Originally Posted by
narvik
Let me make a small but not insignificant change to that statement:
....overall it's really a much better experience of medical care compared to the US if you are a foreigner in China.
Going to the hospital in China as a Chinese is quite horrible, from what I hear.
Hour-long waits and bribes to get to see a doctor are not uncommon.
My wife has been having a nasal problem, after ct, mri and biopsy and two weeks ago she was advised to go to Tongren Hospital in Beijing, tried everything to get an appointment without luck, then we found out we had a family member who knew someone that knew someone who knew a fixer and for a "consideration" he got us an appointment the very next day....for another greater "consideration" she could of got an appointment to have the operation there, but a bit of a wait....In the end she decided to go ahead with the operation in our home city but performed by a surgeon who travelled down from the provincial capital, I'm not too sure what was happening but apparently the surgeon was pleased to receive his red envelope we had prepared.....