Adita Posted November 16, 2023 Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 As an alternative to a local hospital, can anyone give me reviews on any of the following Guadalajara hospitals? San Javier Puerto de Hierro JOYA (this one appears very new) This is for a non-emergency surgery. I am looking for your opinions on cost/benefit and especially if you know of any good general surgeons working at these hospitals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted November 16, 2023 Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 Does JOYA have any connection to Dr. Joya a gastrointestinal surgeon? If so, I would go there anytime. He performed 2 hernia surgeries on me in PV and a few years ago he had a new hospital in Nuevo Vallarta built. His specialty is the bypass surgery for morbid obesity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted November 16, 2023 Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Adita said: As an alternative to a local hospital, can anyone give me reviews on any of the following Guadalajara hospitals? San Javier Puerto de Hierro JOYA (this one appears very new) This is for a non-emergency surgery. I am looking for your opinions on cost/benefit and especially if you know of any good general surgeons working at these hospitals. Do you have a doctor you are consulting for the surgery? Your surgeon would have permissions for certain hospitals. There are hundreds of surgeons using the hospitals you are asking about. How long would you be in the hospital post op? Both Puerto Hierro hospitals are excellent, as is San Javier, I have no experience with JOYA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adita Posted November 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 1 hour ago, pappysmarket said: Does JOYA have any connection to Dr. Joya a gastrointestinal surgeon? If so, I would go there anytime. He performed 2 hernia surgeries on me in PV and a few years ago he had a new hospital in Nuevo Vallarta built. His specialty is the bypass surgery for morbid obesity. That's interesting. Yes, I can see it does have a connection from their website. It looks like the same group owns several hospitals in several cities, with the primary in Puerta Vallarta. There must be something about the model that is working . . . although I'm guessing Dr. Joya himself would not be available now/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adita Posted November 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, Mostlylost said: Do you have a doctor you are consulting for the surgery? Your surgeon would have permissions for certain hospitals. There are hundreds of surgeons using the hospitals you are asking about. How long would you be in the hospital post op? Both Puerto Hierro hospitals are excellent, as is San Javier, I have no experience with JOYA Well, I have communicated with 2 surgeons by phone but I don't have any personal recommendations for them, just going by online reviews which I realize can easily be padded. But if people from lakeside are having surgeries at these hospitals, they must have recommendations or opinions about some of the general surgeons as well as opinions on the hospitals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 Choose your Doctor/Surgeon first not the hospital. 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 the hospital is not as important as the dr. The two hospitals you mentione are the most expensive ones and unless you have some complicated surgery you probably do not need to go there. Just pick a doctor and he will tell you where he can work. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guiness Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 Please, please,please....stay away from these local hospitals for anything serious!!! They overcharge and there have been so many people here with bad experiences, me being one of them. A dear friend of our died at one due to a sevete infection after a hip replacement. I recently had spine surgery at Country Hospital 2000 in Guadalajara....excellent first class care! I agree, select your surgeon carefully, then discuss hospital options in the city. All the best to you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 I also had spinal surgery at Country 2000. Excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floradude Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 I had prostate surgery and a cardiac procedure both done in Puerto Hierro Norte. I was very pleased with the hospital in both cases. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 Basically most private hospitals in Mexico are nicer than NOB. With better and far cheaper service. Private rooms, many with separate entrances to your room for Drs/nurses and for visitors. Have seen marble bathrooms with monogramed towels, and even the bottled water private label in some. Over the years I have had friends and relatives in many of the GDL private hospitals. Haven't been to one I would not recommend. As many have posted you should choose your surgeon first. They will tell you which hospitals they have privileges in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubilacion Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 Thanks for all the great information, I've wondered this same question myself as th OP. In light of finding your Doctor/Surgeon first are these hospital facilities above less expensive 💰 & better 🩻 than our facilities Lakeside? Gracias 🌴 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rony Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 There is a whole bunch of smaller private hospitals in Guadalajara, that are FAAAR less expensive and as good as the ones mentioned above. Rony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 ...but does 'my doctor' have privileges there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 As far as I know all board certified Drs. can treat at any hospital in Guadalajara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanMexicali Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 On 11/20/2023 at 7:09 PM, sm1mex said: As far as I know all board certified Drs. can treat at any hospital in Guadalajara. I know of 2 high end private hospitals in San Luis Potosi where we own "consultorios" in their medical towers beside the hospital where only Drs. with a contract with these hospitals can rent the facilities options and one of my wife's nieces who is an eye specialist had to pay a one time $14,000 USD fee to be able to use their specialized Otomology facility inside the hospital - see below their website's ad - plus paying a fee for everything and if her patients were admitted more fees. Drs. just can't pick any hospital to have their patients admitted and then treating them there for fees. It is compilcated and the higher end hospitals are selective. "HIGH SPECIALTY CENTERS CENTER OF INTEGRAL OPHTHALMOLOGY Our center has facilities and equipment of the highest level. Our philosophy is to offer a specialized comprehensive service to each patient. To achieve our goal we have a staff of 14 excellent ophthalmologist surgeons with different subspecialties. • Refractive and cataract • Retina • Orbit, eyelids and lacrimal ways • Ophthalmopediatrics and strabismus • Cornea • Anterior segment microsurgery and Glaucoma • Ultrasound The cutting edge technology we use for diagnostics and surgeries puts us at the forefront to offer the best option in equipment and service to the patient." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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