CMC is a private clinic. Emergency room treatment is 100% covered with insurance. If you're a gringo with no insurance and go there, be sure to bring along some KY Jelly.
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Public Hospital for Sosua
My sister-n-law is the head auditor for one of the largest hospitals in central FL. Trust me, thanks to their hiring preferences these days, far worse things are happening when it comes to patient care.
Ever hear about the doctor in the US that removed the wrong kidney? Surgical instruments left inside the body? Nurses that gave the wrong meds - sometimes killing the patient? Lots of stories like these in the US:
nypost.com
Urologist mistakenly removes kidney from the wrong patient
A Massachusetts urologist removed a kidney from the wrong patient after mistakenly reading the CT scan of another man with the same name — who had the same type of scan done on the same day. Dr. An…
nypost.com
Medical errors are a leading cause of death in the US:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Medical Error Reduction and Prevention - PubMed
Medical errors are a serious public health problem and a leading cause of death in the United States. It is challenging to uncover a consistent cause of errors and, even if found, to provide a consistent viable solution that minimizes the chances of a recurrent event. By recognizing untoward...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The thread is about an article the op posted that is over 10 years old
Perhaps the moderator should just delete the thread all together
Seems better to focus on current information about any actual hospitals coming to Sosua since the one in this thread likely won't be coming anytime soon.
Besides there are bridges and plaza's to focus on
Perhaps the moderator should just delete the thread all together
Seems better to focus on current information about any actual hospitals coming to Sosua since the one in this thread likely won't be coming anytime soon.
Besides there are bridges and plaza's to focus on
The intent of the thread when it was started was for current info on the proposed new public hospital for Sosua.
Ok I will slow it down for you
Yes it should be about current information however it is about an article for a hospital proposed over 10 years ago that he thought was current information until some pointed it out to him that the article was old
So lets talk about current information instead of old articles .
Duh
In the OP Windy wrote: "Instead of the beach renovation thread, a discussion on a new hospital built by the government for Sosua could go on here."
He then went on to mention a previous project in his second post.
Actually I’m pretty sure Windy knows article was 10 yrs old, he has been here longtime… he is just giving incite on topic for people who don’t remember past promises by gov..
He also created that thread for posts concerning the public hospital to avoid them being continuedly posted in the Sosua Beach thread.
Atleast kids hospital being built..
www.thesamaritanfoundationdr.com
Grace Paediatric Medical Centre - The Samaritan Foundation
Grace Paediatric Medical Centre addresses the desperate need for local, specialized paediatric care, following a “no child refused” policy. This means that every child seeking help, regardless of socioeconomic status, will receive state-of-the-art healthcare. The hope and dream of every parent...
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The last 15-18 years in the US the care has become abysmal - with the exceptions of some very good doctors it is all about billing insurance companies to the hilt. I am not sure but it seems it all began going downhill about the time Obamacare was being proposed, but that may not be the whole story.
I now pay over $600 and change monthly for my Medicare Advantage. That's slightly over $7,200 yearly. It hasn't always been that high but over the last 6 years I am sure I've paid over $33,000.
I've used it a 4 times at the dermatologist but never approaching what I've paid in.
Maybe I received $$3,500 worth of treatments - definitely not a win for me.
I have been thinking about dropping it, because I don't see myself going back to live in a country where they can't define a woman and crime seems to be rewarded.
And of course since the level of medical care is about the same level of shyte now in both places why bother the expensive of going to the US only to get 3rd world medical treatment, when I can get that here ?
A good new hospital, public or private, in Sosua would be super because even though I have DR insurance I find CMC sorely lacking in speed and quality of service. And with that detour for the Cangrejo bridge being a cluster-f*ck it can take precious time in an emergency now getting to Puerto Plata
That is where the ambulance took him,a mutual gringo friend called 911. I agree with SKY they should have thrown him in ANY vehicle but I don't think it would have mattered.
You are getting robbed. I use a United Health care Medicare Advantage plan and pay NOTHING in addtion to Part B. And I have had 3 Major operations and paid no co-pays.......Also there are NO referrals necessary. I can book appointments from here and just show up with NO co pay......
Let me take a guess. You don't use AARP, or do you. And my Medicare Advantage plan has no clue or care about any tax form..............I assume you are on SS also............