Secondary Care (Admission / Hospitalisation)
Secondary care is required when someone has a serious medical problem that requires treatment or surgery in a hospital. This could be due to a medical emergency or trauma like a car or workplace accident, or a primary care clinic may refer you for secondary care if the clinic is unable to treat you. If you have a serious injury or illness, you should seek immediate medical attention at the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department of the nearest government hospital.
At government hospitals, UNHCR-registered refugees and asylum-seekers are required to pay a registration fee of MYR 50. Refugees and asylum-seekers who need to be admitted staying in the hospital for in-patient treatment often have to pay a deposit ranging between MYR 700-1,400. Depending on how serious your condition is, the fees for treatment received in hospital may be higher than the deposit. UNHCR-registered refugees and asylum-seekers are charged 50% of the foreigners’ fee, but individuals without UNHCR documents are charged the full foreigners’ fee.
Please note that these are estimates and may not be the final amount charged by government hospitals.
For high-risk and complicated pregnancies, it is very important to receive timely care as advised by healthcare providers.