Our gynae delivers in Thomson Medical Centre (TMC) and Mount Alvernia, and we need to decide which hospital we're delivering soon. Before doing any research on the 2 hospitals, I always thought I will deliver in TMC but after reading many mixed reviews about them, I began to have second thoughts, and decide to go on a hospital tour.
You can book for Thomson's hospital tour here: https://apps.thomsonmedical.com/hospital-tour/
Book Mt Alvernia's maternity tour here: http://mtalvernia.force.com/MaternityTourRegistration/MaternityTourRegistrationD
I'll focus on Thomson Medical Centre here.
Parking is a problem (it has always been a problem), so please use their valet service. They will park your car at this big open space public carpark (where all the lorries and buses are), and have a shuttle bus there to let you pick up your car.
Go to the information counter at level one (next to delifrance) to register your attendance, and they will give you a goodie bag, which contains lots of leaflets and some magazines. Here, we will meet with the other couples and the guide will bring us on the tour. I can't remember our guide's name, but she is a very experienced lady (those nurse that looks super senior (doesn't mean old) and experienced) that makes me feel very comfortable as if we know we're in good hands.
The tour is very organized, and the guide walks us through in details what to do, what happen in each stage. From admission, to what goes on in the delivery suite, the different options available etc. The guide was very clear in sharing with us what to do if we're admitted during the day, and what happens (and where to go) if we need to be admitted in the middle of the night. What happens in the delivery suite, what happens after you've delivered (step by step, like after you've delivered, they will bring the baby to clean up and weigh, then send to you for skin to skin, and you can start breastfeeding etc. I'm really thankful for this detailed walkthrough as it's very beneficial for a first time mum.
The rooms, from the delivery suite to the single rooms, to the 2-bedded all looks pretty nice and comfortable. Overall, I have a very good feeling there.
If I'm going to make a decision just based on what I see and feel, TMC is definitely the one. I feel really comfortable there. HOWEVER, all the negative reviews I read online are giving me second thoughts and those are stuffs I can't judge based on the tour since I have no encounter with the nurses, the cashiers etc.
Decisions, decisions, decisions.
- Mama J
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