George Tupou V, the King of Tonga, an island nation in the South Pacific, came to Hong Kong for cancer treatment in 2012 in a low-profile manner and eventually died at Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong
First of all, Hong Kong has a dual-track system of public and private hospitals, and visiting a doctor in Hong Kong is just like shopping, with lots of choices and a wide range of prices. The public hospitals charge very conscientious, but the bad thing is that the public hospitals will give priority to local people, and the waiting time is very long, even if you have a cold or a fever, you have to queue up for more than 8 hours, so the mainland residents usually do not give priority to the public hospitals.
Compared to public hospitals, private hospitals have much shorter waiting times and better services and medical standards, despite their high fees. We often read the news and know that many celebrities and tycoons go to private hospitals in Hong Kong, not only because the medical level of private hospitals is more advanced, but also because the service level of private hospitals is comparable to that of five-star hotels!
Pu has experienced the VIP service of Hong Kong's private hospitals. The hospital was hospitalized for a few days, and he stayed in the general ward. Although the general ward is a four-person room, which is one of the most common conditions in private hospitals, the equipment inside is quite complete, with beds that can automatically lie down, infusion sets with intelligent notification function, intercom that can call the medical staff at any time, drinking fountains, TVs, restrooms, bathrooms, and so on, which are even more luxurious than many hotel rooms.
Multi-functional beds configured in the wards of private hospitals in Hong Kong
In addition to ordinary wards, private hospitals also have semi-private wards for two, private wards for one and luxury private wards with better conditions. And the higher the grade of the ward, the more luxurious the interior decoration, of course, the higher the price ......
Decorated with luxurious VIP wards of Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
In addition, private hospitals are not only close to five-star hotels in the ward environment, and even the patients' meals are also on par with the standards of five-star hotels! Hong Kong's private hospitals not only have Chinese food, Western food and other different choices, want to eat a little better can order foie gras, seafood, steak, bird's nest and other high-grade ingredients, and the chef will also meet the patient's needs of all the tastes, such as whether they can eat spicy, there is no can't eat things, etc., very careful and considerate!
Netizens show a private hospital in Hong Kong's inpatient menu and patient meals
After a few days in a private hospital, Pu's biggest feeling is that Hong Kong's private hospitals are not like hospitals, but more like resorts! Of course, besides the perfect environment and service, the service attitude of Hong Kong doctors, especially those in private hospitals, is also worth praising.
First of all, Hong Kong hospitals have implemented a system of appointment booking to avoid overcrowding in hospitals, and to make patients feel more comfortable to come to see a doctor without worrying about the risk of cross-infection due to the presence of too many patients in the hospital.
The consultation time is more than half an hour, and the doctor will call the patient regularly after the consultation to ask about the progress of the patient's condition and keep in touch with the patient, and the nurse will call or send a message to remind the patient in advance before the next follow-up appointment.
What's even better is that Hong Kong hospitals have implemented a system of separation of medicine, whereby hospital consultations are separate from drug purchases. The hospitals are only responsible for treating patients, and patients can buy drugs in the hospitals, but also go to the corresponding pharmacies to buy drugs, which fundamentally eliminates the behavior of hospitals prescribing expensive drugs to earn black money.
Perhaps you will say that Hong Kong's medical care is indeed very good, but in Hong Kong you often need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars or even millions of dollars, is it only suitable for the rich? This is not necessarily the case. The cost of medical treatment in Hong Kong can be offset by the cost of medical insurance in Hong Kong.
Because Hong Kong's medical insurance can be used not only in mainland hospitals, but also in Hong Kong's public and private hospitals, and even foreign hospitals. And it only takes a few thousand dollars a year in premiums to leverage tens of millions of dollars in medical coverage, so as long as you have a Hong Kong medical insurance policy, even the average mainland family can easily come to Hong Kong to see a doctor, and can easily enjoy the five-star high-grade service of private hospitals!
In addition to this, a reliable wealth advisor is equally important when visiting Hong Kong for medical treatment. Because the wealth adviser can be based on the patient's personal situation, choose the most appropriate clinic and doctor, but also with the doctor to follow up on the follow-up treatment matters, so that to come to Hong Kong to see the doctor more worry, more assured!