From Li Ang's position, looking into the building's entrance, he could see a corner of the courtyard. It was lined with earthenware pots for decocting medicines. In the center, wooden tables resembling stretchers served as sickbeds, with many patients lying on them, covered in quilts.
The sick house was an institution set up by Yu Country's officials to shelter the impoverished and treat sicknesses, offering treatment and medicines free of charge to those too poor to afford care for their illnesses.
The intention behind the establishment of the sick house system was good.
However, even the official medical institutions of Yu Country lacked a complete medical education system, doctors, and resources. Thus, they couldn't bear the burden of Chang'an's medical needs. The sick house, being like a tree without roots or a river without a source, naturally couldn't play any significant role. To a large extent, it was just an empty gesture, a facade of officialdom.
