Family slapped with $800 bill for 30min ambulance trip

[Mockngbrd]

call 995 better

[Bobby_tan]

oxygen for $170 ? ridiculous !

 

Ha. Now I breathing oxygen...will I also be charged $170?

[PSP415]

It was mentioned that the mum can't bend her knees, so taxi or car not suitable. The poor lady needs a stretcher/bed, wheelchair fail.

 

The charges are far from reasonable....and one had better exercise prudence to ask for cost of any add-ons or medical services. These operators are businesses for profits, sure to look for unsuspecting carrots.

 

Safe ride.... take good care of health.

 

Cheers

[Kyrios]

In Singapore cant get sick or injured..or else pay the DEAR price...

Edited July 2, 2013 by Kyrios

[Count-Bracula]

Strange? How come heart op 100x cheaper?

[Bystander50]

Isn't this galling ?! Look at the bill, $200 for pain killers ?! what kind of rip off is this ? someone has to check on these ambulance operators, preying on the sick is most appalling.

 

Monkey see monkey do. Hospitals who are supposed to save lives are equally guity of jacking up medicine prices.

I recall seeing a hospital charging $30 for a box of panadol.

 

 

[RadX]

call 995 better

 

if u sick, i call ang chin moh

[Relagsingh]

Actually, the NEAS, or whatever authority in charge of regulating the ambulance companies, should have set the guidelines for pricing as well, else they can always collude and monopolise the price. after all, this is one trade which has a high entry barrier. the authorities really should have forsight and initiative in this , rather than wait for the poor to be exploited for some time already. i wonder how many people have een victimised in silence already. Shame on the NEAS !!

 

Agreed. No regulation whatsoever. Want us not to call 995 but allowed then to rob ppl.

 

So after everybody see this how? All whack 995! Everything will just turn out worse!

[Vhtfhwlego]

Ha. Now I breathing oxygen...will I also be charged $170?

Indonesia will charge you for the oxygen they provide.

[Mcf777]

call 995 better

 

ya.

995 this is what i taught my children.

999 for kuan tao.

 

easy to remember and easy to complain in case of dispute. .

 

all these private ambulance always yaya papaya on the road..

Edited July 2, 2013 by Mcf777

[Solar]

Agreed. No regulation whatsoever. Want us not to call 995 but allowed then to rob ppl.

 

So after everybody see this how? All whack 995! Everything will just turn out worse!

 

one thing.. if you call 995 and they found that it is not emergency, would they reject the request and redirect you to non-emergency?

 

[Watwheels]

With taxi driver earning $7k/mth, ambulance cannot loose out.

[Garyyeo72]

This is the price list from NEAS and it looks like SMCT is over-charging, shameful bunch.

 

http://www.scdf.gov.sg/content/dam/scdf_in...arges110613.htm

 

[Mcf777]

This is the price list from NEAS and it looks like SMCT is over-charging, shameful bunch.

 

http://www.scdf.gov.sg/content/dam/scdf_in...arges110613.htm

 

NEAS stated the amount from each various agency (including SMCT).

Why didnt anyone from the top tell off SMCT that they are over-charging?

Something wrong right? If no one complain, SMCT huat ah!!!

[Palmer]

Strange? How come heart op 100x cheaper?

 

Good one.

[BennyEd]

With taxi driver earning $7k/mth, ambulance cannot loose out.

 

Somemore ambulance driver is more kancheong one.

[Dannyaki]

$300 for painkillers?! What the crap is that sial?

[VolksBarSG]

$300 for painkillers?! What the crap is that sial?

 

 

Double chop confirm must be ganja mixed with lsd.