Kuala Lampur, Dec. 10 -- I spent Friday night in the Emergency department.

No, I wasn't having complications but a friend was.

I'd persuaded her to first see my GP nearby who prescribed her medication, monitored her for about 20 minutes and then wrote a referral for the hospital.

It was a large, fancy private hospital because it's apparently the only place my friend's work insurance covers and it was nothing like the chaotic frenzy I would see in hospital soap operas.

The waiting room was nearly empty, with more staff than patients but even then it took quite a while for my friend to be seen

A friend told me that there's no difference these days, private or public when it comes to waiting, even private hospitals make you wait a long ...