puff piece (in a newspaper, etc.); flatteringly exaggerated article; sycophantic article
reimbursement system for high-cost medical care
12th anniversary of one's death
consultation hours; surgery hours
this institution; this parliament; this hospital; this clinic
repayment; refund; payback
to know (a person); to think
medical expenses; doctor's bill
large hospital; major hospital
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
death rate; mortality rate
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
and yet; though; when; in spite of
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to care for someone; to look after someone
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
return; relapse; recurrence
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
not understanding; not knowing
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
clinic; medical office; infirmary
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down