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Outrage as China hospital charges patient fee for sitting down on a chair while receiving an intravenous infusion as health authority says fee is in line with regulations (www.scmp.com)

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Addition for clarification: The "South China Morning Post"(SCMP) is a state-controlled Chinese media outlet. In this article, however, it criticizes the Chinese health care system and even cites ordinary citizens' posts which don't appear to be censored, a rare move in China. This is why the article is linked here. In general, however, one should be very careful using this source.

A hospital in China has stoked controversy by charging a patient for the use of a chair they were sitting on while receiving an intravenous infusion.

On mainland social media at the end of June, a person released a billing statement by the public-funded Ningxia Children’s Hospital, which showed that five yuan (70 US cents) had been charged for a seat, Zonglan Video reported.

It is not clear how old the patient was, or what they were being treated for, but the bill showed the medication contained antibiotics.

An official at the hospital in Yinchuan in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, northwestern China, said the fee was for two days’ use of a chair by the patient who was sitting on it while receiving an infusion. [...] The controversial chair fee has become the subject of heated discussions on mainland social media, after being viewed 5 million times on Douyin alone.

“Hospitals are so commercial. I feel speechless about this fee,” one online observer said.

“It’s the first time I’ve heard of this kind of cost in a hospital. Is there anything left that they do not charge fees for?” said another person.

“Are ordinary people now expected to bring their own chair to see doctors from now on,” a third said.

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[-] Evilschnuff@feddit.org 77 points 2 years ago

How very american of them.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They learn from the best.

[-] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

Naw, look at the actual cost of the fee they are complaining about and the total cost of the bill. If they want to get on America's level, they need to get those numbers up. That's rookie shit.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I use this very phrase as a response to poor customer service/poor behavior in general on a far too regular basis.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

They just like us fr fr

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