Which is better: Presbyterian or Lovelace? - Hospitals (Albuquerque, Santa Fe: 2015, attorney)
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My wife and I have been at Pres for almost 10 years without being signed up for their plan. Before we turned 65, they accepted the employer-based insurance coverage I had plus secondary coverage we had from the Alaska public employer retirement system (PERS). Or more properly, both insurance plans accepted Pres charges. Since we turned 65, we have Medicare plus Alaska PERS coverage, and continue to go to Pres without being on their plan.....
I am glad to hear of this since we are in the exact same situation....Alaska PERS until 65, then Medicare/PERS. We are just starting to look at providers in Santa Fe and the new Presbyterian facility there looks quite impressive.
I see Presbyterian is building a new Walk-in clinic on Coors and Western Trails. Also NM Eye is opening very soon across from Rust on the west side of Unser.
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Pres providers have always taken my “regular” Medicare for their doctors. Some of the docs at the hospital are renting office space at the physicians offices, so it’s possible the specialist(s) who did not take Medicare were not actually with Pres. Or it could be an insurance idiosyncrasy
Generally been happy with Pres, Not so much with Lovelace but health care is a very personal thing. If I had the choice I would deal with Rust Presbyterian in Rio Rancho, but it’s too far. I have had some really bad experiences at the Kaseman Presbyterian ER on Constitution, but mostly good at Downtown Pres ER (including one really outstanding experience)
I use the valet service at the downtown hospital if I am driving myself, I think it might be free but haven’t been recently
I probably posted this before but if not: for us Pres was not the answer but we did get decent care when we lived there. From what I heard talking with many friends, Loveless may have been a little better at that time but we have been gone over 10 years. Things do change. We just found the doctors over worked, not very caring or didn't seem to be and the hospital to be just so/so.
Thanks Poncho; very interesting. I think one of our biggest problems when we lived there was a decent and well managed clinic near where we lived. We pretty much had to be happy with what appeared to be 2nd class professionals working there or we went into ABQ for treatments. My cardiologist I had when we left was a dream come true: he was good, attentive and came with a wonderful sense of humor, but he was so overworked it wasn't funny.
I'm old, so a major reason I left Placitas for San Diego 5 years ago was quality of health care. Granted, I now get appointments quickly and excellent treatment from the docs. But I miss the culture, landscapes, chile and people of NM. No comparison.
I saw another specialist with Presbyterian for the first time yesterday, this one in their Neurosurgery group, related to an issue I've been having with my back. Once again, I came away very impressed with quality of their doctors.
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