October 30, 2012
We admitted our father for angio on reference by a doctor who is our very close friend and who is informed to be very close friend to the chief doctor of star hos. Courtesies are extended very well. But money is the basis of all. Logic is totally missing in the charges. We opted for a delux room which is the highest charged, for the only reason that room is good and allows an attendant. My father was shifted to ICU and we are asked to vacate the room. Our argument ,based on logic, that when they are collecting charges for attendants stay also they should provide residence of attendant somewhere if not in the same room, did not find favour with the staff. We can understand ,because they work on the instructions of their superiors. Why are doctors turning to be money minters by unscrupulous means. What s happening to the Hippocrates oath that they swear on when entering into the profession. If humanity ceases to be the basis of medical profession, is it still fit toJ be called noble. Is " who cares when our goal to make millions" the answer . Then should we stop considering doctors as our family as we used to in the earlier days. What happens to the trust that a patient should have on the doctors when they just place their lives in the hands of doctors. Is any amount of money worth the trust and love that the families of the patients hold for the doctors. It s high time that doctors start a thinking on the priorities that a human should have and that they are also humans. Empathy, logic and undstanding aare the main components of any human being rendering public services. We are made to remember each and every moment that money is the basis of every thing, a smile by an attendant, a courtesy by any staff, etc. For god s sake ,jdoctors,start being empathetic and, logical. And don't forget that your patients may be those persons who are thought ful enough to understand the guises and disguises played by you in the process of your money making. Please, please, please.