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YongHao OB & GYN Clinic (Korean Clinic) (Qingdao)

Jeremy — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:40:22 +0000

This is a private clinic run by Korean nurses and doctors. Located in Ming Ren Square, the building itself is cold and unwelcoming, but the clinic is very clean and small. The workers are very friendly. During checkups the doctors and nurses respect privacy and try and make the patient feel as comfortable as possible. Although the OB/GYN nurse doesn’t speak any English, the doctor speaks it fairly well and is very careful to think before he speaks. He performs all the exams (ultrasounds and pelvic exams) and is very thorough. The clinic doesn’t deliver babies, so only prenatal care is offered. The doctor recommends delivery at Long Tian Hospital, Municipal Hospital, Marie Hospital or Woman & Infant’s Hospital. They also provided pediatric care with imported immunizations from Korea. It is a slightly more expensive than Chinese hospitals, but far cheaper than Western hospitals & clinics.

Contact: Info:

YongHao OB & GY Clinic
Qingdao City, Shinan District, Fuzhou Road, Mingren Square, Building 1 Apartment 202
Tel: 0532-8573-3231
131-7652-0887

永皓妇产科
青岛市市南区福州路名人广场1号楼202

Bellaire Medical Center (Qingdao)

Jeremy — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:23:35 +0000

Bellaire is a Medical Center that provides OB/GYN checkups along with many other healthcare aspects. Although they don’t deliver at their location, they act as a language liaison in checkups and delivering at a partnering hospital. The hospital most used for prenatal and delivery babies by Bellaire has been Woman & Infants Hospital. Bellaire has a working relationship with that hospital and it offer the the most acceptable synchronization of Western and Beijing standards.

While Bellaire’s facilities do include a basic sonogram machine, blood testing center, and exam room, most of appointments take place at the planned delivery hospital for use of the higher tech equipment. Bellaire provides transportation from your doorstep to and from checkups at the partnering hospital and for the delivery. They also provide a nurse-trained translator that will accompany the patient to every appointment and through the entire delivery process.

As doctor visits at a Chinese hospitals are quite different for Westerners, Bellaire’s service is wonderful in navigating payment and logistics at the hospital (see Doctor Visits). The nurse-trained translators’ English is adequate, but expect to have some miscommunication at times. It is often necessary to ask many questions in many different ways in order to get clear answers and direction; but they do strive for excellent service and are an incredible help for those who’s Chinese is not strong enough to feel comfortable navigating a Chinese hospital on their own. The clinic can be relatively high-priced, but for those with insurance, they offer direct billing. Bellaire will pay the partnering hospital for your delivery, checkups, blood test charges, etc., and then you pay directly to Bellaire these fees in addition to Bellaire’s fees.

Contact Info:

Bellaire Medical Center (Qingdao)
1 Zhanghua Rd., House 49, Yindu (Silver) Garden, Shinan District, Qingdao (266071)
Tel: 0532-8592-7119
135-5309-8109 (24 hour Emergency Hot-line)
Website: www.b-m-c.com.cn

贝利尔医疗中心
青岛市市南区彰化路1号银都花园49号别墅楼 (266071)

QD LongTian JinQiu Hospital for Gyn & Ob

Jeremy — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:47:19 +0000

Qingdao LongTian JinQiu Hospital for Gynecology and Obstetrics

Qingdao LongTian JinQiu Hospital for Gynaecology and Obstetrics

According to Longtian Hospital’s website, it is a “second grade special hospital”. This hospital is a very busy hospital specializing in Ob/Gyn. This is a Chinese-style hospital in areas – from language to bedside manner. They have been known to be preferential of doing C-sections. For natural birth, they have permitted the spouse to be in the delivery room. However, for C-sections they will not permit anyone to accompany.

Longtian is located in the downtown area of Qingdao. Public transportation is plentiful in this area.

Contact Info:

Qingdao LongTian JinQiu Hospital for Gynaecology and Obstetrics
#21 Taihu Road, Shinan District, Qingdao
Public Transportation: Take bus to “#25 Middle School” bus stop (????) on #’s 12, 26, 32, 33, 125, 202, 210, 218, 220, 222, 319, 322, 370, 601, 604
Professional Hotline: (0532) 8578-9238 (Chinese only)
Pickup/Delivery Service Hotline: (0532) 8578-9226 or 8578-9069 (Chinese only)
Website: http://www.longtianjinqiu.cn (Chinese only)

青岛龙田金秋妇产医院
市南区太湖路21号