Choices - where to go?

I'm currently seeing Dr Patrick Chan for check ups, and I'm delivering at Pamela Youde hospital in July. I'm extremely happy with Dr Chan - he's about the 4th or 5th obgyn that I've seen and by far, he's my favourite. He's also perfectly happy with doing the check ups and for me to deliver at the public hospital. Also, I've only ever waited about 10-15 min to see him!! (although I've only been twice, still early stages). He's a million times better than the other people that I've seen though.

My first child was born at Queen Mary, but I'm technically in the Pamela Youde area (North Point is right on the border between the two). I hadn't heard about Pamela Youde much when I was pregnant with my first and so I decided on Queen Mary. Since my first was born, I've heard really good things about Pamela Youde so I decided to go there instead. I'm planning on staying in their "special accommodation ward" which is 4 person rooms with better visiting hours, but I think it only costs about $15K to stay there (need to check though). I'm like you, my insurance covers about $40,000 but I don't want to be $60-100K out of pocket for a 3 day stay in hospital, plus a "nicer" birthing experience. The public system, although not particularly "pampering", is adequate.
 
Thanks NicoleJoy.

How was Queen Mary? Im thinking about going there. How do you go about booking yourself in to the public hospital? How can I find out about costs?

Many thanks.
 
i have a feeling that if you live in tai tam, you will have to go to pamela youde nethersole...it's much closer than QMH.
 
starbucks2 said:
As a guide to costs in the private world, I just delivered my second baby 2 weeks ago. I would say that the private obstetrician visits throughout my pregnancy were about $25K. My delivery for a twin room at Matilda - 3 days natural delivery with epidural was $90K. You may be able to go to a private doctor for half of your obs visits throughout your pregnancy and go public for the rest and may still have enough left to pay for a 4 person room in a private hospital for the delivery but I think that this would be unlikely. Your best bet may be to go private for all obs visits and then deliver at a public hospital. Of the $90K for my delivery bill, $38K was my obs fee, $10K for the epidural and $32K for the hospital charges. Pediatrician fees were on top of that (but they also should come out of the baby's insurance on the assumption that they will be covered under your insurance from birth).
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Is the doctor fee separate from the hospital fee??? I thought it was all in a package. I am planning on delivering in Union Hospital Shatin. Saw from the brochure that would cost like 20-30K for a twin room, but didn't know that doctor fee was not included....
 
AFAIK, that does not include doctors. you may also need a paediatrician, an anesthesiologist and an obgyn...could add up.
 
I'm also planning on delivering at Union, I see my doctor on Sat and will ask what his fees will be.... can you really negotiate the doctor's fee as someone stated earlier? That just seems incredible...
 
Panda2010 said:
Thanks NicoleJoy.

How was Queen Mary? Im thinking about going there. How do you go about booking yourself in to the public hospital? How can I find out about costs?

Many thanks.
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I was happy enough with Queen Mary but personally, I think that I will like Pamela Youde better - but I won't be able to say for sure until after the baby is born. Queen Mary doesn't have the option of "special accommodation wards" and their private rooms are almost the same price as a private hospital so there is no point. Also, it's probably THE busiest hospital in Hong Kong, soooo crazy and so many people. Pamela Youde seems quieter and I think that will be a benefit... even if I DON'T do the special accommodation ward, there's sure to be less people in the general ward than there were at Queen Mary...

To book at Queen Mary, you can call Tsan Yuk (someone already gave the number earlier), to book at Pamela Youde, you need to go there (no appointment necessary) with some kind of positive pregnancy test (I had a letter from my doctor) - although I think you could register by fax as well? I don't know. Pamela Youde's number is 2595 7727. Either hospital will be able to tell you which district you live in and therefore which hospital you should go to. If you want to go to the other one, you'll need "proof of residence" in the other district - a self addressed envelope to a friends house would suffice...
 
Nenea said:
I'm also planning on delivering at Union, I see my doctor on Sat and will ask what his fees will be.... can you really negotiate the doctor's fee as someone stated earlier? That just seems incredible...
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Very few Drs publish their fees and prefer to share this with patients during a consultation. Another Mum and I were seeing the same Dr, and we were quoted different fees for Natural birth. Also, fees increase depending what type of room you select. Our Dr wanted $8K for a general ward, and $50K for a private room :)
 
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