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In the cafe, B said, “Everyone complains about the public health system. But my mother was in Auckland City Hospital for seven weeks, and I rate her care as 99.9% excellent.”
Like B, I’ve had contact with public hospitals lately and, like him, I’ve been impressed by the care. A recent experience with a private clinic was starkly different. During visits to undergo laser