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“Healthnetwork helped bust
through some of the bureaucratic
stuff. I was a brand new patient living
100 miles away, and I was able to get
an appointment with a highly
regarded surgeon within a month,
despite the complications and delays
due to Covid. I had interviewed three
doctors, and I liked Dr. Kim at Cedars-
Sinai the best. I’m so happy with
the outcome.”
— STACY ECKELS
Terrence T. Kim, MD
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon at
the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center
Service Excellence Award
Tom and Betty Schievelbein enjoy a sunny Christmas holiday Winner, 2019
with daughters, Lisa and Stacy, and Stacy's husband, Josh.
Once a Mom, The Best Back Surgeon
Always a Mom Healthnetwork was able to get Stacy an appointment to
see the best back surgeon in her area within two weeks!
After several telemedicine appointments, they scheduled
BETTY SCHIEVELBEIN
Super Founder, Ocean Reef Medical Center Foundation Stacy for back fusion surgery in February. Due to a lack
Betty and Tom are lead donors for Healthnetwork of staffing at the hospital during Covid, the surgery
Foundation’s 2022 Annual Appeal started getting delayed. When I intervened with Sam at
Healthnetwork to let her know about both Stacy’s pain
level and her mobility issues, Sam went to work. The
y husband, Tom, and I first heard about
M Healthnetwork Foundation through Ocean surgeon’s office scheduled a late March date that was firm.
The surgery was an outstanding success. Only five
Reef’s Medical Center. We have since been
to many engaging health lectures from weeks after a four-hour surgery, Stacy and Josh hosted
some of the physicians they represent. their wedding reception, which they had delayed
I first contacted Healthnetwork in 2020 for myself. since they were “Zoom married” during Covid. After a
I had a stubborn hamstring tear that wasn’t healing sumptuous dinner, they had one slow dance (carefully)
properly until Healthnetwork sent me to a Mayo Clinic before the whole room broke out in celebration and
Sports Medicine physician who had seen issues like dance to toast Stacy and Josh. I had tears in my eyes for
mine before. I am now back to wellness and starting more than one reason.
to play golf again.
Then, a few years ago my daughter, Stacy Eckels, Wonderful Beyond Words
started having back problems, which led to her leg Stacy is an intelligent, capable adult and certainly able to
going numb last year. She went to see her local doctor make her own health decisions. But I can’t help it. Once a
in San Diego, and we were all surprised when he said mom, always a mom. It was a blessing for me to have a
she would need surgery. Stacy is young and active! way to help my daughter through our Healthnetwork
I immediately contacted Healthnetwork. If someone connection. The entire experience—with Healthnetwork,
was going to operate on my daughter’s back, it needed our amazing Medical Coordinator Samantha, and Dr. Kim
to be someone with a lot of experience. at Cedars-Sinai—was wonderful beyond words. ✦
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