What is it like in a Venezuelan Hospital?

During my time in the hospital, it wasn't actually so bad.  But, there were definately some quirky moments that made you second guess everything.  We were lucky to have the telepone number of the doctor who assists one of the major oil companies here, so Victor called him, dropped some names and the doctor actually came and picked us up at the apartment.   He is the chief of the emergency room, so getting wheeled in by him, meant bypassing all emergency room/waiting room, paperwork, and doctors surrounding me immediately.  But, then he disappeared, which mean't victor had to disappear because since this is a private clinic/hospital you pay first, then you get care.  During the course of my time there, i must have had 5 doctors.  Each with a different diagnosis, each prescribing their own set of tests and then waiting.  I had so many tests, it was unbelievable.  They seemed to test for stuff just for the heck of it.  Hey, when someone puts down a hefty deposit, you should probably try to get that spent.  Right? 

I spent about 8 hours there the first night, came home, then went right back 24 hours later.  That is when I ended up spending two days and a night.   It was confirmed by all that I had Dengue and the infections.  They wanted to keep me there for 4 days, but Victor checked me out after 2 days.   Once we had the antibiotics and the diagnosis, we felt i could rest at home better.  The room was actually quite nice, even with an extra bed for a relative.  But, as the USA, they charge for everything.  Even the bathroom didn't have toilet paper or towels.  It came with the "kit" (towels, soap, toothbrush et al) that was about $50 dollars.  We now know, if you go to the hospital, bring your own toilet paper.