Don't Wake Up In Hospital Without Insurance!

Health
January 7, 2016

Don’t Wake Up In Hospital Without Insurance!

Hotel rooms have nothing on the cost of a hospital bed in some countries, with sick or injured travellers forking out close to $900 a night for treatment.

Singapore is the most expensive city in the world to fall ill, with a hospital bed costing almost $900 a night. This also applies for expats living and working on in Little red Dot

A list designed to scare travellers into taking out insurance before heading abroad shows Singapore is the most expensive place in which to fall ill, with the average cost of a hospital bed sitting at $893 a night.

The US was next, with travellers expected to cough up $751 for every day spent in hospital, more than a three-bedroom apartment in glamour ski resort Aspen.

Hong Kong, the Netherlands and Canada also charged in excess of $600 a night for hospital care and the UK, Germany, France and Japan were not far behind.

Rounding out the top 10 most expensive destinations for hospital beds was Spain, where inpatients faced a $486 a night bill.

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Source: News Corp Australia Network

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