Quality of Healthcare and Physicians

[Helpful Herbert]

According to this, foreign doctors are now allowed (in theory ..)

Indonesia passes Health Bill into law, allowing foreign doctors to practise locally

Seven of the nine factions in Parliament supported the passage of the Bill. Read more at straitstimes.com.

www.straitstimes.com

 

[fastpitch17]

According to this, foreign doctors are now allowed (in theory ..)

Indonesia passes Health Bill into law, allowing foreign doctors to practise locally

Seven of the nine factions in Parliament supported the passage of the Bill. Read more at straitstimes.com.

www.straitstimes.com

I figure that is to support their medical tourism plan so they will be isolated to Bali.

 

[Bad_azz]

I figure that is to support their medical tourism plan so they will be isolated to Bali.

I think it may well be to support the fat cats too, so it might not be isolated to Bali.

 

[centurion]

Anyone had esperience with dialysis in Bali? Later may find that treatment necessary but returning to live in Australia now on the pension with impossibly high rentals and overall inflation makes it nigh impossible. Apprehensive about dialysis treatment here

I know that Jakarta and Sumatra exists, so should in Bali. It is around 1 million Rp per treatement.
Good news is that BPJS covers, if you can enroll.

 

[centurion]

I figure that is to support their medical tourism plan so they will be isolated to Bali.

There are 2 changes actually.

One is the law that allows employment of foreign medical professionals, and sthe second is formation of the Special Economical Zone in Bali for health/tourism in Sanur, Bali. In SEZ, the Government is allowed to manage directly and issue regulations basically bypassing the laws (i.e. Manpower).

 

[harryopal1]

I know that Jakarta and Sumatra exists, so should in Bali. It is around 1 million Rp per treatement.
Good news is that BPJS covers, if you can enroll.

Thanks. I am aware that there is dialysis treatment in Bali where I live and that BPJS may cover it. My concern is about the actual administration of the procedure. There is always an infection possibility with treatments so much depends on how good the service providers are when it comes to scrupulous attention to avoiding infection.

 

[centurion]

Thanks. I am aware that there is dialysis treatment in Bali where I live and that BPJS may cover it. My concern is about the actual administration of the procedure. There is always an infection possibility with treatments so much depends on how good the service providers are when it comes to scrupulous attention to avoiding infection.

I knew two persons that do dialisys (in Jakarta and Sumatra-Medan), and in Bogor. They did 3 times a week, mening 100% kidney failure. The first one passed away after few years of kidney failure and dialisys but he was sick and had other issues. The second one is still alive and she does dialisys decade or more.

I suppose that for better equipped hospital it is a routine job, but have to do own research or to speak with existing patients.

 

[Rellek]

I've been to Balimed, Kasih Ibu and BIMC for various things mostly related to rheumatoid arthritis. My experience is as soon as you walk through the door each hospital will try to extract as much money as possible from the Bule patient (i.e. 500.000 Rp for a small tube of Voltaren). I've had nothing but bad experiences with doctors like bloody as hell blood draws, wrong medications prescribed and very poor Doctors who really didn't know shit. Now, maybe i just had bad luck, regardless, I now travel to Jakarta for ANYTHING that can wait. I go to Pondok Indah Hospital - Puri Indah Hospital which is very modern, very clean and much cheaper than any hospital I've been to in Bali. The difference in cleanliness between Bali hospitals and Pondok Indah is shocking.

Rant over.

 

[Hawk256]

Can't comment on Bali hospitals but just spent a few days in an EMC hospital in Jakarta. Everything was excellent and I have zero complaints which is saying a lot considering BPJS paid for everything. Honestly can't imagine how I would have received better care anywhere. Maybe it's a fluke.

 

[Samoerai]

Can't comment on Bali hospitals but just spent a few days in an EMC hospital in Jakarta. Everything was excellent and I have zero complaints which is saying a lot considering BPJS paid for everything. Honestly can't imagine how I would have received better care anywhere. Maybe it's a fluke.

I am familiair with EMC hospitals in Jakarta. Expensive and like Reilek said in his post .. trying to extract money as much as possible. At first the doctor said the surgery would cost around 50 juta. In the end I paid 110 juta for my wife's surgery last year. At that time she has no insurance.

 

[Hawk256]

I am familiair with EMC hospitals in Jakarta. Expensive and like Reilek said in his post .. trying to extract money as much as possible. At first the doctor said the surgery would cost around 50 juta. In the end I paid 110 juta for my wife's surgery last year. At that time she has no insurance.

Whatever they extraced from me came from BPJS. I have no idea what the final bill was but the care was top notch even on BPJS.

 

[Rellek]

I am familiair with EMC hospitals in Jakarta. Expensive and like Reilek said in his post .. trying to extract money as much as possible. At first the doctor said the surgery would cost around 50 juta. In the end I paid 110 juta for my wife's surgery last year. At that time she has no insurance.

Actually, I said healthcare in hospitals in Jakarta is cheaper than Bali and I suspect the reason is because there's fewer tourists there which might explain why there isn't a big push to extract as much money as possible from every Bule who walks through the door. Pondok Indah Puri hospital, Jakarta, is spotless, paint looks fresh on walls, floors clean and much more organised than the hospitals on Bali. Excellent treatment and less expensive than any place I've been to here.