Mary Beth grateful
for surgeries at
Forbes
Mary Beth Brevko, 61, didn’t want to miss her appointment with
her gallbladder surgeon. But that morning, following a fall, she
was busy at Forbes Hospital being tested for a possible stroke.
Surgeon Richard Payha, MD, came to her hospital bed, examined
her, and confi rmed that she needed her gallbladder removed.
That was when Mary Beth knew she had found the surgeon
she wanted.
“From the moment I met Dr. Payha, I instantly felt relieved and
assured that my health was going to be in good hands. His
wonderful demeanor puts you at ease,” she said. “I have been
through many surgeries in my lifetime, and this is the fi rst time I
witnessed, fi rst hand, the kindness, compassion, and ‘teaching
spirit’ in the OR with any surgeon. Dr. Payha treats everyone
with respect.”
“Because I’m a breast cancer survivor, I knew he was also a
breast surgeon,” she said. “I showed him the lump I’d found and
asked if he’d do that surgery, too.”
Mary Beth had successful gallbladder surgery and a breast
lumpectomy at Forbes Hospital. “Everyone there is amazing,” she
said. “They don’t seem to be tired and overworked. I will never go
anywhere else.”
Mary Beth had no lasting eff ects from her stroke, and is getting
her preventive screenings. Best of all, she is here to enjoy big,
Slovak holiday dinners with her family.
1 IN 8 WOMEN
3.5 MILLION
WILL DEVELOP
BREAST CANCER
IN HER LIFETIME*
BREAST CANCER
SURVIVORS IN
THE U.S.*
“Dr. Payha is truly a
gifted surgeon.”
MARY BETH BREVKO
40%
DROP IN DEATHS
FROM FEMALE
BREAST CANCER
SINCE 1989*
* American Cancer Society, cancer.org/latest-news/facts-and-fi gures-2019.html