Former American Writer Shares Experience On Philippine Healthcare
PHILIPPINE HEALTHCARE – Former American Writer “Ted Hoff” revealed his personal experience with regards to the healthcare provided to him when he was in the Philippines.
Undeniably, lots of people have posted rants on social media with regards to healthcare provided in the Philippines. Most often, there are complaints with regards to the accommodation in certain hospitals. Some complain that they don’t get medical attention right away.
On the side of the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff and employees, often times it is the large number of patients to attend to that make it a struggle for them to attend right away to every patient.
While there are people who had bad experiences in certain hospitals, there are also those whose experience with regards to Philippine healthcare can really make us believe that good service still does exist in the country.
One of those people is former American writer Ted Hoff. Based on his post in Quora, the former writer was in the Philippines in 2009 and during his stay in the country, he experienced a heart attack. He took a taxi to get to the University of Perpetual Care Medical Center.
According to the foreigner, the taxi driver really drove fast to make sure that they get to the hospital right away. He stated that he was speedily taken in for diagnosis and was told that he had to undergo a surgery.
“In less than an hour I was taken into the OR for an operation…Â The doctor was knowledgeable, kind and after the operation the staff gave him a round of applause for his work,” Ted stated in his post.
According to the former American writer, he paid $25,000 or one million pesos for the medical treatment to him. He stated that he was told that it would have cost $80,000 if it was in Portland.
“On the whole Filipino medical service was quite good. I am sure there are places in the Philippines where the service is not as good as what I experienced. But that’s true in any country -including the U.S,” the writer stated on Philippine healthcare.
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