Patient Advocators

Thanks to AnnMarie, I avoided knee surgery and my knee is fully recovered. Initially, she identified two orthopedic surgeons for me to visit; the first one locally for the initial diagnosis and the second one at Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC for a second opinion. Following these appointments, she encouraged me to evaluate stem cell therapy in lieu of surgery and she identified the leading doctor in NYC who performs the procedure. She participated in the visit with the second orthopedic surgeon and the physiatrist and in both cases provided invaluable help in the discussions with the doctors by asking questions that didn’t occur to me. AnnMarie also introduced me to the latest electrical stimulation therapy which when combined with the stem cell therapy was a great success. Thank you AnnMarie!

AnnMarie:

How can we ever thank you enough for alerting us today on how to to obtain an appointment to receive the COVID19 vaccine at Summit Medical Group. We have signed up for so many websites, but to no avail.

I continue to know how well suited you are for being a patient advocate. You are bright, capable, persistent and kind. I will never forget when I was diagnosed with a lymphoma in my head and was preparing for my first hospital stay, you created a hospital kit. The best part was the notebook called "Sue’s Memory Assistant". I was able to record what was happening each day. Also in the kit were small things that I never would have thought of to bring to the hospital, like eyeshades and my own blanket.

Sue Z.

AnnMarie was diligent, thoughtful, professional and quick at resolving a billing issue that we had worked on for almost a year with no resolve. I had never had a need for a patient advocate and didn't know what to expect, but I highly recommend the service and AnnMarie. What had become a constant negative situation for a year after a critical medical crisis AnnMarie resolved and removed from our lives. Thank You to Patient Advocators!!

With our family’s health insurance cards in-hand and the weight of the world lifted from our shoulders, we want to not only recommend AnnMarie McIlwain at Patient Advocators but help as many people find her as possible. Professional, caring, committed, and successful, AnnMarie navigates the ‘shark-infested’ waters of the health care industry to the benefit and well-being of her clients. Leaving no stone unturned and relentlessly saying yes in the face of no, she perseveres until positive solutions and results are achieved . Don’t give up or be discouraged; just call AnnMarie Mcllwain!