(June 30, 2014)
[Please include your first and last names, and your city and state of residence. Thank you.] What $200 will Buy at a Peru Hospital To the Editor: Yesterday I stopped in at a Peru hospital for a routine exam. Of the three hospitals in Iquitos, I chose Ana Stahl Clinic that the ex-pats frequent rather than the two larger public hospitals where my $200 would have stretched about 30% farther. The Ana Stahl facility is modern and clean with the amenities of a medium-sized U.S. hospital and about a dozen staff doctors including four who speak English. I walked in cold without an appointment and my Visa card, and this is what I received instantly and professionally in two hours for $200: A 30-minute consultation with an English speaking doctor. Lab tests and same day interpretation including complete blood analysis, liver & kidney function, exams for malaria, Chagas, Dengue, fecal and urine scan, cholesterol & triglyceride, glucose tolerance, and a couple more. In addition, there was an upper body radiograph and ECG. I was given a clean bill of health to walk the trails and hobo the Amazon tributaries. Bo Keely Somewhere in the Amazon between Perú & Brazil - June 24, 2014 ********** We appreciate and welcome your comments. Please, enter in the subject line of your e-mail "letter to the editor," and specify the article or the subject you are commenting on at the beginning of your e-mail. Also, ***PLEASE,*** sign your e-mail with your name ***AND*** add your city, state, country, address, and phone number. If we publish your opinion we will only include your name, city, state, and country. Send your comments to the Editor. (Letters may be shortened and edited.) |