Hospital Horrors
Posted in Medicine on 11/15/2009 07:48 am by Claudine
When I think of hospitals, I envision a clean, sterile place that is airconditioned and white painted walls. I’ve lived in China for 6 years now and my vision of a hospital changed. I dread becoming sick as I’m not really sure if the doctors can be trusted or let alone the needles or items they will use on me are sterilize and new.
In Zhanjiang, I get to know two neurologists. We became good friends and somehow my fears were slowly fading. I still don’t want to have my tooth done here even in Beijing. I guess it just my first impression left me with a bad picture. As I was riding a taxi in the city, I can see dentists extracting tooth from the patient from their window doors. Some of the doors are open that even pollution can enter your mouth. That defeats the purpose of keeping the place clean.
A couple of weeks ago, my friend shared one of his horror stories with hospitals here in Beijing. His wife was pregnant and his business was here, they decided that his wife will give birth here in China. The pre-natal care was excellent and at par with western standards. However, it turn for the worst during the birthing procedure.