I do have some experience with the excellent health care system in Singapore. I spent four days in the hospital there, and I don't know what they will say about her qualifications, but I do know that it will be a very different experience.

First, Singapore has the lowest infant mortality rate in the world, and ranks third in life expectancy. The US, on the other hand, is 41st and 42nd. There are some comparability problems on what is included in the infant mortality rate, but Singapore's ranking is impressive.

Most people in Singapore speak English. In the past I have met English, Irish, and Australian nurses working there, so language probably isn't a problem.

I was in a ward (something we don't have in the US any more) in a private hospital. Medications always arrived on time, practically to the minute. If I used my buzzer, and someone wasn't at my side in about 30 seconds, I received an apology. The doctor came to see me every day, sometimes several times per day. I was not in a life threatening situation. I doubt pay is as high, since I think the internist charged only about $30 per hospital day.

The system is set up on the English model, which has different qualifications, and the levels don't exactly match up. I do know that nurses trained in that system must take additional courses to work in the US and Canada, but I don't know how it works going the other way.

My internist did a fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, so there are doctors there who are familiar with the American system.