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I just want to update my readers why I paused blog in the last three days. I was in hospital to take care of my mother-in-law. She had a heart surgery last Thursday. Thank God (and whomever I can think of), the operation was a huge success. Now she is recovering very well in the Zhongshan Hospital. Wendy and I am very happy. :-)
In the hospital, I just realize how serious the medical insurance problem this country is facing. There are people who gave up the surgery just because they cannot afford the bed fee in the hospital. There are also people who are completely in debt for the surgery in the same patient room. Have a big disease means bankrupt for many people in China.
Posted by Jian Shuo Wang at November 10, 2007 8:56 PM
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Jian Shuo, my thoughts and prayers are with your mother-in-law, Wendy and you. Take care.
Posted by: RC on November 10, 2007 10:22 PMSo glad to hear that all is well! I will keep your whole family in my thoughts and am wishing her a speedy and comfortable recovery!!
Posted by: Carroll on November 11, 2007 5:30 AMI hope your mother in law recovers quickly. But it is good for you to have experienced China's dire health care circumstances first hand. Phony and medicine, poor public health and corrupt and incompetent doctors and hospital administration are all contributing to an increasingly sick society..
Posted by: dezza (external link) on November 11, 2007 6:50 AM@RC, @9527, @Carroll, thanks a lot. The surgery went on very well. We are very happy.
@dezza, exactly. I saw a lot of things. The hospital we went to should be one of the best in this city. I can imagine the others.
Posted by: Jian Shuo Wang (external link) on November 11, 2007 11:30 AMIf you want to learn more about the health care problem in China.
http://www.chinaherald.net/2007/10/health-care-crisis-paul-french.html
Posted by: mememe on November 11, 2007 1:07 PMalways,the bed fee is nothing compare to the medical price.
life is hard for patients in china , keep healthy is the best choice for all of us
Posted by: 且听枫吟 (external link) on November 11, 2007 4:20 PMI'm in Beijing. I just went a Level 3-A(三级甲等）hospital this morning, which is the highest level in china like Zhongshan Hospital.
It cost me 2 hours and 246 yuan for 5 minutes consultation. There is 236 yuan for medicine, 5 yuan for consultating fee and 5 yuan for card deposit.
I can see some people there just go consultating but not fetching any medicine. Just take some suggestion from doctor!
I guess they must have no medical insurance. It's really a expanse for them, having poor wage, not any insurance in the bottom of society
Wishing her a speedy recovery.
Posted by: Sekhar Sirigiri (external link) on November 11, 2007 8:28 PMHi Jian Shuo,
Glad to hear that your mother-in-law is recovering well. I pray that she'll recover fully and that meanwhile, she'll be given the proper attention and medicine by the hospital as required. Take care and God bless.
Posted by: Ling on November 11, 2007 11:45 PMI'd like to recommend "Sicko", a movie by Michel Moore. Americans are comlaining about their healthcare system, they won't be compaining if they've experienced what kind of system we are in.
China's health care system is both privatised government controlled, it lacks the benefits but has problems from both systems.
Free Tibet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Liberator on November 13, 2007 10:02 AMI am a university student,a while ago,I had a Tonsil inflammation and had injecting for five days,it cost me 1,200 RMB in total.That's terrible
Posted by: wenwen on April 9, 2008 12:26 AMIf you're insured through your employer, do you get your hospital bills fully reimbursed? I've heard that employees at Siemens in Shanghai get everything reimbursed if they have fever and go to a hospital to get some drips (you know what I mean, the standard procedure in China).
Is there a limit to what you get reimbursed?
Does the insurance require co-insurance/franchise from you?
NOW Being ill is very terrible ,that means much money will be cost ,so we must do exercise every day to protect us from sick!
Have everything except illness.