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Some Australians now pay $195.00 to jump Australian PublicHospital Emergency Room Queues and then pay fee for medical services out ofpocket
On Jun 3, 7:40*pm, "O'Donovan, PJ, Himself"
wrote: On Jun 3, 5:16*pm, "O'Donovan, PJ, Himself" wrote: On Jun 3, 2:59*pm, "O'Donovan, PJ, Himself" wrote: Some Australians now pay $195.00 to jump Australian Public Hospital Emergency Room Queues and then pay fee for medical services out of MONEY NEWS STORY PAGE Pay $195 to jump queues at casualty By Sue Dunlevy From: The Daily Telegraph February 25, 2010 1:41am Patients have become frustrated with lengthy queues at emergency departments at public hospitals, where waiting times are often over an hour / The Daily Telegraph Standalone clinics will deal with minor injuries For full fee treatment guaranteed within one hour Frustration at long waiting times in public hospitals PATIENTS who pay $195 can jump the queues at hospital emergency departments when the nation's largest health fund opens its first standalone clinic today. Medibank is guaranteeing patients with minor injuries and illnesses will be treated within one hour at its first Rapid Care Clinic in Brisbane. The fund is confident it will have a Sydney facility operating in June. The clinics, staffed by specialist emergency doctors, will deal with urgent but non-life-threatening medical conditions such as broken bones, sprain, cuts and minor burns, viruses, headaches, earaches and sore eyes. Twenty thousand patients a month wait more than the clinically- recommended one hour to be treated in the clogged emergency departments in public hospitals. Single mother Kylie Endycott, who spent five hours at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday after her one-year-old son Beau had difficulty breathing, said the clinics were a great idea but thought fees could be altered for different family situations. Almost 170,000 people using a public hospital emergency department leave in frustration every year because of their wait for treatment. Medibank hopes to fill this gap. "Anybody who experienced attending a busy hospital emergency room with a minor injury or sick child, tried to get an appointment with their GP at short notice or out-of hours, will understand the Rapid Care Clinic," Medibank managing director George Savvides said. The clinics will be open 365 days a year from 8am to 9pm to anyone, although Medibank members pay just $150 for a consultation and face no charge for X-rays, plaster or stitches. The clinics will refer conditions such as chest pain, severe breathing difficulty, acute stomach pain, severe burns, loss of consciousness, head and neck injuries or pregnancy-related conditions to the nearest hospital. Emergency medicine specialist Dr Peter Herron - who runs the Brisbane clinic, which has been open for a week and a half - has treated seven people including several fractures, a bee sting, a laceration and an earache. Australian Medical Association president Dr Andrew Pesce said the clinics would help those who could afford them but was disappointed that underfunding of the public hospital system had made them necessary. He is concerned they will lead to further fragmentation of patient care. Those who use these clinics can't claim for their treatment from their health fund or Medicare and must pay the full cost out of their own pocket. The Health Services arm of the fund has run similar clinics for corporate clients for years." A reader from Perth responds: Roz of Perth Posted at 11:30 AM February 28, 2010 This is why everyone needs private health care.... oh hang on. We all did and the government screwed us all over and took away the incentives to be IN private health cover. Then the private crew upped all their prices when people jumped out. If it's a one off cost to get fixed, I think I'd pay it if I was in agony. Patients have become frustrated with lengthy queues at emergency Some Australians now pay $195.00 to jump Australian Public Hospital Emergency Room Queues and then pay fee for medical services out of MONEY NEWS STORY PAGE Pay $195 to jump queues at casualty By Sue Dunlevy From: The Daily Telegraph February 25, 2010 1:41am Excerpts: "Patients have become frustrated with lengthy queues at emergency departments at public hospital...... / The Daily Telegraph ...Almost 170,000 people using a public hospital emergency department leave in frustration every year because of their wait for treatment...." |
Some Australians chose now to pay $195.00 to jump AustralianPublic Hospital Emergency Room Queues and then pay fee for medical servicesout of pocket
On Jun 4, 1:44*pm, "O'Donovan, PJ, Himself"
wrote: On Jun 3, 7:40*pm, "O'Donovan, PJ, Himself" wrote: On Jun 3, 5:16*pm, "O'Donovan, PJ, Himself" wrote: On Jun 3, 2:59*pm, "O'Donovan, PJ, Himself" wrote: Some Australians now pay $195.00 to jump Australian Public Hospital Emergency Room Queues and then pay fee for medical services out of MONEY NEWS STORY PAGE Pay $195 to jump queues at casualty By Sue Dunlevy From: The Daily Telegraph February 25, 2010 1:41am Patients have become frustrated with lengthy queues at emergency departments at public hospitals, where waiting times are often over an hour / The Daily Telegraph Standalone clinics will deal with minor injuries For full fee treatment guaranteed within one hour Frustration at long waiting times in public hospitals PATIENTS who pay $195 can jump the queues at hospital emergency departments when the nation's largest health fund opens its first standalone clinic today. Medibank is guaranteeing patients with minor injuries and illnesses will be treated within one hour at its first Rapid Care Clinic in Brisbane. The fund is confident it will have a Sydney facility operating in June. The clinics, staffed by specialist emergency doctors, will deal with urgent but non-life-threatening medical conditions such as broken bones, sprain, cuts and minor burns, viruses, headaches, earaches and sore eyes. Twenty thousand patients a month wait more than the clinically- recommended one hour to be treated in the clogged emergency departments in public hospitals. Single mother Kylie Endycott, who spent five hours at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday after her one-year-old son Beau had difficulty breathing, said the clinics were a great idea but thought fees could be altered for different family situations. Almost 170,000 people using a public hospital emergency department leave in frustration every year because of their wait for treatment.. Medibank hopes to fill this gap. "Anybody who experienced attending a busy hospital emergency room with a minor injury or sick child, tried to get an appointment with their GP at short notice or out-of hours, will understand the Rapid Care Clinic," Medibank managing director George Savvides said. The clinics will be open 365 days a year from 8am to 9pm to anyone, although Medibank members pay just $150 for a consultation and face no charge for X-rays, plaster or stitches. The clinics will refer conditions such as chest pain, severe breathing difficulty, acute stomach pain, severe burns, loss of consciousness, head and neck injuries or pregnancy-related conditions to the nearest hospital. Emergency medicine specialist Dr Peter Herron - who runs the Brisbane clinic, which has been open for a week and a half - has treated seven people including several fractures, a bee sting, a laceration and an earache. Australian Medical Association president Dr Andrew Pesce said the clinics would help those who could afford them but was disappointed that underfunding of the public hospital system had made them necessary. He is concerned they will lead to further fragmentation of patient care. Those who use these clinics can't claim for their treatment from their health fund or Medicare and must pay the full cost out of their own pocket. The Health Services arm of the fund has run similar clinics for corporate clients for years." A reader from Perth responds: Roz of Perth Posted at 11:30 AM February 28, 2010 This is why everyone needs private health care.... oh hang on. We all did and the government screwed us all over and took away the incentives to be IN private health cover. Then the private crew upped all their prices when people jumped out. If it's a one off cost to get fixed, I think I'd pay it if I was in agony. Patients have become frustrated with lengthy queues at emergency Some Australians now pay $195.00 to jump Australian Public Hospital Emergency Room Queues and then pay fee for medical services out of MONEY NEWS STORY PAGE Pay $195 to jump queues at casualty By Sue Dunlevy From: The Daily Telegraph February 25, 2010 1:41am Excerpts: "Patients have become frustrated with lengthy queues at emergency departments at public hospital...... / The Daily Telegraph ...Almost 170,000 people using a public hospital emergency department leave in frustration every year because of their wait for treatment...." |
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