The issues of “difficulty in receiving medical treatment” and “tension between doctors and patients” have become the greatest concerns for Chinese. However, the medical situations that are criticized by many Chinese are not that bad for foreigners living in China, according to a report from Global Times on Tuesday.

The appointment time is shorter than that in Japan and Norway, and the emergency treatment is faster than that in America and England

Currently, making an appointment to see a doctor has become a new tendency. But Bi Angsong Olsen, a botanist from Norway, thinks that it in China is not necessary to make an appointment with doctors every time when people want to get treatment. But in Norway, he said, even if taking an emergency treatment, sometimes patients should wait one to three days. Shan Hu, a Japanese student in China, also deems that compared to the hospitals in China, it takes more time in waiting for the treatment appointment in Japanese hospitals.

“Waiting to take emergency treatment” is also a problem that the Chinese patients complain about, whereas the people from Europe even think that emergency treatment in China has some advantages. Alex Bluck, an engineer from England, works with Audi China. Although he complains about the China’s medical treatment, he is still satisfied with the speed of emergency treatment. Tony Williams, an American who works in Volkswagen in China, has similar feelings. “China’s emergency treatment is faster than that in America,” he said.

Advanced medical facilities, professional doctors, but too big crowds

According to the report by Global Times, almost all foreigners who are interviewed express their idea that hospitals in China have advanced medical facilities and doctors are professional. Zhakeya, an interpreter from Pakistan, said the advanced facilities have become a significant preponderance in many Chinese hospitals.

Speaking of the conditions of hospitals, big crowds of people and poor environment are the most intolerable things for foreigners.

For Beatrice, a Kenyan student in China, and many other foreign patients, language barrier is one of the problems, which should be improved in China’s hospitals.

“The poor relationship between doctors and patients in China”

Referring to communication, foreigners also pay much attention to the conflict between doctors and patients. Thai student Bin Mi thinks those patients don’t respect their doctors. An Indian student named Cheng Rui said that no doctor wants to hurt his patients. If the patient and his relatives think that the doctors should be blamed for something, they can solve this problem by means of legal approaches.

Yi Fan who comes from Mauritius believes that for medical workers, they should take the responsibilities by themselves if they have really done something wrong in their work..

Devoe from South Africa works as a teacher in an international school in Beijing. He said he hates to see the mutual trust between hospitals and patients fades away in China, because “once trust is gone, it will be very hard to restore it.”
(Source: Xinhuanet)