Prison Hospitals ?

[malko]

Exactly. Unless they ain't gots no Mo Nee to pay the bill.

Its not la-la land...... its not unheard of that private clinics will keep a patient whithout actually doing any " work" on them......and then ask for a stupid amount of money.
So unless you enjoy paying for nothing, count that as another reason you would leave without paying.

Happened in a nice private clinic in santiago to a relative of ours. Set up in a room with a IV/drip..... and didnt see a doctor for 2 days. They wanted 25-30k to let her leave.......and they did absolutly nothing apart from providing 2 meals.....smh.

 

[dv8]

i've only been hospitalized once, in clinica union in santiago. i left without paying the bill, the clinic kept my insurance card. we got a call once the paperwork was done and a friend dropped by the clinic, paid cash and got my card. my SIL did not immediately pay for her c-sections either, she was released with the bill still pending. guess it all depends who you know/are.

 

[RDKNIGHT]

Wy would one leave without paying their bill?

Because they are a DIRT BAG

 

[cobraboy]

The real question is why would someone travel or live in the DR without the ability to pay for their medical care?

This ain't Kansas where anyone can go to any hospital and get care and then stiff the facility...where the costs of freeloaders are passed onto paying customers.

Beyond reasonable health insurance, we have one credit card specifically dedicated for any emergency medical situation possibly encountered.

Medical care is so inexpensive in the DR I am flummoxed why people have a problem paying their bills.

 

[windeguy]

Think of it this way, since everyone pays or else, the cost can be kept lower for everyone.

 

[KateP]

The real question is why would someone travel or live in the DR without the ability to pay for their medical care?

This ain't Kansas where anyone can go to any hospital and get care and then stiff the facility...where the costs of freeloaders are passed onto paying customers.

Beyond reasonable health insurance, we have one credit card specifically dedicated for any emergency medical situation possibly encountered.

Medical care is so inexpensive in the DR I am flummoxed why people have a problem paying their bills.

But, but... they were told it was an all-inclusive. Why would they need anything extra??

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[cobraboy]

But, but... they were told it was an all-inclusive. Why would they need anything extra??

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HA! :cheeky:

Our motorcycle tours are "all inclusive", but I specify that alcohol, souvenirs and personal items are not included. And medical needs are a personal item. I do send a link to an insurance company that offers travel health insurance that includes motorcycle accidents. In 11 years we have had only two incidents requiring clinic help, and both were paid in cash by the guest.

 

[NY-DR Commuter]

Prison Hospital

Just another shining example of the stark reality of the healthcare situation down here in Shangri-La.

Beside the fact that "quality" healthcare is not readily accessible to the masses, what is actually delivered and can pass as perhaps acceptable, can actually be withheld if the would-be patient cannot provide proof of the ability to pay. And on the rare occasion when it is provided before any payment is received, the patient is generally held hostage until final payment is made.

Speaks volumes.

 

[TropicalPaul]

Most of us know that Dominicans are never happy unless they are ill. Cut your finger? Gripe? Headache? All require an immediate trip to hospital. I dread to think how things would be if all healthcare was free here, people would literally spend all day every day in hospital.

 

[malko]

Most of us know that Dominicans are never happy unless they are ill. Cut your finger? Gripe? Headache? All require an immediate trip to hospital. I dread to think how things would be if all healthcare was free here, people would literally spend all day every day in hospital.

Ermmmm healthcare is free here. Public hospital that is.

But you do have a point, I have never seen so many hypochondriacs than here in the dr.
A solution would be to put in place a fixed fee for the emergency " consultation", then free healthcare, if the situation is really life threatning.

The other problem is the lack of " family doctors ". ie the guy you go and see back home when you are ill, and who will, if the need arises, redirect you to a specialist or a hospital/clinic.
So people have no other choice than go to the hospital/emergency

 

[Fabio J. Guzman]

Not so. We have sued and won cases in which a private clinics, in emergency situations, have refused or delayed treatment because of money concerns, resulting in the death of the patient. Article 10 of the Code of Ethics of the medical profession states the following:

"En caso de extrema urgencia y sea cual sea su especialidad o función, el médico debe prestar sus servicios a cualquier enfermo que se encuentre en peligro inminente”.

 

[rubio_higuey]

The other problem is the lack of " family doctors ". ie the guy you go and see back home when you are ill, and who will, if the need arises, redirect you to a specialist or a hospital/clinic.
So people have no other choice than go to the hospital/emergency

That's the Primary Care centers (policlinics) the DR government is pushing for and that the owners of clinics and doctors in Colegio Médico are absolutely refusing.

 

[lifeisgreat]

Funny thing is Dominicans graduate more Dr per person then anywhere!

 

[cobraboy]

Not so. We have sued and won cases in which a private clinics, in emergency situations, have refused or delayed treatment because of money concerns, resulting in the death of the patient. Article 10 of the Code of Ethics of the medical profession states the following:

"En caso de extrema urgencia y sea cual sea su especialidad o función, el médico debe prestar sus servicios a cualquier enfermo que se encuentre en peligro inminente”.

Perhaps folks should carry a copy of the Code of Ethics on them at all times in case of a unforseen problem.

 

[Peterj]

Funny thing is Dominicans graduate more Dr per person then anywhere!

...I thought it was lawyers....

 

[cobraboy]

...I thought it was lawyers....

It could apply to any profession, accountants, architects, etc.

 

[Fulano2]

Funny thing is Dominicans graduate more Dr per person then anywhere!

And most of them cum laude

 

[Fulano2]

...I thought it was lawyers....

In La Vega we had more dentists than mouths.

 

[Fulano2]

Ermmmm healthcare is

The other problem is the lack of " family doctors ". ie the guy you go and see back home when you are ill, and who will, if the need arises, redirect you to a specialist or a hospital/clinic.

I always thought that was the local farmacy who sells you antibiotics for your head-ache, or gripe.

 

[RDKNIGHT]

Good funny stuff.... all very true