Matilda and Adventist - costs

I had a scheduled c-section at the Matilda (private room) this past March. Total bill came to just over HK$130,000.

About half of this was from hospital costs (5-night pckg plus tests for baby's hearing, jaundice testing etc.). The other half of the costs were medical charges from your OB etc. (i.e. the OB/GYN delivery charges, anethetist, daily visits from your OB and Paed etc.)

The whole birthing experience at the Matilda was amazing. I literally did not want to leave. The rooms are very comfortable (does not even feel like a hospital) and the nursing staff are super supportive. It's largely thanks to them that I was able to avoid the bleeding and cracked nipples you hear so much about when first starting to breastfeed.
 
We had a normal delivery at Matilda two weeks ago. Entire cost was about HK$110,000. Includes everything mentioned above and was for a private room (but not VIP). Also includes extra food (food is included in the package, but not for guests).
And we would agree that it was well worth it. More like a good hotel than a hospital.
 
Sleuth said:
We had a normal delivery at Matilda two weeks ago. Entire cost was about HK$110,000. Includes everything mentioned above and was for a private room (but not VIP). Also includes extra food (food is included in the package, but not for guests).
And we would agree that it was well worth it. More like a good hotel than a hospital.
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Sorry, made a typo and caught it too late, but actual cost was about HK$100,000 (not HK$110,000).
 
What am I missing?!?

Hi Sleuth and Peainpod

I am due to give birth at the matilda in July and just wondering how you got to the costs that you mention in your posts?

Are you including the prenatal visits that you have already paid for i.e. your ob/gyn visits and scans?

Otherwise, I'm missing about $30-40,000 from my estimate of the costs of the birth including epidural - I've been calculating using OB costs for the birth and daily visits, paediatrician costs (birth and visits), epidural costs, hospital bill etc.?!?!

I'm worried that there is a big fee I don't know about...!!!

The Matilda told us that the package was pretty much all inclusive (with normal drugs etc - not including epidural) except for food for hubby etc. But not even at the Matilda could that add up to $30,000 ;) Is this not true?

Thanks!
 
For me, the $130K was the actual bill presented by the hospital on departure - but this is an inclusive bill for all the fees (incl. doctors' fees) for the duration of the hospital stay (including delivery). But the $130K does NOT include the prenatal stuff.

Rough breakdown as follows:
- Approx HK$50K for the hospital pckg
- Delivery charge of HK$36K from OB/GYN
- Delivery charge of HK$3K from Paed (only necessary for c-section)
- Anaethetist charge of HK$12K (this is separate from actual cost of anesthetic - ie. epidural - which the hospital charges)
- Daily visits from OB of HK$12K (ie. HK$2K per day x 6; note I was there for 5 nights for c-section so more costly than natural)
- Daily visits from Paed HK$12K (ie. HK$2K per day x 6)

The above comes to HK$125K. The other HK$5K comes from miscellaneous charges like husband's food, baby tests etc. (Actually food costs for hubbie were quite reasonable - their meal items cost bet HK$50-150 ranging from sandwiches, burgers to steaks.)
 
Hi. I had a baby at Matilda 3 weeks ago. Total cost $78k. This was for a normal delivery (not C-section) and included my obs fees for delivery, paedeatrician and anaethetist fees. I had an epidural (they charge extra for this), and I was in a semi private room (two beds). Also covered where infant screening, blood tests, hearing test, immunisation. This cost even included extra meals ordered for my husband and daughter while they were visiting.
The shared room was fine, the staff where great - but overworked. Apparently I was there in the busiest week they had had in years with a few emergencies and mum's queuing up for a delivery suite! One midwife had attended back to back deliveries for 18 hours! It is lucky they have such dedicated staff - but they need to employ more of them.
 
For us, we had budgeted for the $130K so no surprises there. What threw our budget out of whack was that I had to check back into the Matilda 2 days after leaving - as our baby's jaundice level was high enough to need phototherapy.

For the 2 days I spent with bubs in the paediatric ward (I was breastfeeding so I needed to room in with the baby for the 24-hr phototherapy), we spent over HK$20K for 2 nights in a private room there. (To be fair, 50% of the cost was actually the paediatrician's fees for visiting us there daily.)

Also the paediatric ward (2/F) is nowhere as nice as the maternity ward - even though the room is technically similar, the quality of the nursing staff and general atmosphere is not the same at all!
 
Thanks!

Thanks for your responses Vegemitekid and Peainpod - I'm feeling relieved I haven't missed anything huge :) I hadn't fully appreciated how much a c-section could add to the cost of delivery etc.

Very happy to hear that even at their busiest, the Matilda was a good place to deliver - and mums weren't turned away... just queued up!!

Peainpod - I hope bubs is feeling all better now. I've done my sums but, like you, at the end of the day we'll spend whatever we need to for the little one to be well.

Thanks again!

cheers
 
thanks for the heads up Gum.

I am delivering at the matilda as well. Whilst i havent done all my sums, I have in my head that normal birth using shared room is around 75k. if c section, add 35k. given this, happy with Vegemitekid's reply and hope that all is well.

Peainpod, hope all is well your end now days.

take care, trace
 
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