Emile van Zyl

Member since: 01 February 2012

Dear Bankmed,

I got, unexpected, very sick early February. I was immediately admitted into ICU, got a major operation while in hospital and eventually almost spent the whole of February in hospital, mostly in ICU. The medical expenses were astronomically high.  While I was a bit concerned about the possible costs that I may have to carry, during my stay in hospital, I was visited twice by an Bankmed official comforting me, to not worry about the costs, but to focus on becoming better. The final outcome was that I had to carry only a very small fraction of the total costs, which was less than 0,2% of the total costs. I want to thank Bankmed for providing us with excellent benefits. That made it possible for me to focus on my recovery and not to worry about unpaid medical expenses. People often complain about the day-to-day benefits. But I again realize that anyone’s focus should rather be on that one or two occasions during your life-time that will financially cripple you, if you not a member of a solid medical aid.

Thanks a lot Bankmed.