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bbud656
Joined: 15 Jun 2010
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| korea does have an excellent healthcare system that the entire world would look up to. |
Im going to have to go ahead and say no to this. Compared to the US, Korean medicine is 2nd rate unless you are experiencing something very common here. I watched my gf bounce around from hospital to hospital and doctor to doctor. Even at the Yonsei Severance she got terrible treatment. Every doctor was sure of his diagnosis, all 4 or 5 of them with their own 'right answer.' 2 months of different and pointless antibiotic treatments that fanned the fire and she is on her death bed, advised to get on a plane by her family doctor before they quarantine her. Within hours of being home she is diagnosed correctly because for all the US med systems faults, they run tests instead of relying on an infallible Korean man's opinion. The ER doctor told her she would have died within weeks had they continued their treatment here. |
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lithium
Joined: 18 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:45 am Post subject: Re: Warning about Korean healthcare (horror story) |
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Ok, I'm an Australian so I'm assuming that these things happen in America,
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Soon. |
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detonate
Joined: 16 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:53 am Post subject: |
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| korea does have an excellent healthcare system that the entire world would look up to. |
Im going to have to go ahead and say no to this. Compared to the US, Korean medicine is 2nd rate unless you are experiencing something very common here. I watched my gf bounce around from hospital to hospital and doctor to doctor. Even at the Yonsei Severance she got terrible treatment. Every doctor was sure of his diagnosis, all 4 or 5 of them with their own 'right answer.' 2 months of different and pointless antibiotic treatments that fanned the fire and she is on her death bed, advised to get on a plane by her family doctor before they quarantine her. Within hours of being home she is diagnosed correctly because for all the US med systems faults, they run tests instead of relying on an infallible Korean man's opinion. The ER doctor told her she would have died within weeks had they continued their treatment here. |
Yea some of the smartest people in the US become doctors. Some of the smartest people in Korea go to the US to be doctors, or stay in Korea and get into business. For the money.
Everything basic I've ever had done in Korea medically was super cheap and smooth. The few things that were serious that I had to get taken care of in Korea were nightmares and/or a joke. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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Korean health care is good for what it is, but it's not what many claim it to be. If you have a problem that requires more than an x-ray or blood test, you're going to have to pay, even if you have insurance. (You'll pay more if you don't have insurance.) If you have surgery, etc. you're going to have to pay in addition to your insurance.
The quality of care varies, so one shouldn't over-generalize, but it is certainly impacted by the system and, if the crowds I see in hospitals and doctors' office are any indication, a serious lack of doctors and facilities. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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I cant help but wonder..why the heck was the US brought into this to begin with?
OP is Australian...situation happened in Korea with a Korean hospital, the female in question appears to be Korean based on the info given concerning her parents...so why the need to compare any of this to the US? |
Good question to ask. It's because some posters have an axe to grind. Besides, it sounds like the patient in the OP's story had no health insurance. If that person is a teacher then why no health insurance? Something smells fishy. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| I think the real lesson here is that two broke people should not date each other. |
yes. That and traveler's insurance. Cheap compared to the alternative. Unless they're planning on doing the facebook page donation thing, again. |
Facebook page donation? I've heard that, from time-to-time, someone claiming to be a poor teacher in Korea begs for donations on Facebook and they collect a great deal of money. Are those genuine hardship cases or donation scams? I would be wary. |
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freshking
Joined: 07 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| When my Korean wife had appendicitis two years ago, she was treated well, given a few hours to rest/digest her food before surgery, had the surgery, and then paid 700,000 won after she had finished her recovery inside the hospital. |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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I'd say the guy was a right noob and all should know that Korean hospitals need payment up front. Crisis could have been averted.
Also, get rid of the gf. This is a sign that behavior could stay the same if it gets more serious between the two.
Third, stuff like this happens to unknowing noobs all of the time. What's different about your story?
Foreigners get turned away all of the time because they weren't informed of the pay up-front policies.
Heck, haven't we all seen poor Koreans need to often stand on the corner and beg because they were refused? |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:57 am Post subject: |
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| I think the real lesson here is that two broke people should not date each other. |
yes. That and traveler's insurance. Cheap compared to the alternative. Unless they're planning on doing the facebook page donation thing, again. |
Hold on now....travelers health insurance requires planning and basic common sense....lets not go crazy here! |
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definitely maybe
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:52 am Post subject: |
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| Will that cover significant others who are Korean as well? You're better than that, Homer. |
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