Walk-In Clinic?

[Noruega]

Before I had my Medicus insurance (which is about 550 pesos a month through the expat group and seems to cover everything including dental) I used to go to the Mater Dei in Palermo, which I found incredibly good. I am certainly more impressed by the attention to detail of the doctors here than I was in England.

I hadn't seen this before! What is the Medicus insurance through the expat group? I am finally buying a medical plan now and calling around to check prices.

 

[Supercharged]

I would love to hear that also, I pay an arm and a leg for OSDE

 

[Napoleon]

Its not nationalistic, its realistic. Really, I ve grown all my life with private doctors, private clinics and stuff, till some of the doctors I started seeing in my 20s told me I could find them in the Clinicas, one of them an eminence.
I didnt know either that that old building was that good. The best doctors want to have a line in their resume that says Hospital de Clinicas, really, ask to your locals friends, or to a doctor if you go some time. Perhaps your experience was bad, but thats not the norm.

I actually went to a private clinic a couple of years back to see a specialist and paid via credit card. (or was it cash?)

Anyway, the doctor told me that he was also at the Parque Patricios Public Hospital on Saturday mornings from ~7am-1pm. (I don't remember exactly.) I asked him if it was less expensive to go there than to this clinic, and he said- "At the hospital it's 'FREE'."

I haven't gone to that hospital, but it was good to know that bit of information.

 

[Rich One]

I actually went to a private clinic a couple of years back to see a specialist and paid via credit card. (or was it cash?)

Anyway, the doctor told me that he was also at the Parque Patricios Public Hospital on Saturday mornings from ~7am-1pm. (I don't remember exactly.) I asked him if it was less expensive to go there than to this clinic, and he said- "At the hospital it's 'FREE'."

I haven't gone to that hospital, but it was good to know that bit of information.

Seriously Napo! a couple of years ago?, maybe Saturday mornings ?

 

[Napoleon]

Seriously Napo! a couple of years ago?, maybe Saturday mornings ?

Yes. Seriously.

In general, I don't really get sick.

 

[Bajo_cero2]

The building really sucks , elevators don¡t work the building is dilapidated old abandoned.... !! shameful....!! a disgrace.

I went one night to the Emergency near 10 pm had to wait a couple hours as a particular , was asked to get a bonus at the Caja a small amount perhaps $20. It was awful . Was checked by young Paraguayan doctor, in a hallway over a dirty Camilla...! The Dr examined the infected wound in my leg, pulled out a BiC pen from his pocket, and with this non esterilizad object drew an ink circle around the wound.. No gloves, no washed hands, no esterile solution....!! primitive...!!

Said come back in a week to see if the swelling expands out of the circle, perhaps I shouldn't showerª ! keep taking antibiotics..!!

About 20 years ago, i had a shoulder dislocation. Every time it got out of place, they torture me to put this on until.....a big until, at hospital Durand they Teach me how to put this on painless. Of course, a 70 years doctor with 6 or 7 students following him, just like at Drm House tv series.

Last time i went there with kidney stones, it is too much pain. There was somebody taking decisions at 4 am and they gave me a strong painkiller, they did the eco and i went home.

A year later i had another emergency when i broke my back. I went to hospital alemán and they left me from Friday until monday without more than an aspirine because there were Nobody to take decisions, just young doctors. And the pain was tooooooo strong. Nice hotel!