The Govt. Hospitals, the Nurses, the Patients and the Patients Attendants
Government Hospitals such as Hospicio Magao, GMC Bambolim etc Hospicio is a world class hospital yet our Ministers, MPs & MLAs will never use it. They and their family would use other private hospitals like Appolo, Viantage, NUSI etc So, who cares ?? Such a World class Hospicio (Margao) hospital that few days ago the Doctors there had to take very important decision (putting the patients life at risk)- Suspend all life saving operations as the operation theatre was declared contaminated due to a leak in the roof of OT due to rain water. Hospicio is presently an all-in-one hospital. -Dumping place for old & broken hospital furniture/electrical fitting like tube lights etc, - - Dumping place for used or discarded dripping bottles etc etc. - Shelter for Stray dogs. Dogs are seen in the corridors of the Hospicio. The Nurses: The nurses are so dedicated that they will pass their duties on to the Patients attendant who according to them is a must i.e. every patient should have one. When you admit a patient and just before you leave the hospital ward, they will ask you tumcho Konn astlolo hangsor ravonk tichia or tachia borobor ? Who will be there to stay with the patient (day & night)? Nurses dont clean or dress the patient (particularly the bed ridden) they will make the patient attendant to do this job. The Nurses will also tell the attendant to give tablets or medicines at so and so time. So, what is the job of our nurses ? Our nurses are well paid with other perks yet they are well known for their rudeness, laziness, carelessness etc. The Patients: You or I or our family member could be a patient one day. Most NRIs whose parents or family in Goa may say This is not for me, I would rather admit my people to pvt hospitals Will you be able to achieve this ? only the time will tell. Look at my case: My fit and healthy mother was in Goa with all her 5 children being abroad (Europe). One day, all of a sudden she had a stroke and my neighbours not knowing what to do, admitted her in GMC, Bambolim. She was accompanied by two other ladies and a man. Just before they were leaving, the nurse asked them Ticho Konn astolo hangasor ravonk? Who will be there to stay with her? The two ladies said We cannot as we have small- small children at home The man, as a last resort, said to the nurse If there is no one, then I will after trying his best to find some one (lady) within the premises of GMC who then used to charge Rs.150 per night (about 6 years ago). Finally, my friends sister who arrived there as soon as they got the news, offered to stay with my Mom day and night. Next questions you may like to ask me What about the other family ? Well, my mothers two brothers and a Sister were the first to notified but none turned up but seen shedding crocodile tears at the time of funeral typical Goans. Note: My mother was to join me in UK in July but sadly, she had the stroke in May. In the month of March I took her to Bombay for her Visa (she got family permit instead and that too free of cost. Family permit is also like a Visa but it allows you to stay in UK as long as I/son etc can legally stay in UK, and holder of such permits can come and go as many times without needing to apply for visa each time, where as Tourist visa allows only 6 month and is not extendable in UK). The Patient's Attendant: PA This person could be any one (usually a family member or neighbour) but there are many available (I Suppose) outside GMC (non-Goans) who would do the job for money. They dont have to know anything medically, not even the knowledge of patients language. Our nurses can speak Hindi any way. Their main duties are cleaning, dressing, feeding the patient, giving medicine like tablets/syrup at right time which the nurses hand over to them. So, if one dose is to be given say in the middle of the night the nurses will not wake up from their sleep at that time, they will instruct the patients attendant to do the job just before they go to bed ? I had a privilage of being one PA once (about 15 years ago old GMC). My best friend had an operation 'Piles' or 'bik' luckily I had spent only one night on the floor with full of mosquitos and other crawling creatures, he was discharged next day. Where does the patients' Attendant sleep at night ? Does he/she get a separate bed ? No. He/She sleeps on the floor by the patients side, imagine in a general ward with 10 patients with 10 patients attendants. What a safe heaven!!! You, Mr. Minister, Mr. MP and Mr. MLA, are you reading this ??? What is most important here ? or what should be our top priority here ? Mopa airport ? Da Vinci Code ? or Public Health Services ? Can you sort out your priorities now at least ? 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