General67 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 TOP TIP make sure you know where your nearest public hospital is. My 17 year old son was taken ill on Saturday with chest pains. Drs was closed so i took him (in a panic) to the emergency department of our nearest hospital. It turns out he has a Pneumothorax which thankfully will heal itself. It has cost us $400, and as the hospital was private am not able to claim this back through medicare....apparently if i had used a public hospital it would not have cost me anything. I will say that the service we received was worth every single penny but i will be spending the rest of today researching a) public hospital locations b) the merits of having private medical insurance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Glad to hear that your son is ok now, what a worry. What a great tip for new arrivals though as often we don't think of these things until we need them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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