WWII Hospital

i went to JB yest. grandma just had an operation on thur. inserted a piece of metal into her right leg, from her hip to the knee. more than a feet long. but thank God, everything was fine, she is now recovering.

but what struck me more than the surgery was the state of the hospital. firstly, let me tell you that the surgery was free. in another private hospital, the surgery itself would be RM$30K min. but this govt hospital operates for free. 1 night’s stay in the hospital is RM$1. ya, that’s right. it’s about S$0.42. practically free. every sort of medication, x-rays, checkups, treatments, physio… FREE! the only cost was the metal piece to be inserted into my grandma’s leg. amazing right?

here is the reason why i say it’s a WWII hospital. if i can take more photos, i would be able to show you the front of the hospital which looks really like a bus station in a rural village…

 

this is the place where my grandma is staying… see that green partition on the right? that is her bed.

 

a closer view of the partition. my mother and aunties are changing her clothes. there is no nurse around to help. i had to pull the partition from behind some door by myself.

 

the section just beside, slightly more high class de. i dunno how they determine the class la, maybe every night costs RM$2?

 

the waiting area before we enter the bed area.

 

the nurses’ table. no computers, no screens, everything is hand-recorded. so ulu!