Only rooms with a price difference...

Good evening, everyone🌟

I'd like to share some information I learned from my own experience, okay?

When I was going through the admission procedures at the hospital after it was rebuilt,
I was asked about my room preference.

I replied immediately without even looking at the room guide,
saying, "I'd like a free room, please."😎

The staff member replied just as immediately,

"That is not possible."
💧
They said, "Free rooms are only for those with special circumstances, such as those on welfare."

They said I had to choose at least a free-plus or a price-difference bed A (4,700 yen) ← the cheapest rank,
and added,
"If a free bed becomes available, you can move into it for free."

I wasn't convinced, but since they insisted that applying for only a free bed was "absolutely not allowed,"
I had no choice but to sign up for that plan.

I currently work in nursing care,
but I don't even make 3 million yen a year.💦
You can't get blood from a stone.
There's a lot of talk about the shortage of nursing care workers, but with wages like this, no one will come.💧

Well,
a few days before my admission, I received a text message on my flip phone from the hospital.

『Admission Guide:
　Time: 9:10 Room: 4-bed paid ward...』

What on earth!!?
Even though I told them so clearly that I couldn't afford anything but a free room...

In trouble, I contacted the "Cancer Support Center" I had a connection with.

As a result, they advised me that if I really couldn't afford anything but a free room,
I should tell the attending physician that "I absolutely cannot afford anything but a free room" and ask for their judgment.

Since the rebuild, the number of free beds has been drastically reduced,
so the competition seems to be high.

If you insist on a free bed,
you have to wait until one becomes available.
That would mean the surgery date would also have to be changed.
Everything, including the radiation therapy I had scheduled alongside it,
would have to be rescheduled.

It was painful and embarrassing, but
I contacted my attending physician.

Then, a few dozen minutes later,
the attending physician contacted me and said,
"It has been decided that you can be admitted to a free bed,
　so please come in for admission as scheduled."

Thank goodness.
Did the doctor pull some strings for me,
or was it actually available all along?
The truth is a mystery,
but that's what happened.

I understand that the hospital has a hard time securing profits after the rebuild.
However, it's hard for us too.💦
And, though I hate to say it,
I sometimes visit the hospital four times a week, so
I think I'm a pretty good customer, right?🤣
A good customer who isn't treated well at all...🤣🤣🤣

If you are in a difficult financial situation and
are told that "there are only rooms with a price difference,"
please remember that there is a method like this.
However,

I cannot take responsibility if anything happens, so please do so at your own risk.
Also, in the case of an emergency admission, a different negotiation is required.