&#62; <i>the salaries in public health are way lower then they should be</i><p>I understand that, but the way I view it ... it's not my fault they got into this. And while it's mostly a functional system (AFAIK, the US health system is horrible), it kind of bothers me that I pay lots of taxes without getting a return.<p>&#62; <i>AFAIK, a good birth in a private hospital is around $1500, so he probably should have gone this way from the beginning.</i><p>Well, my wife is having complications ... we first went to a private clinic, and the doctor consulting us just shook his head with no advice for us, other than "wait and see what happens" ... and in a private clinic, it's more like $2000 for a normal birth ... and I've heard of a case when the doctor demanded a bribe anyway.<p>So to get proper treatment in this case ... we've had to go to the hospital in Giulesti, which has some of the best doctors available.<p>Now, of course, the doctor we ended up with (Puia Sorin in case you are interested :)), which is renowned for "delivering babies" :) ... treats his patients equally, the only problem being that he's too busy to take on new patients (fortunately, there are still some decent people left).