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What can anyone tell me about Los Angeles, Bio Bio?

We know the LA area fairly well. It is really industrial and rural. Lots of logging industry type stuff. Also lots of poverty. I believe mostly because the money passes through, rather than staying in LA. It is becoming more of a shipping center for the south.

I am considering donating my services as a physician to the Adventist Clinic in Loa Angeles after retirement next year. I'm trying to gather info about the area. I suspected it might be an economically underpriveleged because of the needs coming from the clinic. The rest of the country is over populated with advertisements of all sorts but not even the Realtors are showing interest in the area. Any links would be appreciated. I'm not an investor but need more info..Thanks for your input, it is appreciated.

AWESOME!!Love to hear when people wants to help.

No the LA area could use it. We were recently in the public hospital, and although it did have the basic facilities, it still left a lot to be desired.

Monitoring equipment was almost none existent. Most cheap cell phones with a bit of rewiring would do better than what we saw.

I also found the management of the hospital to be none existent. The halls were dirty dirty. Bleach is cheap, and it does not take a PH.D to either use it or supervise the people to use it. Being under funded is one thing, being poorly managed is a whole different thing.

The doctors where good however, if a bit overworked. There were two heart specialist, but both were in Santiago at conference when we were there because a family member had a heart problem.

They are slated however to build a new hospital next year, and tear down the old one.

I still have to say the wait to see a doctor was about 1 to 2 mins. Never seen a doctor in the States that fast.

In the US, quality is too often associated with cosmetics. I don't fancy dirty walls but I am inclined to look at infant mortality rates and other associated health indicators as opposed to the quality of paint on hospital walls before I could make a judgement. Chile's health system is in evolution and has a ways to go. They do however train good physicians and could do a better job if the typical bureaucracy associated with socialism could be removed from the decision making process. My personal interest is in donating care and hoping that it might make a difference.

Doc, you got the right prescription, attitude and my blessings..(a little sense of humor).A new doctor is coming to town!!

Me dicen que ya me defiendo bien. Me imagino que siempre hay algo mas que aprender pero el Castellano es una obra en desarrollo.