2/5 Pamela F. 4 years ago on Google • 3 reviews
This
hospital
seemed
like
an
oasis
of
medical
help
when
I
first
arrived.
As
a
foreigner
with
super
basic
Korean
speaking
skills
who
was
terrified
after
a
few
days
of
flu-like
symptoms
that
just
seemed
to
be
getting
worse
after
almost
a
week,
it
was
a
gift
from
heaven
to
know
I
could
actually
speak
English
to
medical
staff
and
not
worry
about
any
misunderstandings
or
misdiagnosis.
I
was
directed
to
the
international
clinic
by
the
security
officer
and
it
was
amazing.
Clean
and
quiet
and
everyone
spoke
fluent
english.
Then
I
met
nurse
Chris,
and
everything
took
a
turn
for
the
worse.
When
I
made
the
mistake
of
giving
him
my
insurance
card
showing
I
am
here
on
a
work
visa,
he
redirected
me
out
to
the
nationals'
area
despite
my
explaining
that
I
knew
about
3
words
in
Korean,
and
despite
2
other
staff
members
bringing
me
back
to
the
international
clinic
to
tell
him
the
same
thing
and
that
I
should
be
assisted
in
the
English
speaking
clinic
(duh)
but
he
was
having
none
of
it
so
I
ended
up
in
a
part
of
the
hospital
where
no
one
could
communicate
with
me
and
everyone
was
frustrated
and
annoyed,
making
this
one
of
the
worst
hospital
visits
of
my
life.
I
understand
rule-following
but
advocate
for
compassion
and
common
sense
to
trump
any
rules
that
only
make
life
harder
for
everyone
(except
Nurse
Chris).
If
you
are
in
Daegu,
living
and
working
legally
but
unable
to
speak
the
language
because
you've
only
arrived
a
few
months
prior,
do
yourself
a
favor
and
just
avoid
this
place
altogether
or
pay
in
cash
and
go
through
the
English
speaking
clinic.
It
blows
my
mind
that
a
tourist
here
for
a
week
would
get
better
medical
attention
than
myself
who
is
here
legally
and
a
working
resource
for
the
country's
future.
6
thumbs
down!!!!!!
Two
stars
is
for
the
poor
Korean
speaking
staff
that
worked
hard
at
trying
to
assist
me
after
coming
up
against
Mr
Rules
Are
Rules.
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