Prince Court Medical Centre charged patient RM201.60 for face masks used by its staff during medical check-up

Hilman Ruhaifi Umoh:

Prince Court Medical Centre (Official) seriously?

You charged me for RM201.60 for face masks that being used for YOUR STAFF to treat my 4 years old daughter??? Like seriously???

Firstly you charged us a deposit of RM1500.00 for the admission as a reason not all insurance companies cover the covid-19 pandemic. My daughter was tested and she is -ve for covid-19.

Prince Court Medical Centre (Official) let me do a simple calculation for your side. A ceiling price for a piece of face mask is RM1.50. Total masks being used to treat my daughter are 18 pieces. So the total is RM27.00.

Now Prince Court Medical Centre (Official) you charged me RM201.60 for 18 pieces of face mask. Meaning that you charged me RM11.20 per piece? Seriously WTF!!! Where is your ethical and professionalism in conducting a medical business?

AFAIK FACE MASK IS AN ESSENTIAL THING FOR YOU TO OPERATE EVERY HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL BUSINESS . IF YOU HAVE TO CHARGE YOUR PATIENT THE FACE MASK THAT BEING USED BY YOUR STAFF TO TREAT YOUR PATIENT, THEN SHAME ON YOU!!! YOU HAVE NO ETHICS TO CONDUCT THIS MEDICAL BUSINESS.

P/S: KINDLY VIRAL THIS!!!

EDIT: I JUST UPLOADED THE ITEMISED BILLING FOR THIS ISSUE

*UPDATE: 10 MAY 2020 1453H - Based on this post, KPDNHEP had called me to be present at Putrajaya HQ on 11 MAY 2020 1000H

**UPDATE: 11 MAY 2020 1125H - From Puan Nadia I.O. from UNIT PENGUATKUASAAN PENCATUTAN HARGA BARANG KPDNHEP:

1-INVESTIGATION REPORT IS IN PROGRESS
2-ALL FACE MASK PRICE HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED WITHOUT PREJUDICE ACCORDING TO ‘SENARAI HARGA RUNCIT BARANG KAWALAN BERJADUAL’ which I newly attached here. THERE IS NO SUCH ‘KAYANGAN’ PRICE FOR KAYANGAN, VVIP, OR ANY OTHER PRIVATE HOSPITALS.

WIITH THAT BEING SAID, WITH CLARIFICATION FROM KPDNHEP THE ANALOGY OF:

  1. NASI LEMAK
  2. LV BAG
  3. COKE
  4. MINERAL WATER
  5. CHICKEN
  6. ‘JAMBAN PREMIUM’
  7. ‘ILMU PERUNCITAN & ENTREPRENEURSHIP’
  8. 5,6,7,8,9,10 STARS HOTEL
  9. KLCC
  10. ‘TEPI JALAN’
  11. ‘KETIDAKMAMPUAN’
  12. STEAK
  13. ‘KEBODOHAN’
  14. RM 1
  15. SUBSIDIES
  16. ‘UKUR BAJU DIBADAN SENDIRI’

ARE TOTALLY NONSENSE, ABSURD, AN IRRELEVANT.

***UPDATE: 14 MAY 2020 1349H, BASED ON MY REPORT TO CKAPS ‘REPORT ON INTEGRITY AND PROFESIONALISME BREACH BY PRINCE COURT MEDICAL CENTER’ - INVISTIAGTION REPORT IS IN PROGRESS.

*****UPDATE: 15 MAY 2020 1425H, THIS ISSUE BEEN PUBLISHED BY SIN CHEW JIT POH BASED ON THE PRESS STATEMENT BY KPDNHEP

https://www.sinchew.com.my/pad/con/content_2272102.html

https://www.bharian.com.my/…/hospital-swasta-disiasat-caj-p…

http://www.astroawani.com/…/kpdnhep-siasat-hospital-swasta-…

p/s: to those who think this is something not worthy to be raised, please continue being blindly charged exorbitant rates by your dear private hospital

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