Devoted to the work
In today's society, sexually transmitted diseases, hepatitis, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, are increasing. The risks of exposure to these diseases are also increasing for doctors and nurses, especially in the prison hospital, but the staff do not take their concerns home and rarely confide in their families.
"With ongoing education and good management, the doctors and nurses here devote themselves to their work, although they probably do not get the same respect and financial rewards as their counterparts at ordinary hospitals," noted Shen Xiaodong, the deputy director of the hospital.
"After many years of working at the prison hospital, I know now the prisoners are just human beings with feelings. Sometimes they are depressed at being both imprisoned and sick. They are deprived of their freedom but they should not be deprived of their health. They have the right to be treated," Jiang said.
He has been conflicted about his work here. Once he treated a criminal who had specialized in stealing gold and jewelry from old and weak women. "I was disgusted by this man. He had a serious kidney disease. But he was a human being. He had harmed other people but we could not harm him in return. So I gave him the best treatment possible."
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