Hospitals in Dumaguete

I am sure no one will take offence (btw, the last time I wrote a positive response of this type a member gave me an 'abhorrent' rating!).

Certainly Filipino nurses and carers are highly rated for compassion and work ethic. It is their culture to respect the elderly and so do not have the negative attitudes staff have from some other countries. They work abroad to care for themselves and their families at home and so do not look to avoid doing the job they are employed for - again unlike some other nationals.

I recently had a blood test in the Philippines and the Filipina nurse was incredibly good, both in manner and in competence. Once I had blood taken by a nurse in my own country and I was in great pain and almost asked her to stop after she had made about 8 STABS (no more appropriate word!) at a very prominent vein. I was left bruised and shaken. This Filipina nurse was totally the opposite and had I had my eyes closed I would not even have been aware of the procedure.

But in many countries they do have to undergo further training before starting the job.

 

Thanks all for the responses, was a lot more positive than I expected.

BTW I agree with the posts about the Filipino nurses, my wife is one....haha.

 

What was the total cost.

 

I've been coming to Dumaguete for 25 years. The choice of hospitals is constantly increasing. Unfortunately, the quality cannot keep up. I don't want to judge the quality of the doctors. It is unfair/difficult if you have no medical training. But the nurses have a good standard.

What I criticize is the infrastructure of the hospitals. The laboratories are poorly equipped. There is also a lack of specialists. I can prove this as follows…

1. Due to a chronic illness I regularly check 12 vitamins and micronutrient in relation to an undersupply.

In Dumaguete you can analyse 3-4 of them
In Manila 7-8
In Thailand 11
In Germany 10-11

2. Silliman Medical often lacks pathologists. So there were situations, where you had to wait 2 and more months for the results of a biopsy…

3. The doctors are overtaxed regarding the number of patients. Too long waiting times are the result and perhaps also lack of concentration. It is difficult to motivate additional (and qualified) doctors to work in Dumaguete.

4. Unfortunately the hospitals suffer from overconfidence. Silliman Medical, for example, had serious plans to become a centre for open heart surgery. Published in May 2018. Sorry but this ridiculous.

By the way, the doctors at Silliman Medical, who care for a patient during and after the operation, demand doctor’s fee in addition to the official invoice of the hospital. So far so good. But the amount of doctor’s fee is incredible. A Filipino friend of mine was in hospital. Craniocerebral trauma but without surgery. I have extrapolated the all doctor’s fee with reference to the number of ward rounds and the duration of the rounds. I even doubled the time needed for the rounds due to preparation and administration. These are the facts: Doctor’s fee via hospital P 3210. Doctor's fee directly P 14500. Effective time expenditure of the doctor multiplied by factor 2. Assumptions for the extrapolation: 9h work per day, 25 days per month.

Result: P 885'000 income per month. Speechless...

Conclusion: In case of accidents (no choice) and minor problems stay in Dumaguete. Otherwise travel to Cebu City or Manila or even better Thailand and Singapore. If you can afford it the costs should not matter. Health always comes first.

 

Just because a doctor is billed at a certain rate does not mean they are getting it all. Based on the information below for Manila, I would guess that the doctor is getting substantially less than 885K. It may be the hospital taking a big piece of the fee. While salaries maybe less, I would guess that a new MRI system costs about the same regardless of where it's purchased, so fixed costs aren't so different in the Philippines, which might explain some of this.