I recently heard about a new clinic opening up called AMEDS, this is a new clinic located in Warsaw, Poland. Not knowing much about them I sent an email to ask them a few questions about their facility. It took about a day to get a which I have posted below.
The highlights I took from it are:
- 6 – 7 days from arrival to departure
- Cost not established by expected not to exceed 5000 euro
- Commencing treatments in March/April 2010
- Includes Doppler & MRI scan before surgery
- Transportation from the airport;
- Doppler + MRI Examination;
- One day break at the hotel adjacent to AMEDS center;
- CCSVI Treatment;
- One day at the hospital bed;
- Follow-up examination (Doppler);
- One day at the hotel adjacent to AMEDS center (for non-European patients);
- Transportation to the airport (for European patients).
- Transportation to the airport (for non-European patients).
They can be contacted at:
Web: http://ameds.pl
Email: ms@ameds.pl
Here’s the email in it’s entirety:
Thank You for Your interest in AMEDS.
We will be very happy to help You.
AMEDS is a new project focusing at providing a variety of advanced medical services with participation of highly respected and experienced medical professionals in Poland.
We are in the process of final formal arrangements aiming at starting the CCSVI medical examination and treatment services anytime between March 1st and April 1st.
Our goal is to offer the highest possible level of medical service provided at the modern medical facility near Warsaw in Central Poland.
We are working now to ensure the best possible quality of medical services: developing CCSVI specific detailed medical examination and treatment procedures as well as requirements, training support staff, getting the entire CCSVI center organized.
Our doctors, technicians, medical support staff as well as patient service personnel are selected to provide the highest possible degree of comfort, convenience, and effectiveness of the treatment for CCSVI patients.
Unfortunately, until all arrangements are finalized, we are not in position to set up the appointments – this situation should change however within four to six weeks from now.
Once the service becomes available, we will contact You by mail to give You more information regarding the procedure, pricing, requirements, and available dates for appointments.
We are aiming at avoiding long waiting lists as the patients with MS cannot be expected to wait indefinitely for treatment.
Those who express interest in CCSVI examination and treatment now, will be admitted on priority basis.
From what we know, waiting list at another CCSVI clinic operating in Poland is now longer than 12 months.
This fact caused us to think about creating new CCSVI examination and treatment center – the AMEDS project, whose ambition is to become the best CCSVI examination and treatment center in Central & Eastern Europe.
I hope You will bear with us for a period of four to six weeks to set up an appointment for examination and possible treatment. If everything goes well, we would be in position to book You for examination and treatment anytime in April – May of this year.
The booking would need to be finalized immediately after we start the Phase I of booking procedure which should be taking place before end of March.
During that time we will try to set up examination and treatment dates for all patients who wrote to us on priority basis. Later on we will set-up dates for people who register on-line.
If You decide to become our patient, we will pick Your up from the airport and drive directly to the hotel adjacent to the hospital, so You won’t have to worry about finding us.
Any family members that wish to be with You during Your stay at the /hospital can also be accommodated in that hotel, so they can stay with You for as long as needed.
Typical schedule for examination and treatment will be as follows:
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DAY 1:
DAY 2:
DAY 3:
DAY 4:
DAY 5:
DAY 6:
or
DAY 7:
Points 1, 2, 3, 8/9 are standard for every patient.
If the patient is diagnosed with treatable CCSVI, then points 4, 5, 6, 7 will happen.
The final prices are not yet available as we are still in negotiations of certain key cost elements, but the that a total cost for examination and treatment (2 stents) should not exceed 5.000 EUR.
Please, keep in mind that the exact pricing is not yet established.
Upon completion of treatment, we will drive You back to the airport.
If You have daily access to email, You will be contacted with information about the launch of the service and we will make sure that You don’t miss it.
Also, we are expecting to publish the information on bookings in our soon to be significantly upgraded webpage.
Should You have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will try address all Your questions promptly.
AMEDS Contact Email:
ms@ameds.pl
