospital" would mean a
>> place where they could have their tests done. Lots of places can do
>> them, but Mayo has a reputation. I don't know if they do tests that
>> other hospitals do, but I would imagine that Chicago must have a number
>> of good hospitals. For some reason, sky's folks go to Mayo.
>>
>The granddaughter of a friend has a serious, chronic condition and
>although we have a 2 "world-class" children's hospitals in Alberta, the
>specialists backed sending her to the Mayo for a second opinion, at
>Government expense. As it happened, they too were stumped.

my ex was just referred to Mayo for a second opinion on an extremely
rare blood cancer. There is no cure but there is maintenance. He's
waiting now for a prescribed number of days before he can begin all
his childhood inoculations again. The bone marrow transplant process
eliminated all his immunities. Doing good so far. Meanwhile he is in
isolation in his home.
Janet US