@tomewilson Hi Tom: While I don't know of any stats or data, I have personally found that large medical centers are better for most anything that is rare or even serious, such as cancer. They tend to have the latest techniques, equipment as well as personnel who are well qualified and trained. I have been in smaller hospital systems which are rated as good, however, I've received better treatment at large university or medical centers. For example, for rather small NETs, I have had major surgeries when I later discovered that an endoscopic procedure could be done at a university hospital. I could have saved myself the 3 hour surgery and 7 day hospital stay had I driven a little further. Perhaps other members will chime in with their opinions as well. Teresa

Teresa, I don't disagree with you. The logic is there.

I'm sorry to hear about your experience. That is disappointing for sure.

The reason I was curious is our health insurer wants my wife to go to an 'in-network' provider even though the facility isn't a recognized NETs center of excellence (like Mayo). So far I have convinced them to include Mayo in-network. That's why I was interested to see if there was in fact, a published study. As I'm sure you can appreciate, insurance companies don't care about opinions, only the facts, and science!

@tomewilson Hi Tom: I'll check into that and see what I can find. Thanks for your kind note! Teresa