Finding the Right Heart Doctor in Singapore

Introduction

An increasing number of health travellers are

choosing Singapore for a wide range of medical

treatments, including heart operations. The

question is how do these travellers know either

how to choose the right heart doctor, or how to

access those services, navigating local regulations?

Introduction

For many products and services, navigating

through the myriad of options and locations can be

challenging. We often don’t have the knowledge,

particularly the local knowledge, from which to

base our decisions and make our choices.

Introduction

This guide will help to navigate the complex rules

and procedures for finding a good heart doctor in

Singapore, from finding a doctor to understanding

the visa process, to enable you make the best

choices and get the best from your treatment.

Table of Contents

Why Singapore?

Dealing With Visas

Choosing a Doctor

Thinking About Money

Summary

Why Singapore?

In recent decades there has been an explosion in

the number of available heart doctors in Singapore,

giving patients locally and from all over the world

a range of options. A range of public and private,

the latter being particularly appropriate for foreign

patients, services provide a range of services and

procedures for patients with all kinds of heart

problems.

Why Singapore?

With the increasing affordability of international

travel, and a range of different payment options,

many heart patients are learning that it is easier to

travel to Singapore for a heart operation or

procedure than navigate long waiting lists and

complex payment procedures in their own country.

Why Singapore?

Singapore provides a combination of affordability

and technical skill that is rarely rivalled in the

world, as many cardiology specialists from around

the world have set up clinics in Singapore and

made it their own.

Even though it costs more for foreigners, typically

twice as much as local patients, for consultations

and procedures, it is still often cheaper than in the

original country.

Dealing With Visas

The vast majority of foreign visitors will require a

Visa to enter Singapore. This can only be granted if

the patient has more than six months left on their

passport. This is a common practice for many

countries, so it is important to ensure that your

passport is up to date.

Dealing With Visas

Officially, Singapore say that a visa can only be

granted for business or tourism purposes, such as a

holiday, although it is possible to enter Singapore

on a visa for medical purposes, such as treatment.

However, as is common in many countries, foreign

visitors are not allowed to engage in employment

whilst in the country.

Dealing With Visas

You should make sure that you have all of the

relevant documents and paperwork in order to

attain a visa to enter Singapore, prior to agreeing to

any treatment, and in particular paying any

advance costs that may be incurred in engaging the

services of a heart doctor.

Dealing With Visas

If you are planning on entering and remaining in

Singapore for heart treatment you will need to have a

doctor in Singapore complete Form 75. This document

outlines the reasons why your stay, and therefore your

visa, should be extended and the medical grounds

which are appropriate for your extended stay. As well

as the doctor completing the form, you will also need

to sign the document, which confirms that you give

permission for the relevant personal medical

information to be shared.

Choosing a Doctor

Because of this complex procedure in getting

permission to stay for treatment, it is advisable to

find a heart doctor who is willing to treat you

before entering Singapore or applying for your

visa. You can arrange to have your medical records

from your home country shared with a relevant

doctor.

Choosing a Doctor

The vast majority of heart doctors in Singapore

have an excellent command of English as well as

an technically high level of professionalism and

expertise in cardiology. Many health clinics in

Singapore also have a significant percentage of

their patients coming from overseas.

Choosing a Doctor

This means that they will have the knowledge to

help prospective foreign patients in completing the

relevant paperwork as well as ensuring it is

submitted to the relevant government departments

with any supporting evidence that is required.

Choosing a Doctor

An open conversation with your heart doctor in

Singapore means that your course of treatment as

well as the bureaucratic complexities of the

process can be navigated with ease, reducing your

stress levels as well as any unnecessary expense.

Choosing a Doctor

The power of personal recommendation is one of

the best ways to find any qualified professional, so

it is worth asking friends and family, as well as

your medical provider, whether they have any

personal experience or recommendation in terms

of a Singapore-based cardiologist.

Choosing a Doctor

However, as this is unlikely to be helpful for most

people, often the best source of information is the

Internet. A number of websites exist that can help

you to find a heart doctor in Singapore across a

range of different specialities, such as here and

here.

Choosing a Doctor

If top ten lists are not your thing as they can be too

generic, another tactic is search for heart doctors

with specific conditions as specialities, for

example ‘pericardial disease doctor Singapore’.

You can explore the websites of cardiologists and

surgeons that interest you, providing a shortlist of

those to contact to see if they can help you in your

particular situation.

Thinking About Money

If you are receiving significant medical treatment,

such as an operation on your heart that will require

some time to recover before you are able to travel

home, you should therefore ensure that you have

the necessary funds for an extended stay in

Singapore if required.

Thinking About Money

You will also need to create a budget of expected

costs – including travel and medical bills – and you

are likely to find that your travel costs will be

cheaper at certain times of the year due to seasonal

popularity of tourism etc.

Summary

Although it can be a complicated process, with a

little research and the help of your heart doctor in

Singapore, you can receive high quality treatment,

and recover in the warm climes of this exotic travel

destination, often cheaper and quicker than

treatment at home.

Call Dr. MacDonaldPhone Number:

+65 9430 5007

Website:

https://heartdoctormacdonald.com/

Email:

info@heartdoctormacdonald.com

3 Mount Elizabeth, Medical Centre

Singapore 228510