Patient in Yunnan Hospital Skips Bill of 558.7 Yuan, Medical Staff Required to Split the Cost

On November 5, a netizen in Yunnan posted that a patient at a hospital skipped a bill of 558.7 yuan upon discharge. A notice in the work group stated that the department staff should split the cost, and the medical staff eventually paid the full amount out of their own pockets. The netizen questioned the hospital's practice of shifting losses onto staff.