luthadel,
I think I did not blog/post about this before. But I had a horrid experience with TMC before too. I was so pissed. During the H1N1 period, there were some temp screening thing going on in the hospital. So... There was a period of time, the hospital decided to not let pple with cough n cold go into the hospital (i.e. even if u are not running a fever).
Hb and I so happen to be running a cold and the baby was oso sick, so they sent me, hb and bb to the tentage outside. The nurse told me that they will page for my PD (who is in TMC). I said ok. Then aft page finish, the auntie nurse there told me "Madam, your PD come here, we will charge you $50 for facility. This is over and above yr PD charges".
Ok it's not as bad as $300. HEY come on lar, why am I being penalised for not being able to enter the hospital (EH! I don't have H1N1!and why would a mask not surfice when H1N1 was already dying down!)! It is your hospital's problem lor, why should I be paying for it? In the end, I just bring my dotter home and waited till the next day then go. This time I told them I was not sick. I think TMC is just out to squeeze us when we are vulernable!
Phyl/iemik0,
I have heard similar stories from my friends before about KKH. In most A&E, incl the SGH ones, the doctors are all MOs... There is only one senior doc who is on duty. So unless u/the kid is dying, that senior doc will not make "apperance" one. The MOs will consult the senior doc abt their prescription... Tat's why the q in A&E is always so horrid.
Zachmummy,
True abt govt hospital but for babies/kids, we will always think of KKH since it's the hospital with most historical and longest track record in pedatrician services.
So far, my experience with East shore A&E far exceeds my expectation, having waited at govt hospital A&Es before. I had urinary tract infection in the middle of the nite. So went there to see doc. The wait was short, med given was good n the professionalism of the docs was up to standard. Somemore, charges the same as SGH. Eh, can't speak the same for TMC...