As you may know from previous posts, Lilli became sick on Christmas day and needed to see a doctor. Tim had used the services of a hospital outpatients here and said it was good, I was a bit unsure. As it turns out, ''good'' was an understatement. Apparently the hospital was initially intended as a hotel, then someone (perhaps the King) decreed that that there were too many new hotels taking up sea frontage so it became a hospital. Not sure how much of that story is true, but it definitely could have been a hotel - you walk in to a lovely big lobby complete with cafeteria with a view of the sea. We were directed at reception to outpatients where we filled in some forms and wait a few minutes, from there we were shown to the paediatric waiting room complete with toys - everything shiny and clean and new. Again we waited only a few minutes before seeing the doctor. The Dr was quite alarmed at the state of Lilli's tonsils and after a thorough examination, sent us off for medication and an appointment to see her again in 3 days. The second appointment was as swift and simple as the first and again we have a follow up appointment in 3 weeks. So thorough! Everyone spoke English well, and Tim even had a ring tone added to his phone by a chirpy receptionist while we were waiting for the bill (which incidentally was less than in Australia)
We loved out family GP in the mountains, but getting an immediate appointment was near impossible - nothing usually available within 2 weeks, and going to the hospital outpatients in the BM would have meant waiting hours and hours. Follow ups were only suggested if the symptoms didn't improve. It was a really pleasant (well as pleasant as possible given the circumstances) to have Lilli seen to quickly in such a professional environment.I'm not sure what kind of healthcare is available for the less fortunate expats here, probably not the same positive one that we have had, but for any of you who might have been worried that we are in some kind of medical backwater DON'T WORRY - WE'RE HAPPY!Here's a picture of the view from the 1st floor (stolen off the web )
