Some time ago I fainted and struck my head on a piece of furniture. Unfortunately I had a scalp laceration which required five staples. I was transported to ER at TVRH and lay in a corridor for four hours. I understood the main reason for concern was that I had a head injury. During this wait my husband was called to the desk in reception and asked to pay $3.000 before any examination had been made. I was eventually taken to a cubicle where I was attached to an IV and heart monitor. Never once were my neurological signs tested and yet this was the main concern. I eventually was transferred to a ward at 4.30am making a wait of 8 hours. to cut a very long story short, after having received all the bills which took some time, we opted to self pay and the total was in the region of $5,000. Had we used our insurance it would have been $10,000. A big profit for the professionals!!! We eventually claimed back from our insurance company when we arrived home. Perhaps I should mention that we are seasonal visitors from Scotland.
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