In yesterday's Bali Update one item "Governor Questions Proposed Training Hospital" (you can find the full item at https://www.balidiscovery.com/messages/message.asp?Id=5083) reports that the Governor is dubious about the value of a proposed training hospital in Bali. It says in part:
A well funded training hospital could attract high standard facilities and highly skilled staff. Maybe some people who currently pop off to Singapore could find the treatment they need here. Any improvement to medical facilities in Bali will be a help to tourism. So I find the Governor's reaction a bit disappointing and short sighted.Governor Pastika told members of the Provincial House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 24, 2009: "I have not received any explanation whatsoever regarding the purpose and goal of the new training hospital. I have reservations because the people will certainly be reluctant to go to a hospital if they will be treated like laboratory rabbits in the hands of medical students."