{"id":7825,"date":"2020-03-18T13:27:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T13:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=7825"},"modified":"2020-03-23T20:30:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T20:30:09","slug":"9-international-educators-share-their-hospital-visit-experiences-from-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/9-international-educators-share-their-hospital-visit-experiences-from-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"9 International Educators Share their Hospital Visit Experiences from Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One time in Bangkok, I was walking around the streets by myself in the heat of the summer. By accident, I tripped and fell down on the sidewalk. After I got myself up, something felt extremely wrong. I walked around for a bit, but I didn’t know what was wrong and I started to panic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found a taxi and decided to have him take me to my hotel. At first, the driver said a price for the taxi ride. I would have paid whatever, but I immediately started crying. The taxi driver immediately lowered the price (I originally got the tourist price I guess) and became very worried for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I got to the hotel, but then immediately realized that I needed to get to the hospital ASAP. I got into another taxi and arrived at a local hospital in Bangkok. When I first got in, they helped me immediately (remember I’m still on my own and don’t know how to speak Thai). The nurses put me on a gurney, and then started to proceed opening my backpack. I got stressed about that and was getting confused. I found out later that they were putting my valuable things into a safe place. How nice! But the nurses didn’t speak English, so there wasn’t a way of knowing what was going on when it was happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was seen quite quickly by a doctor or maybe even two doctors. The problem was that I had a dislocated shoulder (first time it happened to me). They put it back in its place. And even though I was drugged a bit, I had to be on my way. I sincerely thanked them all I hope, but years later I had thought to send a thank you note to that hospital for such a kind and helpful experience there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After searching the keyword ‘<\/em>hospital<\/em><\/a>‘ using our Comments Search function on our website (premium access required), we found <\/em>210 comments<\/em><\/a>. Here are 9 of them that give some insight into the hospital experience in different countries around the world. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vilnius International School (23 total comments)<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“They are just now implementing a level of international health insurance so will have more information about that later. The current uses the local system which is all in Lithuanian so can make it difficult to get seen as you have to go to an assigned doctor (who speaks little English) and to an assigned hospital<\/strong>. It is very difficult without knowing Lithuanian.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lycee Francais de Shanghai (30 total comments)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“Health insurance is great and comprehensive. You’ll be provided with a list of fully covered hospital<\/strong>s and dentists and those that are co-pay. The hospital<\/strong>s are great. I’ve not had any bad experiences.
When I had a dental emergency I paid up front and was able to claim it all back.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Escuela Bella Vista Maracaibo (59 total comments)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“The insurance is quite good in Maracaibo and in the USA. The doctors are trained, but hospital<\/strong>s are not equipped to serve patients right now. The price for medical care has increased by 10 fold in one year. It is a terrible situation for Venezuelans and foreigners who get sick.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graded – The American School of Sao Paulo (64 total comments)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“Albert Einstein Israelite hospital<\/strong> is considered one of the best in South America and is located in the same neighborhood as the school.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renaissance International School Saigon (52 total comments)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“Health insurance works ok. Most hospital<\/strong>s for foreigners have a direct billing accord with the insurance. More hospital<\/strong>s are getting built at the moment and there a few very decent expat hospital<\/strong>s but they are also money making machines. Local hospital<\/strong>s are ok but can be a very different experience.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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American International School Dhaka (94 total comments)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“Insurance is great. That said, most go to Bangkok or Singapore for yearly check ups and anything requiring a knife. Used a local hospital<\/strong> for PT and found it very ineffective. Okay for stitches or advice on passing a kidney stone. Super cheap MRI and X-rays. AISD has a on-site clinic that most use for colds, flu, dengue, vaccinations, etc.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roong Aroon School – International Programme (18 total comments)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“Local hospital<\/strong>s [in Bangkok] vary – government hospital<\/strong>s usually have good doctors working off their government college loans; private hospital<\/strong>s are quite flash and many have decent reputations. International hospital<\/strong>s can be quite pricey, and while their reputation may sound great they can sometimes not provide the same value for service as the private and government hospital<\/strong>s.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Jakarta Intercultural School (101 total comments)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“School covers AETNA insurance. It is worldwide coverage EXCLUDING the USA. Local hospital<\/strong> is conveniently located near school. HR and Operations is very helpful to support new employees on any medical issues, even accompanying to the hospital<\/strong> if needed to support translation. You can generally find hospital<\/strong> staff who speak fluent English. Signage is bilingual. All health providers are located under the roof of the “hospital<\/strong>“”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Osaka International School<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“We currently have international insurance through Clements. I’ve been very happy with them. When my child was in the hospital<\/strong>, all that was required from me was a quick call and then they negotiated the payment with the hospital<\/strong>‘s accounting office. Doctor’s fees are quite reasonable in Japan, so for most charges, I pay cash and then have the reimbursements put through to my USA bank account. I am able to make my claims through an app on my phone and it is wonderful and quick. Reimbursements usually come within 2 weeks or so.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One time in Bangkok, I was walking around the streets by myself in the heat of the summer. By accident, I tripped and fell down on the sidewalk. After I got myself up, something felt extremely wrong. I walked around for a bit, but I didn’t know what was wrong and I started to panic. 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