On November 15, Tian ye (pseudonym) of Gansu Province reported that in the process of his father's transfer from Zhangye people's Hospital Affiliated to Hexi University to Lanzhou City, the doctors of Zhangye people's Hospital charged 5550 yuan for the long-distance ambulance fare, and 3000 yuan for the non invoiced fee. Is the transfer fee of the hospital so high now?
Tian Ye doubts that Zhangye people's hospital can be called a "sky high" transfer fee, and believes that the hospital "takes the patient's life to coerce his family to ask for money, and will not let them go without giving money".
On the afternoon of the 15th, a staff member of the medical ethics and medical ethics office of Zhangye people's Hospital responded to the surging news that the 5550 yuan ambulance fee was approved by the price bureau and a bill was issued; the other 3000 yuan was the round-trip fee for medical staff, equivalent to the service fee.
"It's more than 500 kilometers from here to Lanzhou, and doctors and nurses have to stay and eat. 'the staff member said that the 3000 yuan collected was the result of consultation between the patient and the department doctors, and was not included in the hospital's corporate account.
The staff member denied that the act was a 'bribe request' and said that 3000 yuan had been returned to the family.
Later, Tian ye said that the people's Hospital of Zhangye had offset the 3000 yuan charge against his father's treatment expenses during his stay in the hospital.
Tian ye said that on October 13, he learned that his father had a sudden illness during his business trip and was being treated in Zhangye people's hospital. After going to the hospital to check his condition, he decided to transfer his father to Lanzhou for further treatment because he was seriously ill and lived in Lanzhou.
On the morning of October 14, during the process of coordinating the transfer, two doctors in the Department said that the cost of sending ambulances to send patients to the hospital was high, which required 5550 yuan, and the cost of medical staff accompanying the car was also included. 'Tian ye said.
Considering that his father can only lie on his back and his condition is still in a critical period, Tian Ye decides to let Zhangye people's hospital get out of the ambulance and send his father to the hospital in Lanzhou. The hospital offered to charge 5550 yuan for ambulances and another 3000 yuan.
Tian ye said that a doctor found him and asked him to pay another 3000 yuan to send the patient to Lanzhou, and only received cash. After that, he borrowed 3000 yuan because of lack of cash, but the other party didn't issue an invoice after receiving the money. Tian ye said that it took more than two hours to coordinate the transfer with the hospital and 'don't let go without paying'.
According to Tian ye, the behavior of the medical staff is "asking for bribes". He reported the matter to the relevant departments of the hospital, but no clear answer has been obtained.
The surging news noted that on March 22, 2011, Gansu Development and Reform Commission and Gansu Provincial Department of Health approved the price of some pre hospital emergency services of Gansu emergency medical rescue center.
According to the reply, for long-distance transportation of first-aid patients, the outpatient fee of medical staff shall be charged at 50 yuan / day, for more than 24 hours, for less than half a day, and for more than half a day, it shall be charged at one day; for long-distance transportation of first-aid patients, the ambulance fee shall be charged at 50 yuan / 5km & middot; car, and for more than 5km, it shall be charged at 10 yuan / km (including fuel fee and return road and bridge fee).
At the same time, the reply indicates that this item can also be determined by both parties through consultation according to the actual situation.
According to this standard, the cost of 5550 yuan transfer ambulance and medical staff of Zhangye people's hospital still meet the charging standard of the long-distance transportation of first-aid patients.
The staff of medical ethics and medical ethics office of Zhangye people's Hospital said that for the 3000 yuan charge, the hospital did not charge this fee, which was previously negotiated by doctors and family members of each department. "After this, the hospital is also communicating with the price bureau about whether it can make regulations to fix this piece (cost).".