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Help sought for patient with $800K hospital bill
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Posted on May 26 2008
A not-for-profit organization is seeking help on behalf of a patient who is facing a bill of over $800,000 for his liver transplant.
According to the National Foundation for Transplants, former Rota resident Vincent Manglona has been battling liver disease since he was a teenager. Two and a half years ago, he learned from a wellness checkup that he had end-stage liver disease. He was treated at St. Luke’s Hospital in the Philippines. But the holiday season of December 2007 saw his condition deteriorate rapidly, prompting his family to transfer him to Stanford Medical Center in California.
On Jan. 20, 2008, he underwent a successful liver transplant operation at the Stanford Medical Center. At the end of January, his wife was presented with a bill amounting $811,000.
Although he has some insurance coverage, he and his family are faced with the great financial burden entailed by a lifetime of follow up care, which is “as critical to his survival as the transplant itself.”
The NFT Guam Liver Fund said anti-rejection medications alone range from $1,000 to $4,000 a month.
“Vincent, his family, his friends, and NFT need your help. Your gift, large or small, will enable NFT to provide the assistance that Vincent desperately needs now,” said NFT, which has been assisting transplant patients with advocacy, financial and fundraising support for over 25 years.
To make an online donation, go to www.transplants.org. Click on Patients We Help and the map of Guam, then search for Vincent Manglona’s name.
Checks may also be written and mailed to:
NFT Guam Liver Fund
In honor of Vincent Manglona
PO Box 4421
Hagatna, Guam 96932
Donations made to NFT, for Manglona’s benefit, are tax deductible.
Those who need more information may contact the NFT staff at 800-489-3863. Those interested in volunteering may call Tom Camacho at 671-477-7991 or e-mail him at tpcamacho@dnaguam.net.
