⌛ Negros Provincial?

My Fiancee's brother was admitted to Negros provincial hospital in Dumaguete this past week.

The diagnosis was unclear first it's dengue fever then it's typhoid fever. His symptoms were high fever, convulsions, hallucinations and talking incoherently. I think the hallucinations were due to the high fever.

He appears to be better now...No more fever and convulsions. Thank God right?

Now here's the question(s) I need answered please.

How much is the daily rate for staying in Negros provincial? they don't have him in a room just the hallway. I realize this is common I've seen it before in that hospital.

She is telling me they keep giving prescriptions for him like 8 or 9 a day. I'm sure some of this could be dextros but I am afriad that the hospital is giving her the Kano treatment to get more money.

the second question is more of a preventative measure. Can anyone explain the health insurance available there...cost..availability...viability. Is it difficult to get?

Thanks guys I look forward to your help...

Don

 

First month of my husband in dumaguete (still my bf that time ) he caught this dengue fever,he was admitted in the Silliman Medical Centre but was diagnosed of typhoid instead.Felt better after two weeks, but head back to england and went to this specialized unit of tropical diseases and was confirmed of having dengue.Donnu why they can't make diagnosis right,when dengue is prevalent in the area.

The Provincial hospital as we call it for short is reputed to bang up patients with prescriptions of medicines,even unnecessary ones ,that seems normal practice in that particular hospital .I have 2 first cousin nurses working there at the moment and also a nurse friend who previously works there before (now a practicing nurse here in UK ),they said like an SOP in that hospital to give lot of meds , even of locals who had been admitted in same hospital will tell similar stories . If your fiancee's bro is only accomodated in the hallway,then he should be paying less than those being accomodated in a ward or private rooms.They just have to inquire or look at the bill incase they will be charge as in accomodated in a ward and make a fuzz about it if they suspect some errors.
But 8-9 different types of meds , that's indeed worrying.

And one thing my friend told me,they were told to recyle in that hospital ,especially the gloves.They wash used gloves ,hang them dry and put powder talc inside ready for next use.

Anyway, hope everything will be fine for your to-be bro inlaw southerndon.

 

Thanks for that information it doens't surprise me at all about recycycliing the gloves or anything else for that matter.

Would your cousins be able to tell you what the cost are for a stay there? Especailly since he's in the hallway?

My Fiancee's family typically won't argue anything. It's aggravating to me at a time like this but I am going t ohave to push my fiancee to do so and it would help to know the true cost of a stay in Provincial before I go to fighting with them about it.

I have heard that they also require payment in full too...if the cost is reasonable I don't mind it.

I"m probably going to demand they release him ASAP and if he get's sick again we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

Southerndon

 

Provincial hospital is a government hospital, so I think staying 1 week there is not expensive.The expensive are the medicines and some extra expenses like the relatives who is watching the patient etc....How about asking directly your fiancee (cost per day staying in the hospital)there if she is now in negros or dumaguete. I think first day the patient admitted he or she knows how much per day to stay in the hospital.But if you really like to know the price that is not come from them, how about calling directly the hospital .

 

the best thing to do there southerndon is to let you fiancee inquire at the admission counter, all the details you ant would be given, i dont think so it will cost that much in a public hospital and accommodated in hallway,

 

Hi Don,

Am I getting the impression that your considering paying for his hospital bills? If so, I think you should think long and hard about doing that for now. I hope you take no offense but sometimes fiances' sometimes get involved in paying bills and unintentionally get involved in an increasingly financial way. Again, I hope you take no offense, I just suggest you consider not taking on any extra obligations before relocating because your going to run into alot of unexpected expenses when you do move.

Sincerely,

Tom

 

southerndon, I have no contact with my first cousins working in this hospital ,but daffs suggestion might work better , ring the hospital and have a chat.

I share the same thoughts with tfa , although bit harder when you have some helpful intentions ,hope u don't take offense on the messages . And same impression too, as if your taking responsibility in paying the bills ,if so , I wonder your fiancee' takes you to get involve with paying the hospital bills of her family member ,it should be entirely a family business for now, unless in very desperate situation and you voluntarily share some help. It seems too awkward to get a Kano fiance to get involve in that family med bill . I hate saying and don't have a black unkind heart and pls don't take me too badly with this , but the run of it seems like a sign of things to come .

 

Guys,

I don't take offense to your advice I know it's with a good heart and I appreciate it 100%

Let me clarify something about my Fiancee and I so you folks will understand me a bit more.

I have known my fiancee since June of 2005. I actually met her there in Dumaguete. This is not an internet romance with the red flags popping up everywhere and i've never met her or been to Philippines.

I've already been down that road and I didn't listen to my better judgement and I got hurt bad. Both Financially and Emotionally.

My Fiancee's family would have let her brother lay there and die had I not forced the issue. I told them I would pay the bills as much as I was able to. I know the hospital is inexpensive compared to the prescriptions. But it's a cost none the less.

During the 2+ years I've known her... the family has never asked for anything from me. Unlike my EX.

With all that being said I still subscribe to the "trust but verify" School of Long distance relationships LOL and she's aware of that. She's also aware that if I ever learned that she was scheming like "the ex" I would be gone in a flash. I love her but I won't go down that road again no matter what.

So...with all that being said I told her to take him to the hospital and we'd work something out.

I guess I'll have to call Provincial myself and ask.

Thanks for the concern folks It means a lot to me. It really does.

Southerndon

 

Don my friend, it sounds to me like you're being played like a violin.

It's the old "Brother-in-Law with the undiagnosable illness" scheme.

You're the 3rd foreigner I've heard personally with this same game being run on em.

Send em' a get well soon card and eject, you're losing altitude.

 

A con job?

Hey Don,
Melvin may have some point here. But on the otherhand since you seem to know well your fiancee and do have a certain level of trust for her, so it won't hurt you a bit if you contact the billing department of the hospital directly and ask them for an itemized list of the charges. It is expected of any hospital anyway to present the patient the bill.
Being a government hospital, you may not have to worry much about the 'room' bill, especially since the patient was assigned a space in a corridor. It would probably in the cost of the medicines where you will have a lot of questions.