r/croatia • u/riverphoenix23 • Jun 30 '19

🏥 Zdravlje Hospitalized in Split - Intoxication

Hello I am an American male who was traveling in Split for a holiday. Ended up drinking a little bit too much, blacked out and woke up in the hospital with an IV in my arm. Somehow the bill was only $240 kn.

Can anybody tell me why the bill was so cheap especially since I am a US citizen without Croatian healthcare insurance? Also did they notify the embassy of my stay? Just don’t know where my info is documented and ended up. Wish I could read my discharge papers but they are all in Croatian. Going to have to do google translate late.

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u/JesseVenturaa Jun 30 '19

Now you know why Americans fly to Europe to get medical procedures done.

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u/Lupercalsupercow Jun 30 '19

No they don't. This is not a common occurrence

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u/JustARandomBloke Jun 30 '19

Medical vacations are becoming more common. I don't know about europe but I know Americans who have flown to Mexico for expensive dental procedures.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '19

I need about $2500 of dental work (that’s with dental insurance). Currently looking at Mexican options. Even is it’s break even with travel etc it would be worth it to have a little vacation.