Thursday, July 6, 2017

Lou Ruvo Brain Center

There is a very strange building in a very metropolitan area in Las Vegas.  The building looks like it was built in the winter, but when summer came, it melted in the 110+ degree temperatures of Las Vegas.  It is the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and it is part of Cleveland Clinic.  It took a long time to get an appointment there, but we finally did.  I called and asked for an appointment and they asked what conditions the patient had, I started to list them, and I was told that they didn't handle any of those problems.  Interestingly, once Rich's primary care contacted them, they suddenly handled his issues.  LOL.
When we arrived for our first appointment, we walked into the lobby and there seemed to be an office off to the left so that is the direction we started in.  Someone came up to us, asked us where we needed to go.  I told them the name of the doctor that we had an appointment with.  They didn't just direct us to his area, they escorted us there.  They made sure that we were well taken care of in a way I have never seen at another medical facility. They had snacks for us, water to drink, etc. Then, after our appointment, they had a carnation for us as we left!  This place was amazing.  We really felt like they wanted us there.  It was so refreshing! The doctor put Richard and I in different rooms and came to talk to both of us individually.  He really spent the time to understand the issues that we are dealing with, and for that, I am grateful!
Rich went there for several visits, they looked at old x-rays, took new x-rays, and even provided some physical therapy, but in the end, the doctor admitted that there was really nothing that could be done.  Another dead end, but at least we checked it out, and I am always grateful for the opportunity to look.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Ruvo_Center_for_Brain_Health

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