How much manganak? Hospital bills and feedback [Merged]

[geekhead]

thanks orano & purplemahal!

[minnow]

Originally posted by geekhead
guys just wanna ask if you can suggest hospitals where you delivered your child. My gf's OB at UST price is a little bit high for us. She's asking around 45k and thats for normal delivery. That's way too much and also my friends even told me na mahal yun! If you can suggest any good hospitals guys it would surely help. I have PGH, Delgado in mindun lang. If you could post na din kung how much that would surely help. Thanks a lot!

geekhead-why don't you try PGH pay patient's services? first of all, only PGH-affiliated consultants (those who are professors in UP-PGH) have admitting privileges there, and they're a highly select group. so you will be more or less assured of your physican's competence. secondly, maganda naman *** private rooms nila, and the rates are very reasonable. third, the OR's are also well-staffed and equipped. fourth, i'm sure your doctor will charge you a reasonable fee.

if you want a private hospital "ambiance", you can try manila doctor's hospital. very good services but not as pricey as the other private hospitals. in fact, a large majority of their consultant staff are PGH consultants too, so you have the best of both worlds.

i can't give you any specific estimate because the fees are arrived at on a case-to-case basis. maybe you can PM me more details:

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[minnow]

Originally posted by geekhead
guys just wanna ask if you can suggest hospitals where you delivered your child. My gf's OB at UST price is a little bit high for us. She's asking around 45k and thats for normal delivery. That's way too much and also my friends even told me na mahal yun! If you can suggest any good hospitals guys it would surely help. I have PGH, Delgado in mindun lang. If you could post na din kung how much that would surely help. Thanks a lot!

geekhead-why don't you try PGH pay patient's services? first of all, only PGH-affiliated consultants (those who are professors in UP-PGH) have admitting privileges there, and they're a highly select group. so you will be more or less assured of your physican's competence. secondly, maganda naman yung private rooms nila, and the rates (pati labs, nursery fees etc) are very reasonable. third, the OR's are also well-staffed and equipped. fourth, i'm sure your doctor will charge you a reasonable fee.

if you want a private hospital "ambiance", you can try manila doctor's hospital. very good services but not as pricey as the other private hospitals. in fact, a large majority of their consultant staff are PGH consultants too, so you have the best of both worlds.

i can't give you any specific estimate because the fees are arrived at on a case-to-case basis. maybe you can PM me more details:

1. first baby ba?
2. did your gf have an uneventful course so far/ or may ibang medical problems?
3. does your gf have philhealth? any other health/insurance plan?
4. how seriously are you and your gf considering a "painless' delivery? (epidural anesthesia). masakit talaga ang labor pains, but some women have a higher threshhold of pain than others, and can tolerate delivery kahit walang epidural. you have to keep this at the back of your mind dahil this will mean engaging the services of an anesthesiologist so isa pang doctor yan na babayaran mo ng pf. pero nakakaawa din naman kung sobrang hirap na sa sakit yung mommy ng baby...
5. can you give me an estimate of your budget?

ito muna siguro. maybe i can give you several referrals once i know more or less what your situation is.

p.s. you can trust me. sabihin na lang natin na i am quite knowledgeable re: this matters. i will explain in my PM. i check pex erratically but i will log on this week in anticipation of your reply

[minnow]

P.S. erratic nga pala ang PM ngayon. maybe you can provide me with an email address where i can email you privately? would like to help you out but am avoiding conflicts with professional ethics. i can discuss generalities pero yung specifics mas mabuti kung private na lang

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[geekhead]

hi! you can email me at geekhead007@hotmail.com

[minnow]

estimate for normal delivery in PGH private patients' services is P15,000 for a normal delivery and P35-40,000 for cesarean section

[sweeper]

you could ask for a photocopy of her records so that switching of ob-gyne will not be that difficult.

you can opt for a lying inn hospital if budget is that tight.

all you need is yellowpages directory and a call. there is also online yellowpages... http://www.e-yellowpages.ph

good luck!

[babelfish]

hey guys. my wife and i are also thinking of switching to another ob. first check-up pa lang naman nya dun sa first one, sa makati med. parang ayoko dun kasi the first time we went there we waited like four hours in line dun sa ob, who didn't relly inspire my confidence. plus, going through similar threads here in these forum, parang wala pa akong nabasang endorsements on makati med as a place for childbirth.

we're moving to makati soon, so we're looking for a good, "affordable" ob and hospital na medyo malapit. tips, suggestions, recommendations are most welcome.

thanks guys.

[the_BuGs]

Originally posted by mac_bolan00
our ob/gyne holds office at st. lukes, polymedic (edsa) and chidren's hospital. she quickly discounted children's hospital because of problems she had there.

for normal delivery:

st. lukes - 30,000 package (you have to stay in the ward though. staying in a semi-private or private room will jack all items up)
polymedic - 19,000

for c-section:
st. lukes - 60,000 (bare)
polymedic - 30,000
***
and you know the nice thing about the polymedic package? she gets to choose her staff, not just pull together whoever resident happens to be standing by at the time of labor.

So kilala mo si Dra. Rosalinda Padilla?? magaling na OB yun... yun yung nagpagaling sa Wife ko nun eh.

[daMn_dam]

wow! grabe, kung hindi pa ako nag libot-lobot ** sa pinoyexchange hindi ko pa malalaman yan lahat...

eniweiz, due date ko sa january 2004 but nag shift ako ng OB then she told me na the baby is bigger than she expects sa month ko... (labo ba?) ...basta, she told me na baka hindi lang ako 5 months pregy but insted 6 months na pala...

complicated ang pregnancy ko, i had my urinalysis results and its not good. They saw rbc in my urine, though, i dont feel anything weird about my weewee and wala naman stains ng blood. but anyway, i took this medicine na sobrang expensive (87 pesos ang isa and twice a day pa kung inumin) antibiotic sya, i cant realy remember the generic name pero, augmentin ang name nung gamot...

dahil sobrang mahal ng gamot ko, and i dont feel anything weird at all, sabi ng hubby-to-be ko na maghanap na lang ng ibang OB. He wants na sa Cardinal Santos Hospital na alng ako pa check-up. dun kasi sya pinaganak and nutritionist before yung mom nya dun. we dont know thre rates there, probably someone sa inyo may alam ng rates there and baka may kilala kayo na OB dun, pa refer naman. or you can email me sa ricel_06@yahoo.com

we dont have that plenty of money yet para sa big day ng baby... low budget... i dont want private hospitals, coz mahal nga... but is it ok to have my baby sa maternity clinic? some of them gave me their rates, 7,000 pesos sa private room and painless with medicine and gamit na... i dont know yet talaga kung ok dun. well, some of my tita told me na its up to me to decide... pero hindi ko nga alam e... maselan ang pagbubuntis ko...

HELP!!!

[mytitagirl]

Gave birth sa Manila Doctors sa UN Ave. I had a great ob-gyn at up to now doon ako nagpapacheck-up, kaso last time I had my check-up kumukuha ng nursing ob-gyn ko at mag-aabroad na ata. Anyway, okay sa Manila Doctors, mababait nurses sa delivery room at okay NICU (preemie kasi baby ko so matagal din kami dun). KASO year 2000 pa nun, ewan ko kung ano na ang changes kung meron.

Ask relatives and good friends din kung meron kakilala na great ob-gyn.

Definition ko ng great ay: gives you all her contact numbers anytime of the day, texts you for update on your condition, reasonable ang PF at feeling mo alaga ka talaga at sulit ang bayad

[ChiQui]

My OB-GYN's PF is PhP 25,000 for Normal and PhP 50,000 for C-section. She holds clinic in Makati Med and St. Luke's. Does this fit your budget?

[pochero]

Manila Sanitarium is preggy moms' best kept secret! super cheerful and patient ng staff (sabadista kasi sila, nasa commandments nila ang "be pleasant at all times" sa murang halagang 20k for normal delivery (all in, including PF ng OB, w/c is aboutn 9k) you can stay in a private room na 3x as big as the rooms in st luke, mkti med or cardinal. (went to all, friends gave birth in those hosp). old american style bldg, kaya ang luwag! upside for me, downside for some, all vegetarian ang food. sabadista nga kasi sila. ang sarap ng baked goods nila, like cinammon roll and banana bread.
sanitarium rocks! lapit pa sa manila and makati. check it out.
i also recommend lamaze. strongly. especially for hapless dads out there.
ciao!

[CraZyInLuV]

pochero, where is this manila sanitarium? do you have any contact numbers?
does anyone have experience delivering in capitol hospital?
thanks!

[lilyrose]

grabe, sobrang mahal palang manganak dyan sa atin ....... I gave birth here in HK and would you believe, i only paid HK$240 for my 3-day stay sa hospital? libre na rin lahat pati check-ups ng baby ko, including vaccine and everything....

sharing lang po..

[pochero]

manila sanitarium is on donada street, manila. donada is the street parallel to taft ave. the hospital is between buendia and vito cruz on donada. i'm sure they're listed in the y pages. my ob there was dr villanueva. she's alright, tita-tita ang dating. and not fussy. v empowering.
good luck!

[marco_1]

sino dito nakapag panganak na sa Asian Hospital? CS ba? how much inabot laht²?

sayang nde pa open yung ward nila, pero nagbaba na sila ng price ng rooms...

Ward (4 bedded) 600 (not available pa)
Semi-Private 850
Small Private 1,300
Large Private 2,200
Small Ambass. 4,500
Large " 5,500
Family Suite 11,100
ICU Room &
Monitoring 5,000


grabe parang hotel no? hehe

pero nag tour ako ganda ng rooms n malinis, ,parang hotel nga e, may fone n tv pa, ,(ultimo yung ward meron)

[pattybee]

Was there for the first time last weekend to visit my nephew and I was impressed too! He stayed in a large private room (P2,200 a day) which to me was so cozy, you'd never feel like you were confined in a hospital. The amenities were great, they even have towels in the bathroom. I think they really wanted to position themselves as a hotel-type of hospital from the very beginning. I also went around in the lobby area and it was unlike all the other hospitals I've seen. It was big and uncluttered. There was also ample parking. Yun nga lang, you really pay more for the kind of service they offer.

[ChiQui]

I've been to Asian Hospital and would've loved to have given birth there kung hindi lang siya malayo sa house namin... I would recommend this hospital for those who live nearby.

[CraZyInLuV]

where's it located?