Having a baby in Colombia

wpb1204 says on Feb 17, 2006, 19:21:

is not that complicated ok im colombian and yes you can get health insurance for you and your family for example there is one called comeva and there is people here in the u.s.a that now health insurance is way cheaper in colombian then here in the u.s.a and also way better,the medicine if you want my honest to god opinion and i just dont say this myself is also better in colombia and if your moving to bogota which is the capital a lot of doctors will speak english now i live in florida and i can give you the phone number of a person here in the u.s that sells insurance for people that live's here and wants to get healt insurance in colombia,let me know my email is svg at hotmail.com ill gladly help you

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Gator says on Feb 17, 2006, 20:22:

We Have No.... problem with the quality of medical care here in Bogotá. Our doctor is a graduate of the U of Florida Medical College (who else would the old Gator have) and did his internship at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft.Lauderdale and his internship in Philadelphia Our insurance is with Colsantitas. You can check out their web site at:

http://www.colsanitas.com/

"Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapults habebunt."

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

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Lucia Rojas says on Feb 17, 2006, 23:18:

No, the truth is we dont have any doctors or medical facilities , or hospitals or anything.... no health services... plus nobody in Colombia speaks english and they are no translators....we still live in trees and women have babies on their own in the field.. the baby just drops in the middle of the plantation.........make sure you get a doctor that studied in the states, colombian doctors can't read or write plus they were not taught in the States, which probably means that no other education system works... as i said.. no reading, no writing, they do get a lot of hands-on practice with all the dead dropping around from the violence and drugs... ......................................

Sorry, had too much to drink tonight.and feelinmg abit sarcastic You'll be fine..Colombian insurance is good and cheaper than in the states...and... Colombian women have had babies for as long as they can remember. You will find very good facilities that will tend your every need. You will have a very lucky little colombianito(a) and you will find everything you need. i recommend getting a pre-pagada like Colsanitas that is part of Sanitas International... Check out Hospitals like Clinica del Country, Fundacion santa Fe, Fundacion cardioinfantil--- all very good places.

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Gator says on Feb 18, 2006, 10:50:

Lucia Rojas... did you mention that the ambulance is a red and white cart pulled by a burro with a hat containing a blinking red candle.. To clear traffic they just jab a stick with an nail into his ass and the bray clears the other carts out of the way.

"Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapults habebunt."

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

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richmorgs says on Feb 20, 2006, 05:44:

Thanks Many thanks Guys,

Great information - and a free dose of sarcasm from the lovely Lucia.
In South Africa we just do it at home.

RMG

RMG

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Lucia Rojas says on Feb 20, 2006, 14:54:

jeje.. sorry again, I become very defensive here... :)
I recommend coming and getting a few pediatricians recommended by close people and then visiting all the pediatricians, choosing the one you like and then buying the pre-pagada that is used by that same doctor. This way you get a doctor that you and your wife feel comfortable with and the pre-pagada to make his consultations really cheap.

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