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Old 11-19-2008, 10:49 AM
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Does anyone have any recommendations of a bilingual doctor? I had an interesting experience at the Olivos clinic. I must study my castelleno longer.
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Strangely the best place I have found is the German Hospital, Hospital Aleman. I am sure someone here will supply the number I have it on my phone which is in Almagro and I am in Wales at the moment.
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do you have a prepago? OSDE provides all of their socios with a directory that lists what languages doctors can speak -- I think it's also available via the OSDE site. I would assume all the other major prepagos do the same. Many doctors accept more than one prepago, so you might want to go onto the OSDE site and look through the directory for a doctor near you, and then just call the office and ask if the doctor takes your insurance.
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When I visited the Hospital Británico, "Cris", I was told that all physicians on staff or with privileges understood English.
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I know a few doctors that speak English. What are you looking for exactly?
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Thank you for all the information so far. I went to OSDE website, but this place the bilingual doctor was only there for an hour. 9 hours in a hosiptal with my broken castellano isn't fun. Primary Care or Urologist
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I sent you a PM. Hope all is all right with you. You were at the hospital alone? I can not imagine being in the hospital with something like a kidney stone (been there) and not able to tell them exactly what is going on.
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According to my wife and "Syngirl" OSDE is the best prepaid medical plan that is available here and the clinic that you went to is not so good.

Hospital Fernandez is a government hospital that has the best Nephrologists according to mi espousa.
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