Would this work for an occupation?
Paid hospital assistants needed? Although I have never been confined to a Philippines hospital, I have read that people who are admitted require a personal caregiver because the nursing staff performs only medical duties. This is the same situation as in China, where I have been in a hospital. As soon as a new patient is admitted, a broker approaches the patient and offers the services of a caregiver who then brings a folding cot and stays with the patient at all times. For people with no family members, this is a very viable service. This business—and it is a business—would require low levels of capital to begin. Do you think it would work in the Philippines? P.S. I have no interest in starting a business of any type. It just seems that there may be a need and that some entrepreneurial person may be able to make it work. Deliverance: Wrong! I have been ti the philippines many times. Your story does not correlate well with this poster: http://www.livingincebuforums.com/ipb/index.php?showtopic=10630 He has no reason to mislead, while your response sounds like a fairy tale. Is this the crab mentality at work? This was meant to be a question that could be mutually beneficially to both patient and caregiver. If anybody thought I was taking a cheap shot at Pinoy Pride, then they have serious problems. BTW, if anybody read the stated thread, I would like ti apologize for the obnoxious comment from the Aussie known as "Loosehead". It is partly because of bottom-feeder expats like him that caused me to cancel my plans to invest in a PRA visa. I will instead go from China to Saipan.
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You need to go to the hospitals and ask all the questions--you have to see if there is insurance required for your services--in case something goes wrong. You won't get adequate answers here--GO TO THE HOSPITALS
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concern to medical staff
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a matter of opinion, any kind of business will work if one has the aspiration. Never mind if many people thinks its not viable. However, in countries like the Philippines, not everyone can have the means to pay this kind of services how much more the hospital bill even if they do not have a family. Whilst, it's more viable for the affordable group. So, you may need to focus your target of business in areas nearby where these group of affordable people reside or the hospitals they frequently visit.
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FIRST OF ALL, have you been to the Philippines yet? I guess not. Paid hospital asst. huh? Since you never been confined to a Philippines general hospital and never seen the Philippines environment for yourself & what is all about. This paid hospital assistant you are talking about wouldn't possible work in the Philippines. WHAT YOU READ in that article about people who are admitted required a personal caregiver, that is quite correct esp. if the patient is convalescence by nature. That is also true not only in the Philippines but through out the world health care that nursing jobs are only confined for nursing duties and not giving personal care for every patients. But as a Filipino this thing you are referring too like caregiving is also in the scope of the Philippines nursing care so I doubt if a patient like a Filipino would require a personal caregiver aside from the nurse. A Filipino nurse is like having 2-in-1 personality inside the hospital. This is how a Filipina nurse cares about their patient compared to other nationality in the category of nursing care. So if you are in the Philippines and you are confined to a general hospital, you will find yourself surrounded by Philippines nurses for immediate assistance and you don't bother to ask for a personal caregiver for that purpose. Because that is why Filipina nurses are sooth after employees through out the world because of this. Filipina nurses are considered No. 1 in terms of nursing care. I know because I am married to one. The minute you open your eyes in the morning inside the hospital, a smiling Filipina nurse will ask how are you doing? Take your vital signs and wash and clean you up and give you a new dress, take the old bed sheet and give you a new one, give you the shot if you needed it and the pills for it and reminds you that she will be back to check on you next couple of hours. As if you are in a 5 star luxury hotel. Next minute a new batch of undergraduate nurses from their own school will visit you with a lecturing doctor or physician to addressed your condition and give the students the lecture and what they should do about it. You will find there is no boring moment inside a Philippine general hospital. Next minute another nurse will step inside your room and ask about your condition and look up your chart for any further changes and leave you with a smile. THAT MAYBE TRUE in China but not in the Philippines. In the Philippines they practically do not need personal caregivers, other relatives can step into the picture for that and of course the Philippines nurses can also fill in the gap. Even if the person has no relatives whatsoever, he or she is practically in a good hands while in the Philippines. Maybe in China it will work but obviously not in the Philippines. That is why we Filipinos are branded to be hospitable and warm people. We care for others, compare Filipinos with other nationality they are pale to comparison. That is why all over the world esp. in Saudi hospital they insist that all their nurses must be Filipinos. Do I have to say more?
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It's viable as long as you know where to start in terms of contact person in the hospital administration. Its a great idea since you're thinking outside the box. Perhaps it would be a good idea if you would start a small one then by word of mouth in this kind of services being rendered there will be more referral to come your way especially if the patients are contented. It would be a lot of legwork for you to do but at the end, patience pays off and success would be under your way.
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