Every patient seems to be accompanied by their entire family:At first I thought this was specific to oncology, which would not make it all that different. But it's every clinic, and some patients don't stop with just their family, some even bring their neighbors. There is a very good reason for this: the hospital puts them to work. Below is a picture of a man we met in the chemotherapy suite. I thought he worked at the hospital, you know, because he was carrying a bag with chemotherapy in it, BUT HE WAS THE PATIENTS HUSBAND.
When patients arrive at cmc, they have to go to the records department to get their paper chart. They then bring this with them to their visit. Their doctor sees them, and will send them for labs and or treatments, for which he at that time also gives them a bill, which they are asked to pay before they leave. If they need chemotherapy, they go to the pharmacy, pick up the cytotoxic poison about to be infused in their veins, and bring it to the suite to have the nurse mix it, and then administer it.
No wonder they bring along some extra help.
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