Did you pay for the blood, or for the administration and cost of processing the blood?
Paid for the blood, as I said. the bastards were bodacious enough to identify the price per liter/pint.
Did you pay for the blood, or for the administration and cost of processing the blood?
It is not a sweeping generalization. It is a reality within the RD, and has been for a very long time.
Not according to the head of the Hematology department at PUCMM, and practicing physician at the HOMS Cancer Center.Unfortunately, this is an incorrect statement.
No blood will be administered without labratory processing. That is the cost. Not the blood.story -
Several months back a neighbor suffered a broken leg in a motorcycle accident. Following initial treatments, it was determined that the leg was not healing properly and surgery would have to be performed to install a rod. The family took up a collection, because blood had to be purchased prior to the surgery. This was for the blood itself, not for the administration and cost of processing the blood. The clinic would not reserve an operating appointment until the family could guarantee and deliver the blood directly to the clinic. This was in Barahona.
The blood has to be processed by a lab first. This includes typing and testing for pathogens, as well as other blood-borne issues.I would have a serious problem donating blood to a hospital system which then turns around and charges the patient to receive blood. I have been in the position of having to pay for blood for a close friend before they would administer treatment.
What kind of barbarians are these people?
Regardless of how some would like to quibble over semantics, the harsh reality of the situation is that if blood is required for some type of medical procedure within the RD, you will pay money for it. Those that insist in partaking in the proverbial distraction of name-dropping, are simply generating a false narative which may lead others who are unaware of the reality down an unforseen path when the time comes that they may be in need of such services. Titles and biodata aside, any person with questions regarding the matter would be much better served asking the average Dominican what transpires when blood is needed for medical procedures within this country.
https://www.listindiario.com/la-rep...e-sangre-puede-costar-entre-1900-y-5000-pesos
From the horse's mouth.
Matilda
judypdr yes I can fully appreciate your unfortunate situation ..you need blood transfusions of fresh blood .But originally it was suggested that an operation would not take place unless a separate payment of money was paid for the possible use of blood .About three weeks ago, 9 october to be precise, I paid a public hospital 35000 pesos for an operation a Dominican friend urgently needed and no mention of any special payment for blood .So maybe we are getting a more accurate picture of what happens in various parts of RD .I usually agree with Caonabo but not on this occasion .
I'm not sure folks understand what every drop of donated blood has to be tested for before it can be infused into another human:
- Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi.
- Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
- Hepatitis C virus (HCV 3.0)
- Human Immunodeficiency viruses, Types 1 and 2 (HIV 1,2)
- Human T-Lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I/II)
- Syphilis (Treponema pallidum)
- Zika virus.
- Babesia (babesia microti)
How much do you think you'd be charged if you went to a clinic and asked your blood to be tested for all those possibilities?
RD$4000-5000 seems like a reasonably charge.
Another factor: keep in mind about why it's called a "blood bank." Like a money bank, they need to keep "reserves" for catastrophic occurrences (like a "run" on a bank.) So if you have non-emergency/life-saving surgery and need blood, if a particular type---some are rarer than others--- is in short supply the bank may need to find a donor to replace that type they already have. I highly doubt Jose can find a donor, and that donor's blood is administered a couple of hours later, especially considering many of those tests take a few days to obtain results.
In the best conditions, banked blood is only good for 42 days, six weeks. And around week 3 the platelets begin to form "microembolisms" and can destroy the lung's ability to exchange air (pulmonary inefficiency) and extreme filtration down to 10-40 microns is necessary adding yet more costs to a unit of blood.
I'm not sure folks understand what every drop of donated blood has to be tested for before it can be infused into another human:
- Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi.
- Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
- Hepatitis C virus (HCV 3.0)
- Human Immunodeficiency viruses, Types 1 and 2 (HIV 1,2)
- Human T-Lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I/II)
- Syphilis (Treponema pallidum)
- Zika virus.
- Babesia (babesia microti)
How much do you think you'd be charged if you went to a clinic and asked your blood to be tested for all those possibilities?
RD$4000-5000 seems like a reasonably charge.
Another factor: keep in mind about why it's called a "blood bank." Like a money bank, they need to keep "reserves" for catastrophic occurrences (like a "run" on a bank.) So if you have non-emergency/life-saving surgery and need blood, if a particular type---some are rarer than others--- is in short supply the bank may need to find a donor to replace that type they already have. I highly doubt Jose can find a donor, and that donor's blood is administered a couple of hours later, especially considering many of those tests take a few days to obtain results.
In the best conditions, banked blood is only good for 42 days, six weeks. And around week 3 the platelets begin to form "microembolisms" and can destroy the lung's ability to exchange air (pulmonary inefficiency) and extreme filtration down to 10-40 microns is necessary adding yet more costs to a unit of blood.
The "non" applies to "life-saving.""non-emergency/life-saving surgery and need blood"
I am sorry but if I needed life-saving surgery, I would consider that to be an emergency situation.
judypdr yes I can fully appreciate your unfortunate situation ..you need blood transfusions of fresh blood .But originally it was suggested that an operation would not take place unless a separate payment of money was paid for the possible use of blood .About three weeks ago, 9 october to be precise, I paid a public hospital 35000 pesos for an operation a Dominican friend urgently needed and no mention of any special payment for blood .So maybe we are getting a more accurate picture of what happens in various parts of RD .I usually agree with Caonabo but not on this occasion .
The "non" applies to "life-saving."
I should have been more clear.
For a point of reference, for many years my company had a contract to supply infusion nurses to several blood banks in the Tampa Bay Area. Infusion nurses are skilled at venipuncture and are highly paid. We saved blood banks a lot of money by outsourcing skilled nurses who did blood donation draws.
Additionally, my company infused blood to patients in their homes on a daily basis.
One becomes very knowledgeable about blood banking procedures through that experience.
So when Mom CB needed two units of blood several weeks ago, I had a chance to chat about how blood banking worked in the DR with an academic hematologist intimately familiar with the system. And except for a few exceptions, it's very similar to the US.
Why ask a Dominican? I just told you what happens. You pay for the blood one way or the other. In Puerto Plata, this is how it is done. There are also hospital fees, some of which my Dominican insurance covers but it doesn't cover all of the blood testing processing fees. And Cobraboy...you are just plain misinformed or uninformed.
Judy, I only made reference to question a Dominican citizen because some here do not seem to want to understand the reality that is being provided to them by first hand accounts. You provided your example. Matilda provided examples. I have provided one recent example, and have not provided more so as not to tire people with the long list of maladies family, friends, and acquaintances of mine have endured over the years here in RD, but yet, this does not seem to be adequate for some who are more interested in submitting the names and biodata of those they claim to know. I feel it is indeed unjust for posturing in regards to matters of such, which do result in life or death results. As I am sure you are very well aware of, Danilo Medina himself can stand in front of the cameras and say that patients do not pay for blood, but when the situation arises, that person will be paying for.....blood. The doctors themselves steering patient's families in a certain direction for this blood, and receiving a portion of the proceeds in return, is a whole other shameful story, but also related to the topic at hand.