Comments by "Maria S" (@marias5088) on "Different Russia"
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I’m sorry, but I don't have much time to watch this video. I hope you mentioned that these same disabled people and every Russian, regardless of age, in your town can have visits from a medical doctor at no cost, and that your ambulance service is also free of charge. I have been in America for 25 years. I have two boys with disabilities caused by medical mistakes and malpractice, born and raised in America, and I cannot have a doctor visit them at home. A few months ago, I had to call an ambulance for myself, and they charged me $1,985.00 just for the ride and an echocardiogram. They didn’t provide any medication, either oral or IV, nothing. In America, an ambulance is essentially an overpriced taxi with medics on board who can perform CPR. My relatives are in Russia, in a small town in the Moscow region, and they recently called an ambulance. The medics took a blood sample from my relative while she was lying in bed and sent it to the lab, allowing her to wait for the results comfortably at home, and it was all free of charge. When I was brought to the ER in an ambulance a few months ago feeling as if I might die, I was quickly checked by a doctor at the ER (literally a one-minute check-up), after which he decided it was fine for me to wait in the lobby. I was told to leave the stretcher and walk to the sitting area filled with over a hundred people who were sick with various issues—coughing, sneezing, heart problems, broken bones—you name it. We never had separate waiting areas or entrances for symptomatic patients, even during COVID, unlike clinics in Moscow and many in the surrounding area. The wait was supposed to be at least four hours, and there was no water or food provided. You simply sit and wait. I had another ER visit recently for high blood pressure, and guess what? I had to sit up for two hours while feeling faint before I was taken into a room where I could lie down. My husband had a blood pressure reading of 205/100 and also had to wait in the lobby for a long time. My older son was made disabled twice in his lifetime here, and after my health was devastated by American doctors, my second son was born autistic. However, we do have accommodations for the disabled, and that certainly is a plus.
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I wrote a comment under this video. You might want to read it if you are inclined to do so. Here it is:
I’m sorry, but I don't have much time to watch this video. I hope you mentioned that these same disabled people and every Russian, regardless of age, in your town can have visits from a medical doctor at no cost, and that your ambulance service is also free of charge. I have been in America for 25 years. I have two boys with disabilities caused by medical mistakes and malpractice, born and raised in America, and I cannot have a doctor visit them at home. A few months ago, I had to call an ambulance for myself, and they charged me $1,985.00 just for the ride and an echocardiogram. They didn’t provide any medication, either oral or IV, nothing. In America, an ambulance is essentially an overpriced taxi with medics on board who can perform CPR. My relatives are in Russia, in a small town in the Moscow region, and they recently called an ambulance. The medics took a blood sample from my relative while she was lying in bed and sent it to the lab, allowing her to wait for the results comfortably at home, and it was all free of charge. When I was brought to the ER in an ambulance a few months ago feeling as if I might die, I was quickly checked by a doctor at the ER (literally a one-minute check-up), after which he decided it was fine for me to wait in the lobby. I was told to leave the stretcher and walk to the sitting area filled with over a hundred people who were sick with various issues—coughing, sneezing, heart problems, broken bones—you name it. We never had separate waiting areas or entrances for symptomatic patients, even during COVID, unlike clinics in Moscow and many in the surrounding area. The wait was supposed to be at least four hours, and there was no water or food provided. You simply sit and wait. I had another ER visit recently for high blood pressure, and guess what? I had to sit up for two hours while feeling faint before I was taken into a room where I could lie down. My husband had a blood pressure reading of 205/100 and also had to wait in the lobby for a long time. It is UNHEARD OF in Moscow, where I am originally from, and my childhood friends all pray not to have healthcare like in America. My older son was made disabled twice in his lifetime in America, and after my health was ru-ined by American doctors, my second son was born autistic. However, we do have accommodations for the disabled, and that certainly is a plus.
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I don't know where you are from. I am in America, in the upper midwest. Just wrote a comment to clarify a few things on the differences between Russia and America. It is long but very informative.
Here it is:
I’m sorry, but I don't have much time to watch this video. I hope you mentioned that these same disabled people and every Russian, regardless of age, in your town can have visits from a medical doctor at no cost, and that your ambulance service is also free of charge. I have been in America for 25 years. I have two boys with disabilities caused by medical mistakes and malpractice, born and raised in America, and I cannot have a doctor visit them at home. A few months ago, I had to call an ambulance for myself, and they charged me $1,985.00 just for the ride and an echocardiogram. They didn’t provide any medication, either oral or IV, nothing. In America, an ambulance is essentially an overpriced taxi with medics on board who can perform CPR. My relatives are in Russia, in a small town in the Moscow region, and they recently called an ambulance. The medics took a blood sample from my relative while she was lying in bed and sent it to the lab, allowing her to wait for the results comfortably at home, and it was all free of charge. When I was brought to the ER in an ambulance a few months ago feeling as if I might die, I was quickly checked by a doctor at the ER (literally a one-minute check-up), after which he decided it was fine for me to wait in the lobby. I was told to leave the stretcher and walk to the sitting area filled with over a hundred people who were sick with various issues—coughing, sneezing, heart problems, broken bones—you name it. We never had separate waiting areas or entrances for symptomatic patients, even during COVID, unlike clinics in Moscow and many in the surrounding area. The wait was supposed to be at least four hours, and there was no water or food provided. You simply sit and wait. I had another ER visit recently for high blood pressure, and guess what? I had to sit up for two hours while feeling faint before I was taken into a room where I could lie down. My husband had a blood pressure reading of 205/100 and also had to wait in the lobby for a long time. It is UNHEARD OF in Moscow, where I am originally from, and my childhood friends all pray not to have healthcare like in America. My older son was made disabled twice in his lifetime in America, and after my health was ru-ined by American doctors, my second son was born autistic. However, we do have accommodations for the disabled, and that certainly is a plus.
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