Pamintuan slammed on renal care center ‘emergency fee’
ANGELES CITY—Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan on November 21 was called out by the son of a hospital patient for the questionable “emergency fee” being issued from the Renal Care Unit (RCU) of the Rafael Lazatin Memorial Medical Center (RLMMC), formerly known as Ospital Ning Angeles (ONA).
Chris Aquino of Barangay Tabun, whose father is availing regular dialysis treatments from RCU, complained about the P700 worth “emergency fee” being charged to patients who come to the RCU without a scheduled appointment.
Aquino explained that the service in the RCU is by schedule and patients with scheduled appointments are given slots on a given day. If a patient fails to appear for his scheduled appointment, that patient’s slot can be transferred to a walk-in patient, however, the walk-in patient must pay the “emergency fee”.
The so-called “emergency fee” is reportedly for the overtime pay and transportation allowance of RCU nurses. Patients are not even allowed to sign a promissory note guaranteeing that they will pay the “emergency fee” on a later date.
Aquino also revealed that the payment for the “emergency fee” is not made through the cashier but through the nurses. Patients are not issued with original receipts for the payment and are only provided with a charge slip that doesn’t even have a control number and was supposedly prepared by someone who signed as “Anne/KSD”.
“Alam naman nila na kung ang pasyente ay pumunta sa ONA, ibig sabihin walang kakayahang magbayad,” Aquino said, “Bakit kailangan na ang bayad sa overtime at pamasahe ng mga nurse ay ipa-karga sa mga mahihirap na pasyente?”
The P700 emergency fee, according to Aquino, does not include the P350 doctor’s fee, the P1,200 payment for Renagen (the formula used for kidney detoxification), and the actual payment for the patient’s dialysis session.
The amount charged for dialysis depends on the patient’s classification, Class 1 patients are charged P1,700 while Class 2 patients are charged P1,375. Indigent patients are considered Class 3 patients and are charged P700 for the dialysis session.
“Lumalabas na ang mga pasyente sa Renal Care Unit ay nagbabayad ng P2,000 hanggang P3,000 kung may appointment at P3,000 hanggang P4,000 naman kung wala,” said Aquino, “Samantalang pangako ni Mayor Pamintuan noong eleksyon na P500 lang ang magiging bayad sa Renal Care Unit”.
Aquino decided not to reveal his father’s name for fears that his father will be refused service in the hospital if his identity was revealed.
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