Case Example 1: The Details

The Situation: New Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

A 57-year-old, uninsured American is diagnosed with localized prostate cancer (clinical stage T1c; Gleason grade 3 + 4 = 7; two positive biopsy cores out of 12 taken and examined)

Near to his home state of Oregon he found a global package for laparoscopic radical prostatectomy at a recognized academic center of excellence that would have cost him an estimated $50,000. This was too much.

A continued search led him to a global package of $26,000 for open radical prostatectomy. But he doesn’t want to be “cut open.” He wants laparoscopic surgery by a highly experienced surgeon, and he wants to contain costs.

The Solution: A Mobile Surgical Center of Excellence

picture-case-1 Mobile Surgery International delivered a global package for $24,000 that included:

Operating room and overnight stay at a 50-bed surgical hospital in Trinidad
A respected American urologic oncologist with extensive experience of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
All necessary surgical services and equipment
A surgical assistant, an anesthesiologist, and a pathologist
Flights, transfers, and lodging for the patient and his wife
Flights, transfers, and lodging for the surgical team
A local continuum-of-care physician
Complete coordination with the patient’s home physician
Full follow-up consultation services

How to Get More Details

Additional information about this patient’s surgery in Trinidad is available through:

A joint media release issued by Mobile Surgery International with U.S. Risk Underwriters on March 11, 2009
Lisa Smith interviews Dr. Krongrad and the patient on Blog Talk Radio on March 23, 2009
Click here to see a slide show about this case example, developed by Mobile Surgery International