Philippine Hospitals?

Obviously, you have not lived in nor visited the Philippines, I don't think "N" has either.

Your friend should consider him/herself EXTREMELY lucky that the hospital let him/her in the front door. Most will require you to deposit a large lump sum in advance of any treatment. They will draw upon the deposit as treatment proceeds. When the money runs out the treatment stops.

I know of a case where a person with a ruptured appendix was sent home to die because the family didn't have any money for the surgeon, medication and anesthesia.

The folks at billing are right in their thinking. If the patient leaves without paying that's the last they'll ever see of him/her.

Technically, it's illegal to hold a patient for unpaid services. However, this doesn't stop it from happening. In fact, it's common.

If your friend had gone to a pubic hospital they'd have treated him/her without charge..... However, all medication would have to be purchased by the patient. The doctor at a public hospital just writes the scripts and gives them to the patient's family. If the family gets the medication then the hospital administers it as directed. If the family doesn't or can't get the medication then the patient goes without.

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Perhaps you should meet with the good folks who do the billing, and set up a payment schedule.

Most hospitals don't want space wasted, so I doubt they will keep you in a room until you pay.

Which Island are you at, anyway. I'll try not to get sick there ;)

You are lucky you are able to get into the hospital and treatment provided.....in some(at least one) countries, you have to pay upfront first....no pay, no treat....even if you are half dead ....

How they gonna keep you there? They gonna beat you to death?

Walk out.