I agree completely, but I let mine lapse when I went back to the States for awhile and keep forgetting to start it up again. It sounds as if you are paying about the same as I was, but I never had to use my last insurer to find out how good they were if they had to pay a claim. Since you have, would you please share the name of your insurance company, and if you know it, the name of the particular plan you are on?Doctor Seuss wrote:Dont get caught in that situation. GET MEDICAL INSURANCE COVERAGE that covers the cost of this kind treatement if needed. From my own example... I have been hit by cars, trucks, infected by tropical diseases, and suffered factory chemical injuries.. Ive been medically evacuated from Cambodia 3 times.... the total cost of all the medical expenses I have incurred over 7 years is about $35,000... and I have never paid 1 SINGLE CENT, apart from a total of insurance premiums of about $5,000 over those 7 years.
Medical and travel insurance REALLY pays for itself. At the very least the peace of mind it buys is golden... but in my case... obviously it saves a lot of money too....
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I agree.Spad wrote:Not denigrating Dr Scott, whom I have consulted, but his expertise and equipment are somewhat limited. So he is good for run of the mill medical treatment and first aid, consultations on tropical diseases and STDs, sure. But I am not certain he is much good for minor ops, deliveries and large scale emergency traumas [or even 24 hour consultations]. Royal Rattanak is equipped for such things and on the whole well equipped and staffed. And I am sure about the fees as I regularly use the hospital for myself and family. I know nothing about the staffing or fees in any hospital in Siem Reap.
It is a good thing that the OP did not ask about Emergency Medical services/hospitals as I would have been at a loss to help.
The OP was asking about normal doctors and diagnosis.
If I have an accident or emergency I don't make an appointment to see my GP, I go straight to a hospital that has the right equipment, just like when my wife gave birth, we didnt go to a GP for the delivery either.
Playboy wrote:off hand, out of interest, no real reason for asking; was just wondering if your medical insurance covers you being hit in the spine with a pick-axe ???Doctor Seuss wrote:I consider myself an expert on Cambodian health care services. Life-threateing road accidents aside, Ive also had my fill of biodiesel chemical exposures, and the normal malady of sicknesses that affect people in SE Asia.
Ive been to Calmette (and lived!!!), SOS, Gavin Scott, Evil Witch Aussie Chick, and a few expat-recommended local services.
Hands down I say that SOS is the best. What the foreign doctor cant fix, they will honestly admit "I cant fix this" and recommend an evacuation to BKK (yes, accept it, there are NO.... NO.... NO.... 1st-world-standard medical facilities in Cambodia).
It is ridiculous to bitch and whine about paying the cost of being treated by a foreign doctor... who is the only person in the country who is going to be honest enough to say "I can't help you, you need to go to Bangkok".
Dont get caught in that situation. GET MEDICAL INSURANCE COVERAGE that covers the cost of this kind treatement if needed. From my own example... I have been hit by cars, trucks, infected by tropical diseases, and suffered factory chemical injuries.. Ive been medically evacuated from Cambodia 3 times.... the total cost of all the medical expenses I have incurred over 7 years is about $35,000... and I have never paid 1 SINGLE CENT, apart from a total of insurance premiums of about $5,000 over those 7 years.
Medical and travel insurance REALLY pays for itself. At the very least the peace of mind it buys is golden... but in my case... obviously it saves a lot of money too....
Or perhaps a Brick to the Head !
I refuse to go out with nothing more than a whimper followed by a small farting sound and a shit stain on my bed sheets..
Just thought I'd share that with you.
Just thought I'd share that with you.
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I had a very bad experience with a Khmer doctor at Rattanak (Dr. Som - avoid at all costs.) His English was dreadful enough to seriously impede communication, and even to someone with my limited medical knowledge, his initial diagnosis was laughable (the hospital in Bangkok to which I eventually fled could not believe he had been so far off the mark, given the symptoms). He also tried to con me into agreeing to a battery of expensive and unnecessary tests (to support his quack diagnosis), obviously in an attempt to pad the bill. $75, and no closer to a solution to my condition than when I walked in.Spad wrote:Come on guys - you can see a well qualified Cambodian or Thai doctor at Rattanak hospital for $15-20 dollar fee - the only trouble is that you have to pay for everything else used or thought about, and the fees for drugs etc are high so you always end up paying $50 or so in total. When I say well qualified, the surgeon I saw last time there had 30 years experience in Florida after completing specialisation. At least they post pics of all their doctors on the wall with their CVs underneath so you can see where they studied and what jobs they have had since graduation. This is something I would like to see in the west in waiting rooms. The standards for equipment etc are first class
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Well guys , you now have the new hospital Hun Sin has had built . my SIL was in there a short time ago for a breast lump that had been previosly butchered and returned to haunt her . She was given excellent treatment by a Barang doctor who gave her ultrasound and 'Touchy-feely' testing , found several more nodules the others had missed , gave her medication to desolve the lumps within 3 weeks or return for treatment . The cost was $20.00 for the ultrasound , no charge for her services , told her to buy medication outside on her prescription , cost $16.00 . My wifes comment that the hospital is "Fantastic ".
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What is the name of the hospital and where is it?mango45 wrote:Well guys , you now have the new hospital Iron Sin has had built . my SIL was in there a short time ago for a breast lump that had been previosly butchered and returned to haunt her . She was given excellent treatment by a Barang doctor who gave her ultrasound and 'Touchy-feely' testing , found several more nodules the others had missed , gave her medication to desolve the lumps within 3 weeks or return for treatment . The cost was $20.00 for the ultrasound , no charge for her services , told her to buy medication outside on her prescription , cost $16.00 . My wifes comment that the hospital is "Fantastic ".
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Well , I have the card from the Hun Sin Hospital now .
Sen Sok International University Hospital . No street address
e-mail : [email protected]
Website : www.sensokiuh.com
Dr Tatiana Turobova , MD with honors
Best Oncologist 2008/2009
Best Doctor 2010
Hope this helps somebody , mango45 .
Sen Sok International University Hospital . No street address
e-mail : [email protected]
Website : www.sensokiuh.com
Dr Tatiana Turobova , MD with honors
Best Oncologist 2008/2009
Best Doctor 2010
Hope this helps somebody , mango45 .
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Chenda Polyclinic near Wat Phnom is an excellent place to go. A few years ago my wife needed abdominal surgery. She came out with a three inch scar not one of those hip to hip types. I was in a nasty moto accident 2 years ago. I had a broken collar bone and fractured ribs spent 3 days there. Had multiple x rays and tests and copious amounts of painkillers had an air conditioned private room with TV the total bill was $315.00. Quality of care is one of the best in PP I believe and reasonable prices.
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Not asking about any specific doctors, just if there is actually a law saying that hospitals need to hire 10 Khmer doctors for ever 1 foreign doctor.vladimir wrote:Khmer doctors? Witch specific doctors are you asking about?
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