mimikoko:
To God be the Glory!!!!! I delivered my beautiful Princess last week @ Houston North West Medical Center. Thank you all for your priceless advice and contributions to this thread.

God bless you all.

mimikoko:
To God be the Glory!!!!! I delivered my beautiful Princess last week @ Houston North West Medical Center. Thank you all for your priceless advice and contributions to this thread.

God bless you all.

ejisky:
Had my two babies with Dr. Akere and had very good experiences... Issues arise from time to time and that does not make the doctor unqualified or bad....Moreover i find it very difficult to believe that he abandoned his patient. He actually rushed to my sisters house to deliver my second baby because i didn't know i was in labour and the baby came unexpectedly....

He is affiliated to 3 hospitals. i used St. Francis on both occasions.

Normal Delivery
Doctors Charge - $2,500
Hospital Charges - $2,750
Anesthesia - $550
Pediatrician - $880
Laboratory charges- $400
Admin Charges- $500

CS
Doctors Charge - $3,000
Hospital Charges - $3,500
Anesthesia - $800
Pediatrician - $750
Laboratory charges- $450
Admin Charges- $500

@ obeezydabs What is the cook county cost looking like? I hear it can be very high....

modath:


Dr Akere (google search) is not an obgyn, he is a GP.his board certification and licence is in family medicine.

I'm alarmed cos how that works out in the US with all the regulation and policy is a matter for another day.?

He has a practice called JIL medical something &according to his site has admitting priviledges @ St bernard & some other places. He may be good at delivering babies....

But ,I also know of someone who had a very unpleasant experience with him, got abandoned mid way cos of complications and had to go to the ER and is still counting the massive cost.

I didn't want to mention it but it will be unfair to keep quiet when others do share.

I'm not casting any aspersion on his practise or his person,just saying it as it is.

http://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-ayoade-akere-3kfk2

http://health.usnews.com/doctors/ayoade-akere-494042

http://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/ayoade-akere-md-f38c5d1b-3bdf-4265-83af-a6f19d886c83-overview

ejisky:
Had my two babies with Dr. Akere and had very good experiences... Issues arise from time to time and that does not make the doctor unqualified or bad....Moreover i find it very difficult to believe that he abandoned his patient. He actually rushed to my sisters house to deliver my second baby because i didn't know i was in labour and the baby came unexpectedly....

He is affiliated to 3 hospitals. i used St. Francis on both occasions.

Normal Delivery
Doctors Charge - $2,500
Hospital Charges - $2,750
Anesthesia - $550
Pediatrician - $880
Laboratory charges- $400
Admin Charges- $500

CS
Doctors Charge - $3,000
Hospital Charges - $3,500
Anesthesia - $800
Pediatrician - $750
Laboratory charges- $450
Admin Charges- $500

@ obeezydabs What is the cook county cost looking like? I hear it can be very high....

mimikoko:
I had a pleasant experience at North West Houston Medical Center. I used Dr Xydas and his team(you'll likely meet different Drs on your appointment days, depending on who is on call. I was attended to by a total of 4 Drs).

I like the fact that they are so straight forward in their dealings. I got my zero balance as soon as I made full payment (before the baby was even born).

From the hospital I got some freebies : diapers, wipes, baby shirts, belly binder, baby formula and breast pump. This I think also depends on the nurses on call.

I'm expecting the final hospital balance by next week. Hopefully there won't be any extra charges.

For accommodation I'm staying with family but I noticed an Intown Suites a few minutes from the hospital.

I hope this helps. Thanks

mimikoko:
I had a pleasant experience at North West Houston Medical Center. I used Dr Xydas and his team(you'll likely meet different Drs on your appointment days, depending on who is on call. I was attended to by a total of 4 Drs).

I like the fact that they are so straight forward in their dealings. I got my zero balance as soon as I made full payment (before the baby was even born).

From the hospital I got some freebies : diapers, wipes, baby shirts, belly binder, baby formula and breast pump. This I think also depends on the nurses on call.

I'm expecting the final hospital balance by next week. Hopefully there won't be any extra charges.

For accommodation I'm staying with family but I noticed an Intown Suites a few minutes from the hospital.

I hope this helps. Thanks

mimikoko:
I had a pleasant experience at North West Houston Medical Center. I used Dr Xydas and his team(you'll likely meet different Drs on your appointment days, depending on who is on call. I was attended to by a total of 4 Drs).

I like the fact that they are so straight forward in their dealings. I got my zero balance as soon as I made full payment (before the baby was even born).

From the hospital I got some freebies : diapers, wipes, baby shirts, belly binder, baby formula and breast pump. This I think also depends on the nurses on call.

I'm expecting the final hospital balance by next week. Hopefully there won't be any extra charges.

For accommodation I'm staying with family but I noticed an Intown Suites a few minutes from the hospital.

I hope this helps. Thanks

RITLUV:
Hello NLs
An update on d upcoming get together event on 14th June. Mothers and their lil ones are also invited. Pick up n drop off included. Pls PM me as usual for more details

mitchelle1989:
my fellow mama's travelling to Houston by September, una don buy your tickets? I havent bought yet, dunno what am waiting for . Errm guess am still waiting for awoof ticket.

mimikoko:
I had a pleasant experience at North West Houston Medical Center. I used Dr Xydas and his team(you'll likely meet different Drs on your appointment days, depending on who is on call. I was attended to by a total of 4 Drs).
I hope this helps. Thanks

chloe7:
tickets are on the highest side now because of summer, by Aug, Sept tickets will go down

Toks07:

Abeg am in the same shoes o. If you see awoof ticket Pls let us know o.

4teelaw:


I smell a marketer. What is admin charges?

4teelaw:
Sorry oo, @ejisky

Did he deliver your baby in the house himself? This is serious.
I was going to help you defend the Doc's performing deliveries and CSection as an Family doctor, thinking he had a faculty of Ob/gyns who does the deliveries under his practice. Now you said he delivered your baby himself.

But is he licensed to carry out such procedures, especially CSections? I just remembered that church member had a fibroid removed in St. Francis Hosp in Chicago, she nearly bled to death. I hope it wasn't this same doc o!

modath:
@ejisky,
I'm not going to get into any arguments with you but I'm going stand by what I posted.

The only reason I'm not going to mention the person is cos I don't have permission to bring it to a public forum.

That you had a great experience with him does not mean everyone else did, you said you had your baby at home, this person didn't have that priviledge.

The question is, Is Dr Akere a board certified OB -GYN?? Does he have surgical skills to go on his OWN when its comes to C-sections, myomectomy, hysterectomy et al?

My great aunt delivered babies till the end of her days in my family compound back home; doesn't make her a LICENSED midwife. She also knew better than to keep a not so straightforward case without pulling out fast and sending them to the hospital, so that point is null and void...

You may not have a problem with leaving ob gyns in Nigeria to go to a family medicine practictioner in the US, I and I'm sure a lot of people do...

obeezydabs:
Yea. I have heard some good reviews and they seem to be on the high side, like you mentioned. But im looking at sorting and finalizing when i arrive.

ejisky:
Why would he carry out such procedures if he is not licensed? We are talking about the US and not Nigeria...

ejisky:
I am also not ready to get into any arguments with you! My comment is based on my experience.

Please do you have any fact that suggests he is not qualified? Thinking aloud how would he be able to practice in US for close to 20 years if he is not certified?

Like i stated before I had two babies with him and I had a very fantastic experiences. Mind you it was my 2nd baby that I had at home my first was in the hospital.

Anyways its unfortunate that your friend had a nasty experience.

I am not canvassing for patients for him there are so many hospitals and doctors in Chicago so pips please try other options.

mimikoko:


@ michelle1989 they have private rooms for each patient. With your own bathroom attached. They also give a menu for each meal so u can choose from it. There's night snack available as well , if u feel hungry after d 5pm dinner time. There is also a campish bed for your companion(if you have one) and everything you'll need while @ the hospital is provided.
.

4teelaw:


My dear, I googled him, maybe you should, he is not an ob/gyn. He is a family doctor, thus not licensed to carry out childbirth and surgeries related to childbirth. You took a risk, if it got out of hand... hummnn!

4teelaw:


Did you go through Modath's links? What's the argument? Please give us links to prove he is a licensed ob/gyn, for knowledge sake.

ejisky:
Dr. Akere is a graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University Medical school, Zaria Nigeria. He completed his rotational internship at the General hospital Largos Nigeria.

He worked as Medical Director of Beachland Estate Clinic from 1989-1992 after which he traveled to the United States where he studied and took the ECFMG & FLEX examinations.

Dr. Akere did his residency at the Cook County Hospital Chicago, IL where he served as chief resident. After this he worked as a faculty physician in the Department of Family Practice of the Cook County Hospital Chicago, Illinois from 1997-2001.

Dr. Akere is a diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice since 1998. He is licensed to practice in the State if Illinois and Indiana. He is a member of the Association of Nigerian Physicians in America and the American Academy of Family Practice. In 1993, he won the McCarthy Award for Academic Excellence at Cambridge tutors college. He is a member of the Board of Trustees at St. Bernard Hospital in Chicago, Il.

Dr. Akere is the Medical Director of Sheridan Medical Center and J.I.L. Medical Consultants. He is a board certified family physician and his practice includes Obstetrics and Child Care

Please note that An obstetrician is a medical doctor who specializes in the management of pregnancy, labor and birth. They also receive specialized education in the area of the female reproductive system and surgical care.

ejisky:
Please click on this link http://www.jilmedical.com/staff.html