Archive for the 'Doctors' Category

Mar 18

Hear 4 U Open House

I received the following email for posting today.
From……: MICHELLE COUTURE-SOUVENIR
Email…..: INFO@HEAR4KIDZ.COM
Url…….: WWW.HEAR4UPANAMA.COM
HEAR 4 U INC., S.A. IN HOSPITAL CHIRIQUI IS HOSTING AN OPEN HOUSE APRIL 22, 23, & 24TH.  WE WILL BE OFFERING:  CONSUMER SEMINARS ABOUT HEARING LOSS AND AMPLIFICATION, FREE HEARING EVALUATIONS, AND IN HOUSE HEARING DEVICE DEMONSTRATIONS.  WWW.HEAR4UPANAMA.COM

Feb 04

Decompression Therapy at Mae Lewis

I received the following information to post:
Dear Mr.Don Ray Williams:
I was encouraged to contact you, regarding the new medical breakthrough what we offering now at Dr. Villarreals´s NeuroClinics at Mae  Lewis Hospital in David.
What is Decompression Therapy?
Decompression Therapy is an FDA cleared, already proven advanced medical technology to treat a wide variety of severe low [...]

Dec 09

Reader Request

I just received the following:
From……: MICHELLE COUTURE-SOUVENIR
Email…..: dr.couture@hear4kidz.com
Url…….: www.hear4upanama.com
Hi Don, Happy Holidays!
Wanted to know if I could announce that our audiology clinic, Hear 4 U, in Hospital Chiriqui is particpating with the Veteran’s Administrations- Foreign Medical Plan for service connected veteran’s.
507-777-8022.
Gracias!
Michelle

Oct 16

Medical Care as in “Caring” in Dolega

I received the following email and received permission to post it.
From……: Joe and Nancy
Email…..:
Url…….:
“Emergency Medical Care in Dolega”
Don Ray,
Things sure are different here. I suffer from occasional kidney stones. Mostly they pass without too much fuss, occasionally they don’t. In the US, it necessitated a frantic visit to the emergency room, filling out endless [...]

Sep 06

Caring For Your Heart in David, Chiriquí

One of the most asked questions that are asked, by retirees like me that are considering moving to Panama, is related to healthcare. Well, there is good news for Chiriquí, because a new heart healthcare clinic has opened in the professional building in front of Hospital Chiriquí. The clinic is located on the third floor [...]

Aug 08

Things Are “Looking” Up

I finally made it into Vision 20/20 to get my prescription filled, now that I have passed Dr. Young’s eye exam and am on vitamin regimentation to slow down the macular degineration.
Dra. Ines said she wanted to check my eyes again to see if there had been any change since my last visit, where she [...]

Jul 13

Visit To INDELCO in Clinica San Fernando

My eye exam was in the Clinica San Fernando in Panama City. This is a very modern and well equipped medical facility. The actual exam was done by INDELCO (Instituto de Laser y Cirugia Ocular).

I really did not know what to expect on the eye exam. Had I known more about it, I would have [...]

Jul 13

Panama City Doctors

Recently, I have had a few people searching for Doctors and finding an old post that references a dead URL. I requested information from the US Embassy and received the following. Unfortunately, these are only in the Panama City area and doesn’t cover the other provinces.

CONS
UNITED STATES EMBASSY PANAMA
CONSULAR SECTION

CONSULAR INFORMATION SHEETS
E-Mail: Panama-VISAS@state.gov
LIST OF [...]

Jun 29

Here’s Looking At You – Almost

Last Friday, I went to see Dra. Inés to replace some lenses that are cracked and I expect to break any day. However, when she checked my eyes, she told me I needed to see a ophthalmologist, because my left eye looked a little strange.
She said I was in luck, because an excellent ophthalmologist visited [...]

Jun 11

Vision 20/20 Opens in David

A new optical center has opened in David across the street from Daisy and the Cable Onda office and to the right of Centro 1-2-3.
I went there because I heard that Carla (previously with Optica Lopez) was working there. Carla has been a good friend of mine since 2005 and I am glad to [...]

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