I had a mini-bypass in February this year with Dr. Ortiz. I’ve achieved my goal and at a fraction of what I would have paid in the US. No complications. That being said, my experience was NOT that amazing. If you are in the Facebook group, you ONLY get the glowing enthusiastic descriptions the moderators allow on the page. I was there for 2 years and I know this to be true. The co-founder, Michelle Ritter, is a vicious and very unprofessional representative for this company. The doctors would do well to reevaluate their administration. There is also a lack of transparency. Many extra charges for medications you didn’t ask for and in my case, refused. It’s run very much like cattle herding. Nurses were non-existent and made no attempt to interact. Call buttons did not work. Hospital seemed clean enough. No one was overly friendly, especially if you were not handing out US $$ generously. Like I said, I got what I wanted, but I would likely not choose this company again.
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