tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post1969273330334946022..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: In Snowden less news: murder of a fireman and nationalization of Venezuelan medicineDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-90927245764801841752013-07-13T18:05:40.153+02:002013-07-13T18:05:40.153+02:00And sometimes foreigners get a free pass, not only...And sometimes foreigners get a free pass, not only in Venezuela. A friend of mine once had a filling fall while in Paris. An expensive looking dentist patched it up for free telling her he wanted her to enjoy her trip and have a good impression of France. She had to have the full work back in the States but at least she could keep eating her way through her trip.<br /><br />Thanks for inquiring into the hospital cash policies, by the way.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-63246288905145232872013-07-13T14:10:01.657+02:002013-07-13T14:10:01.657+02:00The hospital says in their website that patients c...The hospital says in their website that patients can pay in cash or check: Formas de pago aceptadas por Hospital Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz:<br />Efectivo | Cheques<br />Justin was lucky. Actually, luck does play a big role in medical attention. It depends on the quality of the human component. Merida has always been a pretty civilized place. gustavo coronelhttp://www.lasarmasdecoronel.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-33943714534636851592013-07-11T03:33:10.618+02:002013-07-11T03:33:10.618+02:00Exactly, Obama regulating profits of insurance com...Exactly, Obama regulating profits of insurance companies and insuring 85% of premiums are spent on healthcare /= communism! <br /><br />You can have principled disagreements with healthcare reform, but equating it to Chavez just shows you're clueless. If anything, it makes it more possible for some Chavez type to come along in the future since who will believe those who already cried wolf once? NorskeDivnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-74542792518625753512013-07-10T22:19:59.288+02:002013-07-10T22:19:59.288+02:00You may be surprised at how degraded things became...You may be surprised at how degraded things became in one year.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-5974620978829576292013-07-10T21:52:18.270+02:002013-07-10T21:52:18.270+02:00Last June 2012 was the hospital visit, but I was t...Last June 2012 was the hospital visit, but I was there in January 2013 as well but no hospital visit. Justinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-5491058838098700312013-07-10T20:47:48.009+02:002013-07-10T20:47:48.009+02:00Trust me on that one: you are ways away from such ...Trust me on that one: you are ways away from such a fate. Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-32132760476671365922013-07-10T20:32:01.436+02:002013-07-10T20:32:01.436+02:00I fear that this will soon happen in the US with t...I fear that this will soon happen in the US with the destruction of the healthcare system due to Obamacare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-55501867355495134472013-07-10T20:13:41.890+02:002013-07-10T20:13:41.890+02:00There are areas that work better. Some hospitals a...There are areas that work better. Some hospitals are directly into the hands of the government and some are managed by local authorities. In general, certainly not always, health centers managed by local authorities tend to function better than the ones managed from the government itself. <br /><br />For example, the San Felipe hospital was one of the worst in the country until three years ago. Now, the new chavista governor put a lot of work in it and it is starting to be semi functional again. I would not mind being treated there if I had too. However, I see many CDI or Barrio Adentro modules that used to be open until a couple of years ago that are now closed. That is the problem, the lack of coordination, the apparent refusal to integrate the whole system where one hospital would control a few CDI who in turn would control a dozen modules that would act for very basic care and as a triage of sorts to send people to a CDI or a hospital according to the need and the services offered.<br /><br />Another case is Miranda. When Capriles was elected first, the regime took away all of Miranda health system. Capriles rebuilt one, albeit smaller for lack of resources and it is my understanding that it is working much better than the ones taken over by the regime. Also in Chacao which is the wealthiest of Venezuela district, they have enough income for a "salud Chacao" who gets people from all over Caracas while the regime is actively trying to sabotage it. Compare Salud Chacao with the government managed hospitals in Caracas and you will understand what I wrote.<br /><br />By the way, when was your Merida visit?Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-67988967467780103262013-07-10T19:49:30.941+02:002013-07-10T19:49:30.941+02:00I'm an American. I went to a public hospital i...I'm an American. I went to a public hospital in Merida, Venezuela called Hospital Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz around 10 o'clock at night for dehydration and diarrhea. I waited about 15 minutes to see a doctor which I thought was amazing at how quickly that was. There were about 10 patients in the ER, but I was given my own bed. No one spoke English and I didn't speak Spanish so my friend had to translate. At one point I swear there were 5 doctors around me just because I was an American. There were people waiting to be treated. At the ER they gave me 2 bags of fluid, a blood test, a stool test, and a medicine to calm me down. The entire time sitting there I was thinking how is God's name am I going to be able to pay for this. In the States where I have insurance an ER visit copay is $100 let alone an entire bill without insurance. When I left I asked do you accept credit cards? They looked me all confused and said it was free. I was shocked. Justinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-39784904588547945102013-07-10T18:47:17.537+02:002013-07-10T18:47:17.537+02:00Chavismo tells us that private health care is vast...Chavismo tells us that private health care is vastly inferior to public health care. So wouldn't the proper response to leave private health care alone to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Patrick_Gray" rel="nofollow">“twist slowly, slowly in the wind?”</a> Boludo Tejanonoreply@blogger.com