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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Why Singapore's healthcare cost is lower than Malaysia?
Question Time - Why Singapore's healthcare cost is lower than Malaysia?
Perceptions -
1. Sing Dollar is 2.5 times of RM. It is definitely more costly to seek treatment in Singapore.
2. Except for certain major operations e.g certain transplant ops..., most of illness can be treated in Malaysia.
3. A substantial number of doctors in Singapore are Malaysian. Thus, it does not make sense to get a Malaysian doctors to treat you in foreign land.
Facts - ...
- No facts. But just puzzled about the stories
1. why certain patients take months to get his or her illness treatment but failed. Yet, he or she got recovered after seeking treatment in S'pore.
2. why one has to pay RM1k for the ambulance service to s'pore but just paid RM650 back from S'pore
3 why ... why...
still pondering the root cause...
Monday, November 14, 2011
Having any experience in hiring private nurse?
Private nurse service seemed to be a blooming business nowadays due to the following reasons
- Increased number of severe stroke patients? Malaysia are getting richer ??
- More bed-ridden patients due to aging population, improved drugs which prolong life but not ....??? ,...
- Maids seemed to be playing the role of care giver for bed-ridden patients. However, due to lack of knowledge in home nursing, most of their patients will likely sufferred bed-sore or pressure-sore, which is really a nightmare to the patient and family members....
Yet, there a very few private nurse agents in Malaysia. Those good ones are usually very expensive while the less expensive one are either being secured by lucky employer or having quality issue. It is difficult to differentiate those 'private nurse' is 'foreign maid re-trained as nurse or real qualified nurse. Well, there could be no better choice for suffering patient or patient family members because the illness happened so sudden that it cause them unprepared. Strong faith will definitely count then...
As of now, home nursing services is only available in Klang Valley while it is still rarely available in small town due to affordability and mindset... Nursing home seemed to the first choice ...
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To those who have gone through the above painful experience, do share.
To those who is going through the above painful experience, do hang on there. Life will be better and more meaningful once you overcome the challenge. You are not alone or unlucky.
To those who have not gone through the above painful experience, please 'ignore' as you will not understand those painful experience until you personally experienced it. You are just too busy to think about it. In fact, many of those who suffered the above, wished that they spend more efforts and $ on prevention measures ,.....
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Ambulance Service to Singapore
Refer to Item 7 : Ground Transfer - S'pore to JB Hospital or vice versa
Private Ambulance Services and Other Charges [in SGD]
All prices shown are provided by the respective Private Ambulance Operators.*
S/N | Chargeable Service | Charges | Abella Agency | Amb | AME Amb Services | Carewell Ambulance Services Pte Ltd | CIVIC Amb Services P/L | ECON Amb Services P/L | ER Amb & Services P/L | Green Crescent Mobile Healthcare Services | HOPE Amb Service P/L | Islandwide Amb & Transportation Services | Lentor Amb P/L | Life International Amb Service P/L | Emergencies First Aid & Rescue (EFAR) Pte Ltd | "A" Team Medic | MW Medical |
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1 | Provision of Additional Oxygen Supply | Min | $7 | $10 | $10-$20 | $10 | $20 | $10 | $10 | $20 | $20 | $15 | $10 | $10 | $10 | $10 | $10 |
Max | $15 | $20 | $50-$60 | $20 | $50 | $20 | $20 | $40 | $30 | $30 | $20 | $20 | $20 | $20 | $20 | ||
2 | Maternity Cases | Min | $100 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $100 | $150 | $150 (Price includes Amb Transfer, Medic & Oxygen more than 4litres) | Negotiable | $150 | $200 | $150 | $50 | $200 | $150 | NA |
Max | $200 | $300 | $300 | $250 | $300 | $300 | $300 (Price includes Amb Transfer, Medic & Oxygen max. 4litres) | Negotiable | $300 | $300 | $300 | $100 | $300 | $300 | NA | ||
3 | Psychiatric Cases | Min | $80 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 (Price includes Amb Transfer, Medic & Oxygen max. 4litres) | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $80 | $150 | $150 | $140 |
Max | $100 | $300 | $300 | $300 | $300 | $300 | $300 | $300 | $300 | $300 | $300 | $250 | $300 | $300 | $280 | ||
4 | Disposables - bandages, dressings, diapers, etc | Min | No charge | NA | $10 | $5 | $10 | $5 | Call Office 62222995 | $20 | $5 | $10 | $5 | $10 | $10 | $10 | $10 |
Max | No charge | NA | $60 | $30 | $30 | $20 | $30 | $20 | $20 | $20 | $30 | $30 | $30 | $30 | |||
5 | Resuscitation per session | Flat Rate | No charge | $100 | NA | Case to case basis | $100-$300 | NA | Call Office 62222995 | No charge | Case to Case Basis | $50 | $60 ($300 With AED) | $50 | Case to case basis | NA | From $85 onwards |
6 | Ready Pack Dressing Set | Flat Rate | No charge | NA | NA | $10 | $5 | $10 | $20 (Price includes Dressing Pack & Dressing for simple wound) | Negotiable | $10 | 1 set $10 | $5 | $10 | $10 | NA | $10 |
7 | Ground Transfer - S'pore to JB Hospital or vice versa | Min | $100 | $200 | $150 | $300 | $100 | $100 | $100 (Price includes Amb Transfer, Medic & Oxygen) | Negotiable | Call for quotation | $250 | $150 | $100 | $300 | $150 | NA |
Max | $150 | $200 | $400 | $500 | $300 | $500 | $250 (Price includes Amb Transfer, Medic & Oxygen) | $500 | $500 | $300 | $500 | $500 | NA | ||||
8 | Nursing Procedures e.g. insertion of tube feeding, urinary catheterization, simple wound dressing, giving injection, etc | Min | Call for Quotation - dependent on type of procedure requested | $80 | NA | Depend on type of procedure | $40 | $40 | $50 | Negotiable | Call for quotation | $100 | $80 | $50 | Call for Quotation - dependent on type of procedure requested | $80 | From $85 onwards |
Max | $80 | $120 | Depend on type of procedure | $90 | $90 | $100 | $150 | $250 | $70 | NA | $150 | From $85 onwards | |||||
9 | Provision of ambulance transfers from hospitals to airport/seaport or vice versa | Flat Rate | Call for Quotation - dependent on type of procedure requested | $150 | NA | $350-$350 | $100-$300 | Call for quotation | $100-$250 (Price includes Amb Transfer, Medic & oxygen only. Terminal or Tarmac case) | Negotiable | Call for quotation | $300 | $200 | $80-$280 | Call for Quotation - dependent on type of transport and equipment required during patient transfer | $100-$500 (Tarmac) | $300 |
10 | Discharge from hospital | Flat Rate | $35 (Working Hours) $45 (After Working Hours) | $40 | $50-$70 | $50 (Working Hours) $60 (After Working Hours) | $35-$50 | $40 (Working Hrs) $60 (After Working Hrs) | $40 (Working Hrs) $60 (After Working Hrs) | $40-$60 | $50 (Working Hrs) $70 (After Working Hrs) | $50 | $50 (Working Hrs) $70 (After Working Hrs) | $40 | $50 (Working Hrs) $70 (After Working Hrs) | $35-$50 | $60 |
11 | Staff Nurse with ventilator, monitoring equipment, syringe drivers / pumps oxygen, etc to fetch patient from hospital to home or vice versa | Min | Call for Quotation - dependent on type of procedure requested | $100 | NA | Depend on type of procedure | $300 | $150 | Call Office 62222995 | NA | Call for quotation | $150 | $150 | $200 | Call for Quotation - dependent on type of procedure requested | $200 | $200 |
Max | NA | $430 | NA | $800 | $500 | $200 | $500 | NA | NA | $500 | $450 |
1777 Non-Emergency Private Ambulance Operators and Basic Charges
All prices shown are provided by the respective Private Ambulance Operators.*
Private Ambulance Operator (PAO) | No. of Amb | Capabilities (Yes/No) | Working Hours Mon-Fri 8am-6pm Sat 8am-1pm | After Working Hours | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Automated External Defibrillator | Basic Cardiac Life Support | First Aid | Spinal Management | 1-way | 2-way | 1-way | 2-way | ||
Abella Agency | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | $60 | $70 | $60 | $80 |
Ambulance Medical Services Pte Ltd (Office) 6281 8111 (Fax) 6440 9311 | 12 | 11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | $80 | $100 | $80 | $100 |
AME Ambulance Services (Office) 6247 7080 (Fax) 6284 0027 | 3 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | $60 | $80 | $80 | $100 |
Carewell Ambulance Services Pte Ltd (Office) 6858 0700 (Fax) 6858 0601 | 3 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | $60 | $80 | $80 | $100 |
CIVIC Ambulance Services Pte Ltd (Office) 6333 3000 (Fax) 6287 6940 | 30 | In 7 Ambs | Yes | Yes | Yes | $60 | $80 | $80 | $100 |
ECON Ambulance Services Pte Ltd (Office) 6382 8888 (Fax) 6464 6781 | 5 | In 2 Ambs | Yes | Yes | Yes | $60 | $80 | $80 | $100 |
Emergencies First Aid & Rescue Pte Ltd (Office) 6560 6060 (Fax) 6562 3812 | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | $100 | $120 | $100 | $120 |
ER Ambulance & Services Pte Ltd (Office) 6222 2995 (Fax) 6222 2991 | 5 | In all Ambs | Yes | Yes | Yes | $80 | $100 | $100 | $100 |
Green Crescent Mobile Healthcare Services (Office) 6788 8911 (Fax) 6344 0774 | 5 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | $80 | $100 | $100 | $120 |
HOPE Ambulance Service Pte Ltd (Office) 6100 1911 (Fax) 6546 2616 | 10 | In all Ambs | Yes | Yes | Yes | $80 | $120 | $100 | $140 |
Islandwide Ambulance & Transportation Services (Office) 6366 6909 (Fax) 6482 5606 | 3 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | $80 | $80 | $100 | $100 |
Lentor Ambulance Pte Ltd (Office) 6100 1777 (Fax) 6450 3614 | 8 | In 3 Ambs | Yes | Yes | Yes | $60 | $80 | $80 | $100 |
Life International Ambulance Service Pte Ltd (Office) 6272 6018 (Fax) 6273 1131 | 8 | In 3 Ambs | Yes | Yes | Yes | $60 | $80 | $80 | $100 |
MW Medical | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | $60 | $80 | $70 | $100 |
"A" Team Medic (Office) 6255 4434 (Fax) 6386 4434 | 6 | In all Ambs | Yes | Yes | Yes | $80 | $80 | $100 | $100 |
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