Child and finacee medical exam at St. Luke's

[StraightShooter 62]

BACKGROUND: My fiancee lives on Mindanao and will have to fly with her child to Manila for exams & interviews and will stay in a hotel while there.

My fiancee and her 5 y.o. son will be taking the St. Luke's medical exams sometime in the next few months. I figured that they'd both be doing them at the same time; he in the pediatric area and she in the adults area.

However, my fiancee texted me this morning that this may not be correct and she is concerned about leaving her child unattended while she undergoes her exam.

Can someone with experience taking a child to SLEC please chime in and explain what the process is actually like?

Thanks!

[Hank_ 9,174]

BACKGROUND: My fiancee lives on Mindanao and will have to fly with her child to Manila for exams & interviews and will stay in a hotel while there.

My fiancee and her 5 y.o. son will be taking the St. Luke's medical exams sometime in the next few months. I figured that they'd both be doing them at the same time; he in the pediatric area and she in the adults area.

However, my fiancee texted me this morning that this may not be correct and she is concerned about leaving her child unattended while she undergoes her exam.

Can someone with experience taking a child to SLEC please chime in and explain what the process is actually like?

Thanks!

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[StraightShooter 62]

Find VACRIMEFIGHTER his Fiancee and daughter just went through St. Luke's

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THANKS!

[Hank_ 9,174]

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I will email him, he could be very busy.

[StraightShooter 62]

I will email him, he could be very busy.

Thanks again!

[RandR333 9]

We went through this a couple months ago. My wife's son is 10 and he was able to go to the room by himself when called. My wife was able to join him after her tests were complete. I think 5 is probably a little too young to go alone. St Luke's allows another adult to stay with the child if you have someone else to go with them.

[StraightShooter 62]

We went through this a couple months ago. My wife's son is 10 and he was able to go to the room by himself when called. My wife was able to join him after her tests were complete. I think 5 is probably a little too young to go alone. St Luke's allows another adult to stay with the child if you have someone else to go with them.

Thanks for the info. The problem is that she doesn't have someone to be there with her son while she's getting her medical done.

[Leatherneck 693]

Have you tired to call SLMCEC to see what the policy is? Surely this will not be the first time they've faced this issue.

[StraightShooter 62]

Have you tired to call SLMCEC to see what the policy is? Surely this will not be the first time they've faced this issue.

Nope, she just learned of this possibility last night my time. We were hoping to gain some insight here.

[Leatherneck 693]

Nope, she just learned of this possibility last night my time. We were hoping to gain some insight here.

Ok, there must be someone here that faced the same. Hopefully, they'll allow the little guy to accompany his mom

as she proceeds with the medical.

[RandR333 9]

Thanks for the info. The problem is that she doesn't have someone to be there with her son while she's getting her medical done.

My wife says you don't really need to worry because the doctors are aware of the child being there and they are only separated during the most personal parts of the examination for the mother, then the child waits outside. So they won't be doing both exams at the same time.

[StraightShooter 62]

Ok, there must be someone here that faced the same. Hopefully, they'll allow the little guy to accompany his mom

as she proceeds with the medical.

Yeah, I would think so too. We certainly have time to find out before they have to fly.

Heck, over here we would probably have a daycare center with a Chuck E. Cheese in there or something.

My wife says you don't really need to worry because the doctors are aware of the child being there and they are only separated during the most personal parts of the examination for the mother, then the child waits outside. So they won't be doing both exams at the same time.

Hmmm... interesting. So, he could be alone for only a few minutes but with hospital staff nearby.

[Leatherneck 693]

Yeah, I would think so too. We certainly have time to find out before they have to fly.

Heck, over here we would probably have a daycare center with a Chuck E. Cheese in there or something.

At least a table for coloring and doodling.

Hmmm... interesting. So, he could be alone for only a few minutes but with hospital staff nearby.

Ok, looks like you have your answer, problem solved.

[RandR333 9]

Yeah, I would think so too. We certainly have time to find out before they have to fly.

Heck, over here we would probably have a daycare center with a Chuck E. Cheese in there or something.

Hmmm... interesting. So, he could be alone for only a few minutes but with hospital staff nearby.

Hospital staff and plenty of other filipinas watching. I went inside St Luke's for my wife's sputum results and talked to the doctors and got to look around. It's a fairly safe environment, I wouldn't worry about the time separated, and one thing I have noticed about the Philippine culture is they seem to work things out amongst themselves easier without our two cents. lol The volume St Luke's is accustomed to, you can bet they have this issue at least a couple times a day.

[StraightShooter 62]

Hospital staff and plenty of other filipinas watching. I went inside St Luke's for my wife's sputum results and talked to the doctors and got to look around. It's a fairly safe environment, I wouldn't worry about the time separated, and one thing I have noticed about the Philippine culture is they seem to work things out amongst themselves easier without our two cents. lol The volume St Luke's is accustomed to, you can bet they have this issue at least a couple times a day.

Cool beans. Thanks!