Yesterday, I did nothing else but stuff those biohazard bags with hemoccult kits and alcohol swabs! I came in with hopes that they may need me to translate or something, but when I was not needed, I was very grateful that one of the nurses found something for me to do! While I was stuffing the bags, one Vietnamese patient came to the window and told me to help out this other Vietnamese lady who had been waiting to see the doctor since 7:30 in the morning; it was 12:30pm. Luckily, it was only about 5 minutes after this happened that a nurse finally called the lady in. She looked so tired, and who can blame her! It's unfortunate that the patients have to wait so long to see the doctor in places like these.
I asked the nurse how long the wait usually is, and she said it is usually 30 minutes, but children always come first, no matter when they get there. I thought that was reasonable, but I do wish cases like the lady I mentioned do not happen often...
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