How to register at a local hospital

[rs2000]

thanks a lot everyone.

I called up Tsan Yuk hospital for an appointment for registration (thye want to take an appointment before someone comes for registration)and it turns out they are booked for registration until 18th May! i am gettign very stressed now. 18th may is very close to my due date and just to get an appointment to register on 18th May is dangerous.

I was thinking, shall I just trying going there today evening and requesting them to register me (after explaining the situation that I am due soon and did not register before ).
has anyone done that? what do you think they will do if I just go there?
please let me know. Thanks a lot

 

[thanka2]

I don't know about Tsan Yuk but if I were you, that's what I would do.

 

[carang]

the thing is: public hospitals will not turn you away, whether or not you are registered.
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[thanka2]

the thing is: public hospitals will not turn you away, whether or not you are registered.
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True. But, another note is that even with registering, checking into the public hospital when you're in labor can be total chaos with so many questions being thrown at you. I wouldn't want to deal with the additional chaos of them asking me to register at the time of labor--which is what they would do. Even as a registered patient they were asking so many questions trying to verify information that it was hectic. I would just go through the process of registering so you have less stress and if anything happens between now and giving birth they have you in their system which will speed up processing of your case (as was the case with my skin issues I had to have looked into--I was rushed through the system--having specialist appointments all scheduled spur-of-the-moment on the same day--if I was just a "walk-in" case I doubt it would have been the same)

 

[banane76]

In my first pregnancy, I didn't register at Tsan Yuk until 28 weeks. I think it will be fine since you are seeing Dr. Ghosh already. Just bring all your test results with you to your first appt. They might not accept you if you haven't made an appt, but it doesn't hurt to try, right?