irene95337
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Hi, Any mummies gave birth at Gleneagle? May i know the recent bill size pls. Any great services the hospt provide? Thanks
Anyone gave birth at Gleneagle?
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I gave birth to my baby girl in Gleneagles in Sep last year. The hospital is rather old and I took a two bedder so you can imagine certain lack of privacy because u need to share your room with another mother as well as her baby and all other visitors. The bill size was manageable I guess as in quite competitive. The hospital bill was around 1,700 not including epidural, I know all in all my hubby paid around S$2,500 for hospital bill using his medisave. This does not include your Gynae bill, which could be another S$2k plus. Just the doctor and hospital bill came up to around S$5.5k plus. Although I know of Mount Alvernia which provides newer suites better TV and better nursing guidance from nurses there cos I think they are more focused on maternity compared to Gleneagles and also cos my sister gave birth there a month after I did. All in all if u choose a single bedder would be better if u r someone who prefer to breastfeed and to have some privacy but that would be at least another S$500 more. I chose GH only becos my Gynae is based there.
I gave birth in gleneagles Dec last yr. Stay in 2-bedder room on the 6th floor, which is the newly renovated ward. Can't remember the exact bill, but excluding gynae bill, cash outfront was abt $800-$900 for 3D/2N stay (including epidural & assisted delivery).
They gave a very basic diaper bag with some samples & lots of pamplet. Same as Foo An Gie, I chose GH cos my gynae is there.
They gave a very basic diaper bag with some samples & lots of pamplet. Same as Foo An Gie, I chose GH cos my gynae is there.
irene95337
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Yah...think no one will choose this hospt if our gynae gave us a choice...hahah. TMC and Mt A are the most popular one nowsaday..cheaper and more pro in term of the classes the hospt provide. Anyway, J & M u giving birth early May? Mine is 30 Apr. If u are early prehaps i will meet u there! Haha
irene95337
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Anqi1975 & Dink - thanks for replying...
Hi! Irene,
My edd falls on 30 May.... my current gynae is based at Gleneagles. If I have a choice, I will choose TMC cos my #1 was delivered there...haiz.. It's really cheap and Mrs Wong is based there. If I need her help on breast engorgement, it will be easier.
Who is your gynae?
My edd falls on 30 May.... my current gynae is based at Gleneagles. If I have a choice, I will choose TMC cos my #1 was delivered there...haiz.. It's really cheap and Mrs Wong is based there. If I need her help on breast engorgement, it will be easier.
Who is your gynae?
irene95337
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J&M - my gynea is Dr LC Foong from O & G clinic.
sweehalo - I read abd understand from some mummy that we can request for the 6th floor new ward. Dont know how true..now I'm only in my 31 weeks so not yet register at the hospt yet.When is ur EDD prehaps i can advice u after i have reg
sweehalo - I read abd understand from some mummy that we can request for the 6th floor new ward. Dont know how true..now I'm only in my 31 weeks so not yet register at the hospt yet.When is ur EDD prehaps i can advice u after i have reg
irene95337
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J & M - let me check it out for u...my next appt on 12 mar
irene95337
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Sweethalo - Mine is 30 April 09
rickoveron
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Hi MTB.... a word of advise, be very careful when receiving your baby from the nursery. Check the tags on baby's legs, check the tags on the checksheets hanging on the baby cot.
irene95337
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Sweethalo - went for my checkup today and had also done my admission....Yap the admin gal told me that they would put my request for Level 6 ward but still subject to availability on the ward on the actual day
irene95337
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I book my tour on 31/03/09 @1200hrs
hi irene
i think u emailed me? i accidentally delete the msg but luckily i rmbr your nick.. phew lucky found u here..
ah we share the same gynae... my hospital bill.... natural with epi 3 days 2 nights... 2 bedder... cash top $2006.. all in.... though i opt for 2 bedder i got the whole room to myself.. stayed at the new floor... had a great experience.. nurses and staff are nice....
i chose GlenE cos i stayed nearby around holland and my gynae is there too... compared to TMC.. traffic is better...so in case of emergency like my case.. waterbag burst.... i arrived in less than 10 mins...
i think u emailed me? i accidentally delete the msg but luckily i rmbr your nick.. phew lucky found u here..
ah we share the same gynae... my hospital bill.... natural with epi 3 days 2 nights... 2 bedder... cash top $2006.. all in.... though i opt for 2 bedder i got the whole room to myself.. stayed at the new floor... had a great experience.. nurses and staff are nice....
i chose GlenE cos i stayed nearby around holland and my gynae is there too... compared to TMC.. traffic is better...so in case of emergency like my case.. waterbag burst.... i arrived in less than 10 mins...
rickoveron
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hi MTBs...
Let me briefly describe what happened.
There was one afternoon during my 5days stay that my baby was brought to me for breastfeeding by the LC.
My husband was looking at the feeding chart hanging at his cot, and was shocked to see that another woman's patient label was affixed over my label on the chart. It wasn't just on the first page, but also on the next page.
So technically it was possible that my baby was pushed out to another woman patient!! Why do i say it was possible? Because when my baby was pushed to me, I wasn't shown the tags attached to his legs since he remained swaddled up. None of the LC or nurses bothered to un-swaddle him to verify the tags with me (although technically we can recognize our own baby's face). So the only form of ID that the baby has while in nursery, is the patient label on the chart, which in my case, was of another woman.
When we confronted the nurses at the nursery, they couldn't give us a good answer, and they told us to give them some time to sort it out. It wasn't until at least 30 mins later that my furious husband decided to stomp to get a satisfactory answer that we were told that that mistake was caused by a 'new' nurse on duty. Is that answer satisfactory? Will the 'new' nurse be able to compensate me in any way should any harm be done to my baby?
Some management came much later to offer her apologies for the cock-up. Me and my husband felt that since our baby will still be in their nursery till we get discharged, we should not blow up the matter then. We told them that such mistakes are not acceptable, and that they should ensure that safeguards are in place to prevent them.
My major gripes with GE, is that, how the hell was this allowed to happened???
1) The 'new' nurse affixed another patient's label over mine, when both our names are totally different. I can understand if names are somewhat similar, but this is not the case.
2) At least two staffs handled my baby before he was passed to me. First, the 'new' nurse, and second, the LC who pushed the cot into my ward. Two staffs did not spot the mistake, but it takes my husband to do it?
I have since written in to lodge a complain with GE, and is still in the midst of exchanges on this unpleasant experience.
Let me briefly describe what happened.
There was one afternoon during my 5days stay that my baby was brought to me for breastfeeding by the LC.
My husband was looking at the feeding chart hanging at his cot, and was shocked to see that another woman's patient label was affixed over my label on the chart. It wasn't just on the first page, but also on the next page.
So technically it was possible that my baby was pushed out to another woman patient!! Why do i say it was possible? Because when my baby was pushed to me, I wasn't shown the tags attached to his legs since he remained swaddled up. None of the LC or nurses bothered to un-swaddle him to verify the tags with me (although technically we can recognize our own baby's face). So the only form of ID that the baby has while in nursery, is the patient label on the chart, which in my case, was of another woman.
When we confronted the nurses at the nursery, they couldn't give us a good answer, and they told us to give them some time to sort it out. It wasn't until at least 30 mins later that my furious husband decided to stomp to get a satisfactory answer that we were told that that mistake was caused by a 'new' nurse on duty. Is that answer satisfactory? Will the 'new' nurse be able to compensate me in any way should any harm be done to my baby?
Some management came much later to offer her apologies for the cock-up. Me and my husband felt that since our baby will still be in their nursery till we get discharged, we should not blow up the matter then. We told them that such mistakes are not acceptable, and that they should ensure that safeguards are in place to prevent them.
My major gripes with GE, is that, how the hell was this allowed to happened???
1) The 'new' nurse affixed another patient's label over mine, when both our names are totally different. I can understand if names are somewhat similar, but this is not the case.
2) At least two staffs handled my baby before he was passed to me. First, the 'new' nurse, and second, the LC who pushed the cot into my ward. Two staffs did not spot the mistake, but it takes my husband to do it?
I have since written in to lodge a complain with GE, and is still in the midst of exchanges on this unpleasant experience.
HI! Veron,
That's sound scary. I wonder if they did push your baby to another woman for breastfeeding before sending to you. I hope it won't happen to any MTBs who are delivering at Gleneagles. Must ensure that the correct baby is pushed to us. I hope Gleneagles can settle the case with you professionally.
That's sound scary. I wonder if they did push your baby to another woman for breastfeeding before sending to you. I hope it won't happen to any MTBs who are delivering at Gleneagles. Must ensure that the correct baby is pushed to us. I hope Gleneagles can settle the case with you professionally.
serene22
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Hi J&M, jus read thru and found out all the answers to my questions hehe..
Cuz tis is my first and will like to find out more abt Dr Chan's skills... heard his stitching skills are fantastic izit true?? Cuz mi damn scared of pain!!!...
ur first bb delivered by him too? wuz it natural delivery?
Hi Serene22,
Sorry, just saw your post. Congrats on your pregnancy. I am currently at 31 weeks plus with #2. Dr Chan is not my gynae for my #1. He was recommended to me by a close friend. I was told that his stitching for C-section is superb but never try before...hehe.
How about u? When is your EDD? Are you going to sign up with him? His package usually starts at 16 weeks.
Sorry, just saw your post. Congrats on your pregnancy. I am currently at 31 weeks plus with #2. Dr Chan is not my gynae for my #1. He was recommended to me by a close friend. I was told that his stitching for C-section is superb but never try before...hehe.
How about u? When is your EDD? Are you going to sign up with him? His package usually starts at 16 weeks.
Hi Tingsly - just saw your post...
I hvnt gave birth yet.. only due in end June.. so not sure...
How about you?? when is ur EDD?? Hv u started package with Dr Fong yet?
I think Dr Fong is good- straightforward and no nonsense type of doctor that is very very careful with our pregnancy.
I hvnt gave birth yet.. only due in end June.. so not sure...
How about you?? when is ur EDD?? Hv u started package with Dr Fong yet?
I think Dr Fong is good- straightforward and no nonsense type of doctor that is very very careful with our pregnancy.
Hi all, I gave birth last June, delivered by Dr CW Fong. Strongly recommend him cos he's very experienced and humourous guy, still cracking jokes even when he was delivering my son...phew the whole room was not filled up by my anxiety, but full of his jokes...
I opted for single bedded and the clinic nurse, knowing that the newly renovated level 6 will be ready during my EDD, requested for me, but wasn't available on my ADD, so I was given the 2 bedded, but of course I had the whole room to myself. It was indeed a nice one though...All in all I only paid S$2k cash after deduction fm medisave. The above charges is based on normal delivery w/o epidural charges and assisted delivery.
Hope the above info is of use to all MTB.
I opted for single bedded and the clinic nurse, knowing that the newly renovated level 6 will be ready during my EDD, requested for me, but wasn't available on my ADD, so I was given the 2 bedded, but of course I had the whole room to myself. It was indeed a nice one though...All in all I only paid S$2k cash after deduction fm medisave. The above charges is based on normal delivery w/o epidural charges and assisted delivery.
Hope the above info is of use to all MTB.
Hi Serene22,
Congrats on your pregnancy.
When is your next appt with Dr Chan?
Nope, I was told that my low-lying placenta has moved up so I am hoping for a natural delivery. From what I know, c-section with Dr Chan is not cheap. My girlfriend paid 6K cash after deducting medisave for natural birth with epi.
Congrats on your pregnancy.
When is your next appt with Dr Chan?
Nope, I was told that my low-lying placenta has moved up so I am hoping for a natural delivery. From what I know, c-section with Dr Chan is not cheap. My girlfriend paid 6K cash after deducting medisave for natural birth with epi.
Hi again Tingsly
Congrats! You must be getting excited about giving birth soon
Do update us here about baby
EvelynChua - wow! Didn't know that Dr Fong will be humourous in the delivery ward... So far, he has been fairly straightfaced and jokes in a kind of scolding manner...ahhaha... He was recommended to me by my Aunt who works as a freelance Op Nurse for him...
Congrats! You must be getting excited about giving birth soon
EvelynChua - wow! Didn't know that Dr Fong will be humourous in the delivery ward... So far, he has been fairly straightfaced and jokes in a kind of scolding manner...ahhaha... He was recommended to me by my Aunt who works as a freelance Op Nurse for him...
hi everyone..
i gave birth to my 2 kids in Glen-E in 2005 & 2007 respectively.. i also choose a 2 bedder cos mine is c-sec.. but it was okay.. the nurses were very friendly and helpful. I remembered i stayed in level 5 for both my deliveries but when i had an fribod operation earlier, i stayed in level 6.. loved the confinement food though.. lolx..
I'm due in November and i'll be giving birth in Glen-E too this time.. cos my gynea is there..
overall, my experience with them has been good..
i gave birth to my 2 kids in Glen-E in 2005 & 2007 respectively.. i also choose a 2 bedder cos mine is c-sec.. but it was okay.. the nurses were very friendly and helpful. I remembered i stayed in level 5 for both my deliveries but when i had an fribod operation earlier, i stayed in level 6.. loved the confinement food though.. lolx..
I'm due in November and i'll be giving birth in Glen-E too this time.. cos my gynea is there..
mama_lemon
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Hi mummies,
I just delivered at Gleneagles this month, and I must say it was a positive experience. I requested for the level 6 renovated ward, but unfortunately all the rooms were full, so I had to stay in the level 5 ward. The room and furniture did look rather old and in need of a facelift.
However, what really made my stay pleasant were the level 5 ward nurses. They were caring and attentive - thumbs up for them!
The midwives in the delivery ward were wonderful too - very experienced and encouraging during the entire birth process.
Dr Chan KH was my gynae, and I must say his stitching is fantastic! My episiostomy wound only felt sore and there wasn't much pain - I could walk ard hours after I delivered.
I just delivered at Gleneagles this month, and I must say it was a positive experience. I requested for the level 6 renovated ward, but unfortunately all the rooms were full, so I had to stay in the level 5 ward. The room and furniture did look rather old and in need of a facelift.
However, what really made my stay pleasant were the level 5 ward nurses. They were caring and attentive - thumbs up for them!
Dr Chan KH was my gynae, and I must say his stitching is fantastic! My episiostomy wound only felt sore and there wasn't much pain - I could walk ard hours after I delivered.
mama_lemon
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Hi J&M, I don't have the exact figures for the hospital bill as my husband paid for the bill, but I do remember it being ard 7k+ for my natural (forceps assisted) delivery and single-bedder accommodation, of which I had to pay 4k+ in cash. More than half the bill was actually the dr's professional fees which came up to 4k+. Hope this helps! You could also request for Dr Chan's charges from the clinic nurse who could provide you with a leaflet containing the details.
By the way, if I recall correctly, I thought that Dr Chan's $888 package only starts from week 20 onwards?
By the way, if I recall correctly, I thought that Dr Chan's $888 package only starts from week 20 onwards?
Hi mama_lemon,
Thank you so much for the info. Your figure is good enough for me to determine how much to set aside for my delivery cost with Dr Chan. Btw, this is my first experience to delivery in Gleneagles. Can I check with you a few things :
1. I heard that baby diaper / maternity pad / wipes / underpad are provided by the hospital. If we sign up the maternity package, the above items are inclusive in the cost. Is that true?
2. I have also requested for a single-bedded ward. I wonder if our baby is allowed to stay in the ward with us. I intend to do total breastfeeding.
3. Which PD did u use for your baby? I have requested Dr Ngiam from SBCC as he is my first boy's current PD. I realised a lot of Dr Chan's patient has requested for Dr YY Yip (also fr SBCC). Is he really good?
Sorry for so many questions.
I have just checked my bill. For me, Dr Chan's package actually starts from 16 weeks onwards.
Thank you so much for the info. Your figure is good enough for me to determine how much to set aside for my delivery cost with Dr Chan. Btw, this is my first experience to delivery in Gleneagles. Can I check with you a few things :
1. I heard that baby diaper / maternity pad / wipes / underpad are provided by the hospital. If we sign up the maternity package, the above items are inclusive in the cost. Is that true?
2. I have also requested for a single-bedded ward. I wonder if our baby is allowed to stay in the ward with us. I intend to do total breastfeeding.
3. Which PD did u use for your baby? I have requested Dr Ngiam from SBCC as he is my first boy's current PD. I realised a lot of Dr Chan's patient has requested for Dr YY Yip (also fr SBCC). Is he really good?
Sorry for so many questions.
I have just checked my bill. For me, Dr Chan's package actually starts from 16 weeks onwards.