TCM RED CROSS HOSPITAL HUAIHUA, CHINA
it's been awhile since i have blogged...more news alerts regarding the most horrendous fraudulent treatments on the planet...i made my arrangements to pursue treatment at the above mentioned hospital in january after reviewing their website: www.tcmtreatment.com and several email exchanges with it's director...'dr' ming...after arriving in this 'hospital' on april 11 it took me one hour to realize that it was a total scam...the website is the best example of photoshop i could ever imagine...it needs to be nominated for an award...the actual building looks absolutely nothing like the website representation...it's located in an urban area of huaihua, unfortunately a completely depressing city in the middle of nowhere...the building was dirty, poorly lit, unheated and lacked an elevator...no elevator in a 'hospital' catering to foreigners with chronic illnesses!...the room they took me to was nothing like the room represented on their website...after asking for another room which was believe it or not worse, i left with my friend one hour after i arrived...we went to a hotel in huaihua whereupon my friend went back to the 'hospital' the next day to explore the possibility of my receiving the services as an outpatient...long story short, ming offered his 'hospital's' services to me as an outpatient for virtually the same cost as if i stayed as an inpatient...it didn't take me too long to figure out that this place is a totally fraudulent rip off...attracting foreigners ($$$$$) with chronic illnesses with the sole intention of duping them in every possible unethical way imaginable...there's a ton more detail i could go into including speaking with two other patients who were equally duped but dredging up this experience is far too unpleasant and enraging for me...they even stole the 'red cross' name to fraudulently associate themselves with this well known organization...and in a country like china with bigger problems than monitoring unethical hospitals catering to foreigners, they are getting away with it...i hope i can prevent someone else from pursuing any association with this despicable ruse...my god the damage a place like this does to tcm is so sad...i'll blog more about the rest of my stay in beijing soon...best to all, rich
ps...oh i have to add this...my chinese friend had bought me a gift which he kept in a separate bag apart from our luggage...the 'hospital' representative stole it while we were looking at the second room...!!!!
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