Pediatricians or GPs in Montreal (insurance, price, health)

[noospirit]

Dear All,

I am writing this post to know the possibility of taking my 2year old child (dependant child of an international PhD student) who is having fever, severe cough and a chest congestion with phlegm to a doctor.

I am an international student who is not eligible to get RAMQ or healthcare from Quebec government. So we have a family insurance from a private insurance company.

I would like to know what is the modus operandi for taking a sick child to meet a doctor without having to wait 3-4 hours in queue or shell out a lot of money. My friends have told me that I cannot go to a hospital with a child. All I want is to make sure my child is alright soon.

Please let me know.

Thank you all for the help in advance.

[begratto]

You should call the Info-Santé line, at 8-1-1. They'll tell you what to do.

[Acajack]

Also, seeing a doctor without RAMQ coverage for a simple thing like that (prescription) shouldn't cost more than around 100 dollars (max) out of pocket. Maybe quite a bit less.

[girish]

Go to walk in clinics. Some allow you to take appointment by calling early morning. You pay and then claim from your private insurance.

[kent2780]

You have to go to a walk-in clinic. Try calling first, some pediatric clinics will give you a time slot even for the walk-in. Regardless of where you are going you will be charged and will have to claim it to your private insurance. I doubt that you will have much of a difference in price between the clinics.