Centra State Medical Center in Freehold,NJ

[LaJodster 20]

Has anyone had their procedure done here? Who was your surgeon and would you recommend them? Due to my insurance (BCBS) I have to use this facility. Thanks for any help you can give!

[Ginger Snaps 1,323]

I'm not having my surgery at the Freehold Center but I am using Dr. Prokurat and I know he and Dr. Nyogen (sp?) work out of that office and also at RWJ. Dr. Prokurat is my surgeon and I'm still pre-op but he has been WONDERFUL so far. He is so calm and patient -- I crush on him a little. Sometimes the accent makes him sound a little 'short' but he is very caring and careful to explain everything and answer every question. He and/or Dr. Nyogen attend the support group meetings at RWJ each month and they both take as much time as we need and answer every question people ask. Dr. Prokurat goes up and hugs many of his patients and will often speak up during the meeting and say something very positive about one of his patients in the room.

The office staff at the Hamilton office is also very nice. I'm in the process of gathering all my surgical clearances and such and they are patient every time I call to ask if certain papers have come in yet.

You can search (up in the top right corner of this site) on a surgeon's name and find threads where they've been mentioned, too, and that will give you a lot of feedback on the docs.

I have BCBS, too and they've approved me at RWJ because it's a Center of Excellence.

Best wishes!

[LaJodster 20]

Thanks so much for your response, I have a call to their office and hope to make an appointment with them. I have all my pre-op work done and can get all the documents from my surgeons office, because of something in my BCBS policy, I have to use Centra State because of it being a "blue select" center! What a hassle!

Thanks again for the info!!

[LaJodster 20]

I have an appointment with Dr Prokurat next Friday in Freehold! I'm hoping for good news! Thanks again for the recommendation!