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Call an ambulance for $1100 and stay in the hospital for $10000 a night!

author:Master Lin tells the story

Since 9 February, China and Singapore have been exempt from each other, and many young men are planning to visit Singapore.

A warm reminder from the know-it-all: eat more vitamin C before coming to Singapore, don't get sick, otherwise Singapore's medical expenses may make you look dark......

Call an ambulance for $1100 and stay in the hospital for $10000 a night!
Call an ambulance for $1100 and stay in the hospital for $10000 a night!

Chinese mom brings her children to New Zealand for a trip

The child was hospitalized for a night and spent 8000

There is a good saying on the Internet that Singapore is just visa-free, not free!

Call an ambulance for $1100 and stay in the hospital for $10000 a night!

A mother took her child to Singapore for 4 days, but on the day she was ready to go back, the child was sick, vomiting and pulling, and tossed to KK's emergency department in the middle of the night.

The result was just a blood test + saline transfusion + hospitalization for one night, and the final bill was as high as more than 8,000 yuan.

Fortunately, if you go to a private hospital, the price is estimated to be doubled......

Call an ambulance for $1100 and stay in the hospital for $10000 a night!
Call an ambulance for $1100 and stay in the hospital for $10000 a night!

Call an ambulance in Singapore

The fee is up to S$1122

Not only is medicine expensive, but also ambulances are expensive.

Earlier, Ms. Li from China decided to call an ambulance to the hospital because of unbearable stomach pain.

Call an ambulance for $1100 and stay in the hospital for $10000 a night!

In the ambulance, the paramedics tested her to make sure she was stable.

After arriving at the hospital, the doctor finally diagnosed her as just having stomach cramps and gave her some follow-up precautions.

Call an ambulance for $1100 and stay in the hospital for $10000 a night!

However, when she received the hospital bill, she found that the cost of just calling an ambulance was S$1,122.

That's not the most outrageous thing in Singapore!

Call an ambulance for $1100 and stay in the hospital for $10000 a night!

Fever + sore throat hospitalized for one day

It costs S$11,000

Xiao Huang, an international student, started to have a fever last Monday, 37.5 and didn't care about it, until Tuesday night, when he suddenly had a fever of more than 39 degrees, and his throat began to swallow sore and sore throat, which also caused headaches, muscle pain and nausea and vomiting, so he ran to the nearest hospital early Wednesday morning.

After testing for covid at home, the doctor tested her for influenza and came back with a negative result. At her insistence, the doctor gave her a fever-reducing injection.

Call an ambulance for $1100 and stay in the hospital for $10000 a night!

After returning home for dinner at noon, Xiao Huang underwent a nasal endoscopy at the specialist's clinic. Doctors found a small amount of swelling and ulcers in her throat area and prescribed her caramycin and some anti-inflammatory medications.

At the time, she thought that these medications could relieve her symptoms and didn't pay much attention to them. However, starting Thursday night, her sore throat intensified and she couldn't even drink water. The pain also spread to both ears, making it impossible for her to sleep. Even if the medication is taken continuously, it has no effect.

Call an ambulance for $1100 and stay in the hospital for $10000 a night!

So, early Friday morning, she went to A&E again to seek treatment, and strongly requested a sling injection or nebulization treatment to speed up her recovery.

However, the doctor advised her to stay in the hospital for a day because her throat sores were already everywhere, and it was not only a bacterial infection, but also a viral infection.

The doctor gave her an antibiotic drip and an antiemetic injection and some medication to numb her throat.

Call an ambulance for $1100 and stay in the hospital for $10000 a night!

In the end, Xiao Huang received a bill of nearly S$11,000, "I have been pretending to be calm when I see this number, but in fact, the melon seeds have fallen to the ground." ”

summary

Traveling to Singapore is already very expensive, and if you accidentally get sick and hospitalized, your wallet will bleed profusely!

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