CHIPSA Hospital | Cost and Reviews

My experience was they seem to be more concerned with getting people into the hospital then when you get there. I spent $40,000. Going there. 3 weeks is not long enough to beat cancer. I picked up a parasite there. The food was never hot and no taste. There were issues with several patients while I was there. Ports were put in wrong and patients were getting blood clots. They lied about the chemotherapy, they said it was low dose but our hair was falling out like crazy when we got home. The staff were all friendly and the nurses were kind. I believe it is possible to make a hospital that can heal cancer naturally but this place is more focused on making money! The Oncologist told everyone that they should stay and extra week. A friend I made while there stayed 2 extra weeks and it didn't help at all! Her tumour markers didn't go down at all and she passed away. I made friends with 17 people and 11 of them have passed away in the first year after leaving Chipsa. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone.

I went to CHIPSA hospital in February-March 2011 for 3 weeks and continued some of the treatments at home, including Coley's toxins, the Gerson Therapy, an autologous vaccine and supplements. About 3 years ago the hospital came under new management, so I would like to comment on the treatments I received in 2011 since they are still offered at CHIPSA, as well as the new staff since I am a patient advocate and work with the staff and patients who seek treatment at alternative treatment facilities, some of which get treatment at CHIPSA. First, I had a very good experience at the hospital; I felt safe in the building and the area despite concerns from family and friends. I felt cared for by the doctors and staff, especially Gar and Christeene Hildenbrand, epidemiologists who met with me twice per week to discuss my treatments and answer my questions. Gar and Christeene continue to work part-time with CHIPSA as epidemiologists and advisors, but are no longer able to work directly with patients because there are now many more than they have the time to handle. I responded extraordinarily well physically, with cancer shrinkage continuing during my time there (it started prior to my arrival) and clear scans 3 weeks after arriving back home and continuing my home regimen. In the beginning when CHIPSA re-opened I was very analytical in my dealings with them because as far as I was aware, the new owners had no professional background in health or cancer. I was tough on them, and if you were to ask Ed, Scott or Deddrick today they would tell you so. :) However, over time, in my opinion they've both publicly and privately proven that their motives for running this hospital are pure and they genuinely care about their patients and their families. They have taken the time to graciously answer my many questions, shared some of the obstacles they've had to overcome both personally and professionally, and given their perspective on complaints by former patients that I've come across, alleviating my apprehensions about them. It's evident that they work hard to understand both the old and new treatments better and find more effective ways to treat cancer by communicating with doctors and researchers, researching treatments daily, even receiving some treatments themselves. They look into every new treatment suggestion they get without bias and collaborate with scientists who attend conferences all around the world to find out what else is out there that could help their patients. They take it personally when a patient does not have a favorable outcome, and this motivates them to keep working hard. Though the CHIPSA building itself is not typical of hospitals in the US (it's a bit older and smaller), as of September 2018, 7 and a half years since my treatment there, it is much more colorful, more bright and more hopeful with paintings, handprints on the wall of former patients and inspirational quotes and notes of encouragement. While you will find negative reviews here and elsewhere I believe that CHIPSA has a good heart and can be a great place for many to receive treatment (though I recommend a person do a lot of research and praying first for which treatments and facility will be best for him/her)! I believe the key to finding successful treatment is to get a variety of perspectives from both patients and doctors, and when researching to find people who have had long-term remission of your specific type of cancer, asking about ALL they have done to get well. There will likely be both obvious and less obvious patterns among these stories. Best wishes and prayers for all reading this!!

Everyone there was so helpful and nice and knowledgeable. Didn't want to leave!