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jameshudson1979
Joined: 21 Jan 2010
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 Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:41 am Post subject: English speaking hospital service in Seoul |
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Been really frustrated by Yonsei Severance Hospital. Not too impressed by the service and its very pricey even with the top level Korean National Insurance discounted. Interested in how other people on here have found it.
Can anyone recommend a good alternative please? I'm not dying or anything but there's a possibility I might need further scans and want somewhere reasonably priced and not too dodgy! |
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jomiro
Joined: 10 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:18 am Post subject: |
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sorry,
but you gotta pay, if you want english service. thats what ive found out.
and yonsei is even one of the better choices youve got.
so you either pay up or learn korean. hospitals that dont offer english service are usually much cheaper... |
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jameshudson1979
Joined: 21 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:07 am Post subject: |
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Cheers for the reply. I just thought that because I had the top level of level of insurance, I'd get more of a discount. Its the extras which seemed to be very pricey. For example almost 200,000 W for an ultrasound seems a bit steep.
I heard that the International Clinic in Itaewon is cheaper but nor sure about the service. |
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nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: On the bottom of the food chain
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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i've been yonsei before too and didn't like it much. i've gone to snu hospital up near hyehwa and have found it much better. it seems cheaper to me than yonsei, but i've never gone for anything like an ultrasound -- just consults/check-ins for prescriptions and vaccinations.
if you're just looking for a prescription and have used that medicine before, i'd just go to the international clinic in itaewon (it's quite cheap). the doctor there writes prescriptions easily, but i wouldn't trust him if you actually want a doctor to carefully watch your progress on the medication.
if i were, i'd give snu hospital a call and check their prices before the international clinic in itaewon. |
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mmstyle
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: wherever
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I hate SNUH. They are a 10 minute walk for me, but I go to Yonsei anyway. SNUH refused to treat me unless I had a certain, painful procedure, and after I had it, they told me nothing. I even went to the doctor for a follow up as per their instructions (she was supposed to give me the results) and when I walked in, she said, what can I do for you? They would not even lay out a treatment plan based on the results (which only revealed I did not have cancer or anything precancerous) Based on this, and another experience that my husband had, where they kept him there for a full day, gave him 2 unnecessary procedures, then signed him up for 2 follow up appointments, I have come to the conclusion that they simply treat any kind of appointments as a cash cow opportunity. Severance costs more, but my regular doctor there treats me with respect and explains everything. ALL doctors I have seen in any other clinic treat me like I am a child, and if you want any medicines, (other than the bizarre packets of 5 things that they don't explain and may include tylenol-who cares!) they question me like I must be crazy.
Okay, that is my rant. There you have it. |
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Stalin84
Joined: 30 Dec 2009
Location: Haebangchon, Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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| nomad-ish wrote: |
if you're just looking for a prescription and have used that medicine before, i'd just go to the international clinic in itaewon (it's quite cheap). the doctor there writes prescriptions easily, but i wouldn't trust him if you actually want a doctor to carefully watch your progress on the medication. |
Will he believe you if you tell him what medication you're on and why you're on it? I find that in Korea, even if you tell them you're on medication for X and would like to receive more medication for X, they won't believe that you have X and they'll insist on diagnosing you all over again.
Then they tell you that you have the disease that you already knew you had (in my case--since I was 12 years old) and expect you to be all surprised about it even though all you wanted to do is get a refill on your meds.
I'm really looking for a doctor that will believe me when I tell him that I was diagnosed already and take my current prescription as proof. So far, I've been re-diagnosed every single time I've seen a new doctor in Korea and it's getting really, really annoying. Especially considering that the procedure they always insist upon using to diagnose me is extremely painful and requires me to take time off work. |
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Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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121st mobile medical unit in yongsan army garrison is the best english speaking hospital in korea.  |
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nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Stalin84 wrote: |
| nomad-ish wrote: |
if you're just looking for a prescription and have used that medicine before, i'd just go to the international clinic in itaewon (it's quite cheap). the doctor there writes prescriptions easily, but i wouldn't trust him if you actually want a doctor to carefully watch your progress on the medication. |
Will he believe you if you tell him what medication you're on and why you're on it? I find that in Korea, even if you tell them you're on medication for X and would like to receive more medication for X, they won't believe that you have X and they'll insist on diagnosing you all over again.
Then they tell you that you have the disease that you already knew you had (in my case--since I was 12 years old) and expect you to be all surprised about it even though all you wanted to do is get a refill on your meds.
I'm really looking for a doctor that will believe me when I tell him that I was diagnosed already and take my current prescription as proof. So far, I've been re-diagnosed every single time I've seen a new doctor in Korea and it's getting really, really annoying. Especially considering that the procedure they always insist upon using to diagnose me is extremely painful and requires me to take time off work. |
i just brought in an almost empty prescription bottle to him. he asked me a few questions, suggested a few other things, but in the end, he prescribed another form/brand of my medication. this was a few years ago though. i don't think he's a particularly good doctor, but the basic job gets done.
it might be more difficult with some medications than others. why do you keep changing doctors here? it seems like you've been re-diagnosed again and again. maybe you could give his office a call and just ask about prescription refills. |
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rgv
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
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Asan medical center near jamsil has an international clinic. I've only ever been there for a physical/vaccination, but they were really helpful and communication was never an issue. The doctor I had was either korean-american or raised in the states, something like that... They even had volunteers (guy when I was there was a recently graduated engineering student) who just hang out in the office and go with you to help if you need to do tests/get a shot outside of the main clinic.
http://eng.amc.seoul.kr/lang/MedicalServiceController.do?forward=/jsp/en/Service/Intrntnl/Intrntnl.jsp&state=viewpg |
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blobbo
Joined: 08 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:01 am Post subject: |
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| Bundang University Hospital was a good place I found but you'll pay for it. You rarely get cheap and top class service! |
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