coughing baby

This morning, we brought Joel to the pediatrician at Fudan Children's Hospital. It's our first visit. (The pediatrician at Sun-Tec has left. I called Sun-Tec and they referred me to Fudan.)

When we arrived, we saw a multitude of children and parents. Elvis told us to stand outside the entrance while he goes in to check where is the foreigners' clinic. He's afraid of the virus flying around. Keke... We were told to go to the next building (Block 3) which obviously had a lot less people.

I was shocked that their charges are THE SAME as Sun-Tec's - ¥300 (S$60) for consultation excluding medication. Joel's medicine was about ¥50+, which i'm sure is also more expensive than the (same) medicine dispensed at the local block.
(Their system is exactly the same as other local hospitals. We had to pay consultation fees upfront even before we see the doctor. After you've seen the doctor, you have to go to the cashier again to pay for the medicine before collecting it from the pharmacy. Fortunately, everything is on the same floor. O ya, one also have to keep their own medical record...and bring it each time you go again.)

Ahyi said that her son also goes to this hospital which is the only HUGE children's hospital in Shanghai. Consultation for doctors is only ¥10, and ¥25 for better doctors. Our ¥300 doctor is also local Chinese/Shanghainese lady in her 50s. I hope age ≠ seniority. And...Ahyi said her son takes the same cough syrup! Ahhhh... I cannot believe it!!!

We felt cheated paying our ¥300 consultation for such "local service".