jaephoenix:

Lol. Those patients don't even complete the bills. Several times the hospital keeps the patient, at a point the patient just relaxes and enjoys the free accommodation provided by the hospitals, and worse still, the patient is occupying bed space that another patient could have used, depriving the hospital of revenue. Las las the hospital gets tired and accepts a fraction of the bill. And of course the patient NEVER completes payment once they step out. They won't even pick up calls once its the hospital calling. Some even escape the hospital custody. Where u wan find dem?
Lol, Nigerians are really wicked

lol. i can understand your points, Nigerians are very difficult people, that's why Oga Bubu recently said that Nigerians are more difficult to rule than animals, that his cows are more easier for him to control than Nigerians.

jaephoenix:

So I should leave a patient bleeding from a stab wound in his external carotid, to look for the nearest police station by 11pm? To make matters worse, their hotlines don't work. Lol 😆
We really deserve our bad leaders

The best thing as a medical practitioner is to have the numbers of the the nearest police stations so as to effectively report cases like this.

dangermouse:


The best thing as a medical practitioner is to have the numbers of the the nearest police stations so as to effectively report cases like this.

Ogbeni, did you read the part I said the hotlines aren't working?
Lol 😆
These guys sef

jaephoenix:

I was a victim of this.
Policemen came to my clinic to arrest me cos I treated a stab wound patient(not even gunshot) without getting a clearance. Stab wound. This was in Anume Clinic, Eleme, Port Harcourt
So please take up your grouse with the police and leave us alone

And which year was this?

Good

Iampromoted:


And which year was this?

Last year

Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye is CLEARLY a block head. The federal government will 1st need to set up and fund an account where these hospitals can recover costs associated with treating emergencies... until then we would like our politicians to either speak intelligently or keep their mouths shut.

Thundafireseun:
This is long overdue…

Buh the best thing could have been each hospital in Nigeria should have at least 2 to 4 standby police officers who investigate any possible cases of gunshot wounds or heavy multiple knife wounds….

While the doctors and nurses Commence treatments

My thoughts exactly.

jaephoenix:

Last year

Ok. The law should be enforced and policemen should stop requesting for such.

Namaster:
Not just the hospitals but INDIVIDUAL Doctors and Nurses should be punished SEVERELY.

Their license should be REVOKED!

You will NEVER find a more concrete display of CALLOUSNESS and PURE EVIL than in a Nigerian Public Hospital.

The degree of NONCHALANCE and NEGLIGENCE displayed by the doctors and nurses on duty have probably killed more people than actual diseases.

It's INSANE!

A patient will be groaning in pain while nurses and doctors would be on their phones scrolling Instagram and Twitter.

I'm sure you're drawing from some experiences to come to this conclusion.

However, it's not the same story coming from the other side of the table.

Yes, it's true that medical personnel often contribute to the suffering of patients. Often. Too many times.
Sometimes I want to slap some of my colleagues when they treat patients like trash.
So, it's true that there are those.

On the other hand, they generally don't start out that way. I think it's more a symptom of the failed healthcare system in general. The older colleagues started out all fired up, ready to run in but after years of doing everything to get nothing in return, they slow down till they become super complacent. The young ones just sort of mold into them.

I've seen nurses go through this cycle within the space of 6 months. Super active and caring at first, then gradually less patient and even callous. Heck, even I fell into a bit of that during my internship. Especially in that labor ward. The environment can be so toxic.

Another thing to note is that you cannot expect doctors and nurses to keep giving. These people earn less than a quarter of what they deserve at any level. Yet you drag them around as essential workers. They must do this, they must do that. Are you surprised they've all essentially left?

Triple their salaries first and see if the problem doesn't automatically start to correct itself, up to 10% sef, without additional intervention. But we keep asking them to give more without willingness to give them any more in return.

Honestly, most of them do just exactly what they're paid for. The 200k you're paying a doctor is only enough to buy a lethargic doctor who does the bare minimum and doesn't raise a finger to do anything more. If you want their compassion and passion, pay to unlock those features.

Finally, it's not easy to run a hospital. I work in a Govt clinic where latex gloves regularly get exhausted. Tell me, when the next patient comes in vomiting and hot, am I wicked for telling them to go out and buy gloves before i touch the patient at all. Yes the patient is groaning and weak, but am I wicked for doing nothing? Should I buy the gloves for them? Should i rush in and treat with my bare hands only to become the next first ebola case on top of 200k I'm being paid?

Me I'm still stupid enough to think i can manage to set a drip without gloves. Or i can keep some gloves somewhere from left overs. Or even buy myself so it's always available. That's me being stupid enough. In 5 years i may not be so stupid. And when my colleague walks in and says they'll do absolutely nothing until the gloves are provided, I absolutely don't blame them.

Final final point, it's expensive to run a hospital. I was lucky enough to be involved in the administrative side of a specialist hospital and, honestly, it's hard. A patient comes in with a broken bleeding leg. You swoop in and do various tricks. Card of 5000 naira they've not opened. At the end of the magics, you've spent up to 10k on raw materials alone, no service fee. They still need surgery to fix the leg o. The family shows up, tell u stories, beg and beg, pay 2k and carry the man to traditional bone setters where they'll pay nothing less than 50k to 100k. The leg will be permanently deformed and they'll still come back after 1 year to ask for help. Question, who should cover for the extra 8k on resources alone when they came as emergency?

Just 8k? Okay, how many 8k can you cover in a month. Mind you, we're only talking about raw materials, your workers effort is not being paid for in this o. How about when it's 20k, not 8k.

I've had people get emergency surgeries done to save their lives. One year later, they still owe upwards of 300k. Who should cover that?

It's not easy at all. Yes, there are faults at various levels but to put everything squarely on the staff is quite shortsighted. They'll all leave soon and the politicians that are spoiling everything won't care that our people are dying. Their families are already abroad.

The general infrastructure like the inner roads,toilets, roofings,tables, chairs, beds etc at the public hospitals are so dilapidated.I wonder if there are maintenance funds set aside for some of these hospitals or someone is just looting everything.

jaephoenix:

Ogbeni, did you read the part I said the hotlines aren't working?
Lol 😆
These guys sef

If the hot lines are not working then at least have the Pro's number or other officers posted to the stations close bye.

E no hard like dat.

smileyoo:
the person you saved his life must surely pay his bill to you, even if there's no money with him
the family must surely be grateful to pay his bill than to carry his corpse.
imagine a person going to work but unfortunately encountered an accident, taking to the hospital, only for the hospital to be requesting for huge amount, that's obviously not with him .
why not treat him than allowing him to die, then if he default in payment, he will be prosecuted and be forced to pay the hospital ?

Prosecution doesn't take a day. And during that period who pays salary of the workers? FG?

jaephoenix:

Please can you point out the verse in the Hippocratic Oath where we swore to save lives? Or save lives on credit?

Sha the country is just messed up government are not helping us at all

dangermouse:


If the hot lines are not working then at least have the Pro's number or other officers posted to the stations close bye.

E no hard like dat.

Really? Ok, no problem. Next time you have a robbery in your place, please call the PRO of your state.
I have nothing else to say