Stories, learnings and reflection #08 | The Harsh Reality of Waiting for Treatment in Public Hospitals

I hope everyone is well and enjoying their lives. Today I will tell you a story about a hospital I visited. It is a government hospital. As you can imagine, there is a lot of rush because free treatment is provided there, which is why most people are attracted to it.

Those who have minor illnesses can get their treatment done in a day. Still, those who have major illnesses, such as angiography or angioplasty, have to wait for months because each patient has a specific appointment. As new patients come in, they are given the next appointment. For example, if a patient has gone to the hospital today, they are given an appointment about three to four months or five months later, after which they have to undergo angioplasty.

Many people are very compelled and want to get their treatment done quickly because they are in a lot of pain. If your heart valves are closed, you will have a lot of trouble. You will not be able to walk or breathe. That is why they face a lot of difficulties. However, they want to get their treatment done in a government hospital because they do not even have the money to get their treatment done in a private hospital. So they have to wait for about four to five months. Until then, many people have sacrificed their lives.

The biggest problem is that in government hospitals or any government department, referrals are very common. People who know a doctor or someone they know, claim to be their own and get the job done quickly. They get their patients cured first, but the poor are left behind, which is why they lose their lives.

The truth is, I want to tell you that when I took my uncle to the hospital because he had an appointment, on the 19th, we went there, and on the day he was supposed to have his angioplasty, he put on the suit that is used in the operation theater and made him sit. He sat there from 7 am to 4 pm, then it was his turn.

Although it is a 15 to 20-minute job, the doctor had given the time of the 19th, but the doctor himself came to bed. He reached the hospital at around 3 pm and then he started his work. He had been sitting hungry and thirsty since morning. He had only given tea to the patient at 6 am and after that, he said that he did not want to eat or drink anything, so from then on till evening he did not eat anything. Then he had his angioplasty done in the same way and then he was given food after about five more hours.

If we want to get a test done, we have to get a sample taken from the same hospital and when we go to the laboratory, there is also a very long line there. We have to stand in line for about an hour and a half to submit our sample and then the report comes back after about three hours. And to get that report, we have to stand in line for another hour and a half, and then we go and get that report.

The gist of this whole thing is that for God's sake, those who are in a position of power should not go to a hospital where poor people are being treated, and should not violate their rights, because I have seen many people who are in a position of power and want to get their treatment there because the government has made health cards. On this health card, each person has four lakh rupees registered, so they are getting their treatment with that four lakh rupees, because even though they are in a position of power,

If we all start thinking about this, we can heal our nation and provide them with health because if the people of the Companions get their treatment from private hospitals and the government hospitals remain open for the poor and their turn comes quickly, then they can give peace of mind to their souls.

One more thing I have noticed is that the tests we get here are done at a hospital that costs around Rs 400 and if we get the same tests done from outside, they will cost Rs 500. So I would say that instead of standing in such lines and being humiliated, it is better to get a private test done from outside because people who are not of good standing are also standing in the same line and deliberately harassing other people. So you should get the test done yourself at your own expense. It will cost you Rs 100 or 200 and may Allah reward them.

If you go to a hospital, you will find out how worried the people are and what diseases they are suffering from. The place I went to was only a cardiology hospital and we could not find a place to set foot there. There were so many people there and everyone had heart patients. So pray to Allah Almighty that Allah Almighty may make it easy for everyone and may everyone recover from their illnesses soon.

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@alexanderpeace

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