Seven hours in a Sanya emergency room with gastroenteritis: what was hard
- When
- 2025-05
- City
- unspecified
- Total cost reported
- Not reported
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- Foreign traveler (self-described)
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Timeline
2025-05
Getting sick in a country where almost no one speaks English is the absolute worst... I literally saw vomit in the sink.
What went well
- Ultimately received treatment and the patient recovered
What was hard
- Almost no English; no written or translated information for foreign patients
- Author describes poor hygiene, including soiled bathrooms across four floors
- Seven-hour stay; relied on a Chinese-speaking friend by phone for translation
Getting sick in a country where almost no one speaks English is the absolute worst... I literally saw vomit in the sink.
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