A hospital patient spent seven hours repairing hospital machinery so his procedure could go ahead

January 22, 2007

He did this while in agonizing pain from a kidney stone.



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{ 4 comments }

1 RJS January 22, 2007 at 12:21 pm

Bad-ass!

Somehow I think the hospital would have gotten sued in our litigation-happy country. What a completely different mindset over there.

2 John J. Coupal January 22, 2007 at 3:00 pm

So, did he get a professional discount on his surgery bill?

Or does the country have a universal healthcare system?

3 Anonymous January 22, 2007 at 4:47 pm

thats the 3rd scary medical story that ive heard from eastern europe in a week. please cancel my travel plans.
(poland= docs killing patients to get kickback from funeral homes.
romania= urologist cuts off mans penis.).. please dont send me to those hospitals.!!!!

4 Anonymous January 23, 2007 at 11:26 pm

You know what, this is the American way, lost long ago.

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