Filipino Hospitals!!!

[Eljohno]

I was not sure whether to write this in the "Rants" or "Humour" section..

I am not sure like me when you have visited the Philippines that you have had to end up getting a check up at a local emergency room for treatment which i did today coz as hard as i have tried to remain healthy something got through so that is where i ended up.

I walked into the Emergency room that had about 4 chairs that were seated around a desk. There were 3 nurses there. one was writing notes while one was half sleeping on a desk and the other one even while we were saying what the problem was sat texting on her phone [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Erm.gif[/img]

It does get better&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

Then we were told "sorry there is no doctor here so you will have to wait while we TEXT HIM [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Doh.gif[/img]"

Then when he arrived he asked for blood to be taken and as soon as the needle was taken out of my arm they straight away asked for a payment [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yikes.gif[/img]

Then when the results came back i asked "what are the results" which he replyed " i am not sure but here are 5 prescriptions that you need to take"

I thought it was hilarious but God help us if anyone one of us was seriously ill and the nurse had to load in the phone to text the Doctor [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bigcry.gif[/img]

[Admin]

Maybe you should have checked what he was a Dr of? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yikes.gif[/img]

[deepete]

Dont know where you are staying but i have had a lot of experiances with Hospitals in the P.I. The doctors in general are pretty good as in Angeles city the doctor who sent us to hospital also came in and looked after us, but the nurses were woeful. Watch them when they dispense your medicines as they dont always get the dosage right.

The most professional hospital we went to was Makati General in Manilla.

It wasnt myself or my wife that needed the treatment but always our boys when they were young, that just added to the worry.

Moral of the story, try to make it to Manilla.

[Pauldo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(deepete &#064; Apr 16 2006, 05&#58;05 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Dont know where you are staying but i have had a lot of experiances with Hospitals in the P.I. The doctors in general are pretty good as in Angeles city the doctor who sent us to hospital also came in and looked after us, but the nurses were woeful. Watch them when they dispense your medicines as they dont always get the dosage right.

The most professional hospital we went to was Makati General in Manilla.

It wasnt myself or my wife that needed the treatment but always our boys when they were young, that just added to the worry.

Moral of the story, try to make it to Manilla.
[/b][/quote]
My daughter was born in Angeles University hospital, by caeserian section. They told us she was weak and kept vomiting, so needed to stay in the intensive care ward for a week. A couple of days later I was watching her being fed (through the single &#39;inspection&#39; window they allow parents to see their offspring through) when I noticed the whole row of babies, including mine, were being prop fed (bottle jammed in their mouth and rested on a pillow, no nurses in sight) I promptly went and beat on the access door to ask what the hell was going on, and why an infant in intensive care for vomiting and weakness was left with bottle stuck in its mouth and no way to clear it if it threw up.

Well, the &#036;hit hit the fan and I demanded my daughter be taken up to my wifes private room, where we would look after her properly, seeing as the hospital staff were too busy chatting in their tea room to do the job.

I also demanded to be allowed to make an official complaint about it, as even the hospital rules state that infants are not left unattended whilst feeding.

The bill for a weeks private room, the C section, a couple of days in intensive care for little &#39;un and a list of drugs as long as my arm came to around 60,000 pesos.

There were no surprises, just the usual &#39;Bahala Na&#39; attitude you expect on every front in the Philippines. They can try as hard as they like, but they can never do anything 100% right.

[love8888]

UST Hospital ,Makati Genral hospital,St. Pauls hospital and Favilla are quite Good as they are private but fee is quite higher as well

[baboyako]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pauldo &#064; Apr 16 2006, 05&#58;26 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
The bill for a weeks private room, the C section, a couple of days in intensive care for little &#39;un and a list of drugs as long as my arm came to around 60,000 pesos.
[/b][/quote]

That seems a pretty good deal to me. In London (with the experienced filipina nurses) you&#39;d be paying 20 times that. Portland hospital is 1k/night&#33;

[Pauldo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(baboyako &#064; May 22 2006, 09&#58;01 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
In London (with the experienced filipina nurses) you&#39;d be paying 20 times that. Portland hospital is 1k/night&#33;
[/b][/quote]

And there is no guarantee the treatment will be any better either [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

I heard that trained nurses are leaving the Philippines at the rate of about 10,000 a year, to work overseas. No wonder there are none left to look after the tourists.

My wifes niece finished her training in Angeles University Foundation hospital (AUF), a couple of years back, and they offered her a job for 4000 pesos a month, &#39;until she had some experience&#39; then she might get a pay rise&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

And they wonder why they are leaving?? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Erm.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif[/img]

[IMONNA]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pauldo &#064; May 22 2006, 08&#58;37 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
And there is no guarantee the treatment will be any better either [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

I heard that trained nurses are leaving the Philippines at the rate of about 10,000 a year, to work overseas. No wonder there are none left to look after the tourists.

My wifes niece finished her training in Angeles University Foundation hospital (AUF), a couple of years back, and they offered her a job for 4000 pesos a month, &#39;until she had some experience&#39; then she might get a pay rise&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

And they wonder why they are leaving?? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Erm.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif[/img]
[/b][/quote]


[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] You heard it right. I work in a hospital and at the rate our nurses are leaving I just can&#39;t keep track of all of them. One day they are there ...next time a new face greets you in the ward. The pay is really terrible and not enough in these times. Unless the government does something were are going to be with out nurses and doctors. Goodness... doctors are also leaving.&#33; They shift to nursing then off they go abroad. This is really bad &#33;&#33;&#33; [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif[/img] Heaven help us&#33;&#33; We are going to end up treating ourselves&#33;&#33;&#33; [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Doh.gif[/img]

[IMONNA]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(deepete &#064; Apr 16 2006, 04&#58;05 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Dont know where you are staying but i have had a lot of experiances with Hospitals in the P.I. The doctors in general are pretty good as in Angeles city the doctor who sent us to hospital also came in and looked after us, but the nurses were woeful. Watch them when they dispense your medicines as they dont always get the dosage right.

The most professional hospital we went to was Makati General in Manilla.

It wasnt myself or my wife that needed the treatment but always our boys when they were young, that just added to the worry.

Moral of the story, try to make it to Manilla.
[/b][/quote]

When sick dont just go to the nearest hospital because they are near . When staying in the Philippines it might be useful if you ask around for a hospital . Reputations of hospitals with in Metro Manila are known even by cab drivers. They know which ones leave patient unattended and which ones respond immediately when patient are brought in. Of course it goes with out saying that you have to prepare yourself for the exorbitant fees that they charge afterwards [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bigcry.gif[/img]
There are still some good nurses left in some hospitals [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img] but soon they will be off to the US or UK which leaves the inexperienced ones . Thats why I try to keep a healthy lifestyle [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Grin.gif[/img]

[deepete]

Ours was all covered by medical insurance, I settled the hospital bills, with the insurance company kept informed, and they settled up on our return. As we missed our flights they also had to book us into a Hotel for a week and rearrange our flight home. For that they used an agent in manilla who took care of all our needs for the week.

[Admin]

Part of the arrangement with Filipino nurses, is that if they are here long enough, they get full settlement. If anyone has a problem with them, stuff &#39;em, the hospitals would be a disaster without them.

[ervenescence]

...and redundancy