This is regarding UC Health's TRD (Treatment Resistant Depression/Spravato/Ketamine) Psychiatry Department:
UC Health's TRD department just informed me they have a "5-7 month" waiting period with "70 patients" ahead of me. I wanted to voice my opinion that this definitely does not meet the critical needs of TRD patients w suicidal ideations needing immediate intervention. In fact it falls extremely -and shamefully- short of that expectation. I ***STRONGLY*** recommend patients go to my Spravato clinic "New Pathways" in Montgomery. They are EXTREMELY efficient, expedient, compassionate, & professional. It is a FANTASTIC spravato clinic! I was able to get an initial appt within 7-10 days & was able to start my Spravato TX within another 7-10 days. (Yes they take insurance.) I cannot say enough good things about the "New Pathways" clinic. To make acutely-ill TRD pts w suicidal ideations wait 5-7 months is inexcusably abhorrent. I've had 67 life-changing & life-saving Spravato TXs over 2 years. And I can say w certainty that some of those 70 suicidal TRD waiting-list patients may die waiting 5-7 months at UC Health. I STRONGLY recommend New Pathways over UC Health for this particular TRD condition & treatment. Fortunately my TRD is well-managed at this time so I have chosen to stop my spravato TXs for now. But I take great comfort in knowing that should my TRD flare/exacerbate in the future, I know I could immediately get back in at New Pathways & quickly resume my spravato TXs within 10 days.
I just wanted to share my opinion on this critically important matter.