Service difference between private and public hospital

[TopSage]

Service difference between private and public hospital A&E

I guess by now you heard about the guy who went to CGH with an 8cm gash bled for 7 hours until he fainted because of overcrowding in public hospital.

4 weeks ago, I went cycling with a 'mixed' group of people just friends of friends 8 pple. 4 I met for first time. One was girl who drove family's Mercedes whom one of my friends befriended from some online chat or something. We rented bikes and were on our way. We were only 10 minutes into our cycling when accident happened. We were on the cycling path then the guy in front turned to bedok jetty...the Mercedes girls skidded and haad a deep cut near shin about 5cm long..not as bad as a gash like the 7 hour wait case but deep enough to bleed continuously. If I had such a cut I would just press the skin together put plaster and tahan until clot. But this was a girl and there seem to be quite a lot of bleeding... someone suggested that better go hospital and get stitches.

Me and another guy volunteered t take her. Initially we wanted to take her to Changi Hospital but the girl said she wanted to go to this hospital called East Shore Hospital which was also quite near. I never go to East Shore before because I only only go public hospital so I had to Google map the route to the place.

When we reach East Shore hospital there was hardly anyone in the A&E only a few pple who appeared to be waiting for pple already being treated. From the time we took the Mercedes girl into East Shore to the time the doctor saw and treat her was less than 5 minutes. My friend and I waited outside while she received treatment

I have been to A&E of public hospitals many times sometimes old folks in my neighborhood fall break their bones or somebody's kid kena food poisoning and need treatment ...many times I have t insist they go to A&E because it is very expensive for them ....one neighbor's kid vomited until what looked like bile cane out with vomit but parents were poor so they didn't want to bring him..I said must go and I would pay for everythng ... carried the kid downstairs and call for taxi but when I got to the public hospital a&e we still have to wait several hours for the doctor....it is always long queues and hours of waiting at A&E in public hospital.

Back to Mercedes. girl. We waited for her for about 20 plus minutes as the doctor stitched up her cut. When everything was done, we went to pay ...I was just standing next to Mercedes girl when the cashier said, "Your bill is $512"....I wanted to say "$500 plus for a few stitches...are you bloody out of your mind..." but Mercedes girl calmly took out a black credit card dunno from which bank but has the word MANHATTAN on it and paid the cashier,

That was the first time I go to a private hospital A&E and its like a different world ....of the privileged while the rest of us make do and struggle with 7 hour waits and faint...the guy who died from dengue also waited for hours until he gave up and went to GP..,...no may be he died because he was poor...

As for Mercedes girl ...she is indeed a nice person she took the trouble to find my phone number to call and thank me just for accompanying her to East Shore hospital...I found out her family is a big player in the furniture business. I certainly don't blame her or begrudge her for the wide difference in healthcare...nothing at all to do with her.

It is the govt policy that divided healthcare due to aspirations of becoming medical hub for the rich to earn more profits by turning public goods into a for profit service, When you do this ordinary singaporeans have to auffer the high cost of your desire to earn more profits. It is things like this that amplify the effects of inequality in income and this divides our society ....

 

[Tuayapeh]

The pap care?


They are still importing them by the shitloads even as we speak.....time to dilute the antipap sinkie vote in singapore inc understand?

 

[chupacabra]

Use superglue it works well on cuts..for not so deep cuts..coffee powder made into a paste works well too.

 

[eatshitndie]

office staplers. works well too.

 

[TopSage]

Use superglue it works well on cuts..for not so deep cuts..coffee powder made into a paste works well too.

I have been tempted to try super glue but never heard of this coffee power thing

 

[Buckethead]

Not surprise at all, what you pay it's what you get...if I got the dollar to spend, I won't want to waste time, skip public and go to private medical services...

 

[TopSage]

Not surprise at all, whu pay it's what you get...if I got the dollar to spend, I won't want to waste time, skip public and go to private medical services...

Waste time s okay but suffer pain and risk of condition worsening is another matter

 

[Leongsam]

Re: Service difference between private and public hospital A&E

That was the first time I go to a private hospital A&E and its like a different world ....of the privileged while the rest of us make do and struggle with 7 hour waits and faint...the guy who died from dengue also waited for hours until he gave up and went to GP..,...no may be he died because he was poor...

What is the point of making a success of your life and becoming rich and powerful if you're aren't treated any differently compared to an ordinary peasant?

How would you like it if your kid was smart, diligent, conscientious and studied very hard for his exams and you then found that when it came to the exam results, he scored no better than a lazy, good for nothing dunce of the class who never did any of his homework.

 

[TopSage]

Re: Service difference between private and public hospital A&E

What is the point of making a success of your life and becoming rich and powerful if you're aren't treated any differently compared to an ordinary peasant?

How would you like it if your kid was smart, diligent, conscientious and studied very hard for his exams and you then found that when it came to the exam results, he scored no better than a lazy, good for nothing dunce of the class who never did any of his homework.

Would you like to get sick when you're poor and cannot afford it? Why would you support a system that deliver poorer quality of care than it actually can.

Of course the rich and privileged would like it but since when the rest of us have to support it.

 

[Leongsam]

Re: Service difference between private and public hospital A&E

Would you like to get sick when you're poor and cannot afford it? Why would you support a system that deliver poorer quality of care than it actually can.

Of course the rich and privileged would like it but since when the rest of us have to support it.

I want a system whereby wealth has its privileges. If the poor are treated in the same manner as the rich, then what's the point of being rich.

Humans have evolved in an eco system where the powerful have more control over resources than the rest. We tinker with nature to our detriment.

 

[TopSage]

Re: Service difference between private and public hospital A&E

I want a system whereby wealth has its privileges. If the poor are treated in the same manner as the rich, then what's the point of being rich.

Humans have evolved in an eco system where the powerful have more control over resources than the rest. We tinker with nature to our detriment.

resonable can accept some difference ...we are not socialists at least most of us are not..
but 7hrs vs 5min.is helluva difference ...

 

[The_Hypocrite]

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Its glorious to be rich,,,the problem is the medical systems in most places is inefficient. In the USA medical is expensive cos the insurance companies control the industry, each time the gahmen wants to overhaul the system the insurance companies just do heaps of lobbying.

 

[kopiuncle]

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i helped my neighbour when he suffered from severe vomiting - suspected food poisoning. he was vomiting almost non stop and he felt faint. i called the ambulance which came within 10 mins. the medics checked him. put him on a drip. took his blood sugar and blood pressure and he was immediately sent to the hospital AE. he did not have to wait. he was wheeled immediately into the emergency ward where all the nurses were at hand to take care of him. he was monitored. his heart was hooked to a machine. his blood pressure was monitored. he was dripped and the medical officer came and checked on him. he also withdrew some blood from him and sent for analysis.

within an hour, everything was done. his chest xray was also done. his heart was checked. because of his severe vomiting, a brain scan was also ordered because the doctor suspected something else. but fortunately everything was normal. however, because of the severity of the vomiting, he was warded for observation.

all this was completed within two hours and my friend felt much relieved.

this speaks volumes of our healthcare system. it is one of the best in the world and one of the most affordable world class healthcare system.

good morning sunday singapore!!! majulah singapura!!!

 

[kopiuncle]

Re: Service difference between private and public hospital A&E

Its glorious to be rich,,,the problem is the medical systems in most places is inefficient. In the USA medical is expensive cos the insurance companies control the industry, each time the gahmen wants to overhaul the system the insurance companies just do heaps of lobbying.

in world class usa, a patient can just collapse and die at the ER if he has no medical insurance. if you are wheeled into a hospital in australia, you would be asked repeatedly whether you have any medical insurance or not even if you are too sick to give an answer...singapore still has one of the best healthcare systems in the world! hallelujah!!!

 

[PhuaCheeBye]

Re: Service difference between private and public hospital A&E

i helped my neighbour when he suffered from severe vomiting - suspected food poisoning. he was vomiting almost non stop and he felt faint. i called the ambulance which came within 10 mins. the medics checked him. put him on a drip. took his blood sugar and blood pressure and he was immediately sent to the hospital AE. he did not have to wait. he was wheeled immediately into the emergency ward where all the nurses were at hand to take care of him. he was monitored. his heart was hooked to a machine. his blood pressure was monitored. he was dripped and the medical officer came and checked on him. he also withdrew some blood from him and sent for analysis.

within an hour, everything was done. his chest xray was also done. his heart was checked. because of his severe vomiting, a brain scan was also ordered because the doctor suspected something else. but fortunately everything was normal. however, because of the severity of the vomiting, he was warded for observation.

all this was completed within two hours and my friend felt much relieved.

this speaks volumes of our healthcare system. it is one of the best in the world and one of the most affordable world class healthcare system.

good morning sunday singapore!!! majulah singapura!!!

Wait till you get an heart attack. I will see if you survive.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Re: Service difference between private and public hospital A&E

Kopiuncle your friend is like you....a white scum connected shit type of crassloot Paul Lampard?
Members has its privilege.....even emperor also goes to SGH for treatment.....government hospitals are bestest for elites.

 

[kopiuncle]

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Wait till you get an heart attack. I will see if you survive.

if you have a massive heart attack, only GOD can help you
most massive heart attacks die immediately even before the ambulance arrives
many people with heart attacks survived because of the speed of our medical care and intervention
our singapore system is one of the best in the world with one of the world's lowest mortality in treating
patients with heart attacks - early detection, early diagnosis and early intervention...and early ambulation

need i have to say more ? happy good morning singapore!!!

 

[winnipegjets]

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What is the point of making a success of your life and becoming rich and powerful if you're aren't treated any differently compared to an ordinary peasant?

How would you like it if your kid was smart, diligent, conscientious and studied very hard for his exams and you then found that when it came to the exam results, he scored no better than a lazy, good for nothing dunce of the class who never did any of his homework.

Your extreme examples seem logical but it isn't reality. And only fools will buy into your crap.
A life is a life ...if you murder a poor man, you will still hang. So, why shouldn't the poor have equivalent access to healthcare?

 

[winnipegjets]

Re: Service difference between private and public hospital A&E

if you have a massive heart attack, only GOD can help you
most massive heart attacks die immediately even before the ambulance arrives
many people with heart attacks survived because of the speed of our medical care and intervention
our singapore system is one of the best in the world with one of the world's lowest mortality in treating
patients with heart attacks - early detection, early diagnosis and early intervention...and early ambulation

need i have to say more ? happy good morning singapore!!!

You took too much of your meds lah ...now, you bs.

 

[kopiuncle]

Re: Service difference between private and public hospital A&E

Kopiuncle your friend is like you....a white scum connected shit type of crassloot Paul Lampard?
Members has its privilege.....even emperor also goes to SGH for treatment.....government hospitals are bestest for elites.

Narong, today i am in a good mood, so i don't want to be confrontational and adversarial
i have nothing to do with anybody
my friend is just another ordinary singaporean who lives in the same hdb block - we are all close neighbours
because of his severe condition, his was given priority over other patients - this triage system is good and it works well
if you have a bleeding nose and you go to the ER, your priority is almost nil...and you can wait the whole day until all the
urgent cases are seen...so you write into stomp and complain! WTF!