http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheGoodFight/archives/2009/06/25/friends-go-to-venezuela-for-healthcare Comments On: Friends Go to Venezuela for Healthcare by Will Moredock en-us Copyright 2009 Charleston City Paper. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Charleston City Paper readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Charleston City Paper. jcurry@charlestoncitypaper.com (Charleston City Paper Webmaster) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0500 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by HeyJudi]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:43:35 -0400 Charleston City Paper They didn't mention how long they had to wait to have all those procedures done, It probably does't matter because they are on vacation. The local people who have to work need to take days from work to be seen. And how they got seen in the barrio if they are not citizens or residents?
I am a Venezuelan citizen now living in USA for 40 years. Out of my love for the country I grew up in ( it was very different than it is today) I bought an apartment in the north east coast of Venezuela and go there twice a year. Last time I had a bad cold and fearing the swine flu I went to a private emergency clinic. I waited 2 hours before walking out. It was caos, people getting in out of turn, not efficient at all. I comented to a Doctor that maybe I should have gone to the Social Security Clinic, he said it would have been worse.
I comented my experience to a friend in Caracas who just had some type of Scan. I told her that she was lucky she has two brothers who are Medical Doctors who had been in practice for more than 40 years who can navegate the System. She said that she had to wait 2 weeks for the Scan, that Doctors are leaving the country because the conditions for practice are disastrous. The so called Cuban Doctors, are not all Doctors many are Doctor Practitioners. They are OK for routine procedures but if you need a Specialist you have to go Private and spend your good money. In many cases Private Medicine is as expensive as in the USA and the earning power is less than 1/4. So I don't know who if anybody paid the person to paint such a idealistic picture of the medicine in Venezuela.
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