Has anyone here had treatment in Maitland Private or Maitland Public Hospitals?
Financial constraints are pushing me towards the Public System but we do have Private Health Insurance so could go Private but the out of pocket expenses are huge or unknown.
I had shoulder surgery at Maitland Private 12+ years ago & it was excellent.
You should be able to ask your surgeon for written quotes on both hospitals, so that you can see the actual costs - and plan for them.
I went private with my surgeon (my surgery was 2 days after I saw him!) and I knew there was a fair sized gap to pay - but he was the best & I had the best aesthetic outcome too.
(I went to Sydney for it & never regretted it.) My surgeon is the the Head of Surgery at Westmead Cancer Institute and an associate clinical professor at the University of Sydney, where he teaches.
All the best xx
