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Saving lives is a hospital's primary purpose.

Seems obvious, right?

Jason was a lucky fellow. He married a former doctor, albeit a notorious one with a wicked past. The dream home he fantasized about, a remote villa in the pristine Andean mountains of Peru, dangled within reach. And the pandemics sweeping the globe killing millions receded into a distant malady that afflicted other people, those with no apparent plan for their future. But when a pain develops in his groin, and his wife recommends visiting the nearby local hospital, everything changes.

Enter the facility, get diagnosed, select the best treatment from the options provided and be home in time for supper. Simple and painless.

Free universal health care made access even easier. Long wait times, surprise bills large enough to bankrupt millionaires, and aloof doctors that only pretended to heed their patient's concerns had become bleak facets of a dire past few yearned to revive. Visionary reforms guaranteed everything was better now, cleaner and more efficient.

And he had contracted no lethal viruses.

So after a pep talk from his infamous wife and a dose of joy to lift his spirits, he sets off on his quest for wellness.

What's the worst that could happen?