WILLEMSTAD — Those without medical insurance, will have to pay their hospitalization in cash. Those are the rules, no matter how sad the case may be. Hospital director Javier Hernandez of the Sehos stated the aforementioned. "We have 2.6 millions guilders outstanding for treatments of illegal persons."
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Hernandez responds to an article in a morning newspaper on Thursday, which reports that Hernandez in a high tone had requested a Jamaican patient, who was in the Anna Pavilion (where pregnant females and mothers with newly born are admitted) to pay, otherwise he would have her discharged from the pavilion. The female supposedly had an epileptic attack shortly afterwards.
Before this newspaper, the director denies he had personal contact with the female in question and that he had entered the ward. Nevertheless, he confirms that the pregnant female had checked in with the first aid outpatients’ clinic of the hospital this week. "That was around ten past five in the morning. She was to give birth in the maternity clinic, but complained about severe pain. She was admitted to hospital because there were problems. However, I told her life partner that he had to arrange the payment." The female does not have a steady income and is uninsured. Her friend (also from Jamaica) works at a reputable hotel. He is insured with the SVB, but his insurance does not cover the admission of life partners. Both were prepared to pay for the admission. "We jotted down his data and emphasized the payment for hospitalization. They paid an amount of 900 guilders later on, but that amount does not cover all costs," says Hernandez. What the patient’s state of health is now, one could not say this morning. Sehos’ spokesperson Ramfis Paulina went to ask the senior nurse, but she had just left for the operating room. Director Hernandez also admits it’s a sad case. "However, as hospital, we cannot afford people not paying for treatments."
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