Health Care in CR

[JudgeWapner]

Thought I would post about recent experience.Just spent 2 days in hospital.2 things that stood out.I was in immense pain and they gave me morphine.At night friends were allowed to stay over in my room.Both things never would have happened in States.Very cool.

 

[wolfie_cr]

holy shit what happened to you?

fallout from a big party night or what?

 

[JudgeWapner]

LOL!Nah,a f*cking kidney stone,Wolfie.Never had one before and sure as shit don't want one again.Still had some pain even with the morphine.Unreal.

 

Judge,

You had me worried after that first sentence. Glad you are doing well. Stop by The German Club one of these Tuesdays, brother.

Jake

 

[JudgeWapner]

Jake,thanks blood.Will see you soon.

 

[da1ghost]

Judge,

Sorry to hear you had to go through that pain! I'm glad that is behind you now....I'll be back in CR at the end of Aug....let's hook up with Autin and have dinner or something...no booze for me.

 

[JudgeWapner]

Ghost,sounds good.

 

[AirForce1]

Glad to hear you're doing better now Judge. Did the Dr. say it was from too many Coronas, Imperials, what?

 

[JudgeWapner]

AF1,too many chicas.I'll live with the pain.

 

[kayaman+]

Which hospital?

I have some horror stories about the public hospital in Alajuela.

 

[JudgeWapner]

Kaya,CIMA,can't reccomend the place enough.Clean,proffesional,and they give out morphine!Seriously the stafff was great and most of them spoke english.

 

[-Slim-]

judge,glad you are ok my friend.

 

[Tico]

Happy to hear you're fine again Judge. I too have heard great things about that private hospital, CIMA. Was it reasonably affordable? Well, on second thought I guess the price is not the most important thing under such a circumstance.

On the subject of health care in Costa Rica... Did you know that there are thousands of tourists that come to Costa Rica for health care needs each year? Dentistry, Plastic surgery are among the most popular products that many Americans visit Costa Rica for, where the costs are fractional to those in the US, while the quality is second to none in those fields.

 

[JudgeWapner]

Tico,compared to health care in the US,the price was very reasonable.Slim,we gotta hook up one of these days,been too long.

 

[Katwoman]

I've heard that CIMA is like staying at a 5 star hotel. Visit hours and those things are the same in Clinica Biblica, Catolica and another small private clinic that I can't remember, very different than going to any of the Caja Hospitals

It's great to hear you are doing fine now my friend

 

[JudgeWapner]

Thanks Kat.Yeah it is my understanding that the Caja hospitals are quite different.But good to know there is quality health care available here.In fact I will go further and say my experience here this week was far better than any experience I had in the US concerning a hospital.

 

[Katwoman]

that's why I wanna go work at the cima

 

[BeatPete]

the cartago public hospital is a dump

 

[Katwoman]

Pete you are so right it's not even funny

 

[BeatPete]

before my grandmother died, she was there for about a month. we had to bring some pillows from our house because they said that they had no extras. her bed couldnt recline upward. she had to wait till another patient left to switch beds. when ppl shower there, they have hoses that you have to use. wtf is that. its like the patients are in prison or something. im just glad that my grandma spent her last few days at home and not in that dump. i hope i never have to be a pateint there.