Has anyone gone to a bad hospital for your baby?
It could be a real bad experience.
My 5 month old baby was running a fever and was recommended to Krishna Children’s Hospital, one of the famous children’s hospital in Hyderabad. By the time we reached there, probably because of the crocin drops she had, her fever had come down, but was anyway asked to be checked again. The duty doctor there asked us to be admitted and we were surprised. We asked if there is anything serious and got the reply that everything appeared normal, but only an x-ray can rule out the suspicion of broncho-pneumonia. So can we leave if the x-ray comes out clean?
“Yes, you can”.
A list of medicines were given to us and by the time we returned, IV is already in place on her hand.
“But we thought we’re waiting for the x-ray?”
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The x-ray was taken and we were told there was lower respiratory tract infection, so she should be admitted for a night’s “observation”. Worried about baby’s health we didnt argue further.
Paid for a Rs.600/- per-day-room and checked in. We were given a room with a TV without cable connection and a refrigerator sealed safe in its carton. Never mind, we came here for our baby, not for watching TV; forget that they took 600 rupees for this. Got the room cleaned and paid an extra amount for that to the aaya. “Something for tea”, she had asked.
So we keep on asking who is “observing” the baby? Where is the Doc? Who can explain what is happening with her?
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Medications and nebulizations keep on happening. By 10 in the night we insist that some Doc come and see our baby and the duty doc. comes in. The file he has with him says our baby has been suffering from cold for the last 2 days!
Revelation to us!
We explain that, “Doctor, she has fever, and it started only today morning”.
Again, 10.30, the lab technician comes and says “wake the baby up, an x-ray is to be taken”. On further query, it turns out that the x-ray that was taken in the morning was not good. Then what happens to the treatment that has been happening on the basis of that x-ray? Now, if the treatment is not going to be changed, [
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Anyways, a good x-ray is taken and the disturbed baby refuses to sleep for another hour. Quite a baby-friendly environment!
Next day morning, we insist that we be discharged as every one says that the baby is fine. So finally, finally the Pediatrician comes and asks “So, how is her cough”? Cough?
“Doctor, she had fever and she never coughed!”
The Ped. then finally explains to us what has been happening with our baby and it turns out that she had upper respiratory tract infection and not lower. Now who would ask about the x-ray which stated otherwise and put us in the hospital in the first place!
Good luck that our baby didnt have anything serious and nothing bad happened to her in the hospital as well. But who will explain the miseries we had to go through because no body could answer our questions!
Commmmonnnnnn man….. this much happened in this “famous” hospital…. may be this is the way they get the “fame”.. good good….. and parents ARE always parents WORRIED about SOMETHING happening to their kids…. they will go for anything what doctors say…. so they are taking advantage… we cant help. We are compelled to listen whatever they say. But NO QUESTIONS PLEASE……
for heavens sake donot generalise it.i happen to see this article at 2.00 midnight and was very upset by this statement that all big hospitals make such dramas.i own a hospital in hyderabad but i as a doctor —. (paediatrician) can clarify certain things.how can a doctor put an iv line without taking permission from parents—1st,2nd —we are battling with some of the worst viral infections since 1yr like dengue,chickengunya,measles etc where the child is likely to have seizures because of high fever on the 1st day hence he must asked you to keep your child for observation,3rd–how can a pediatrician not distinguish between a bronchopneumonia(Lrti) and an (URTI) seems absurd
Sorry Doctor, if I hurt your professional sensibility. But I dont generalize about big hospitals.
All I’m saying is precisely that what you wrote as absurdity costed us a little anxiety. We were clearly told that URTI doesnt need hospitalization, but our baby was put under observation [where, incidentally, no one came to ‘observe’] because she was suspected of bronchopneumonia, according to the X-Ray taken. That’s the reason, when the Ped. came for the first time he asked about her cough when she was admitted for fever. We were never told about dengue,chickengunya,measles or any thing else there. I guess, hospital staff has a duty to inform the parents or any patients what’s going on. They should have at least thought about the difficulties of staying in a hosptial with a baby, with whole lot of confusions…………
Dr. Ansar Ahmed it is true that not all the big hospitals try to make money in this unethical way. However, i would like to ask something which i had experienced. If a person is getting treated for any kind of suffering and after sometime he want to change the doctor or the hospital then he is asked to undergo all the test and x-rays again which costs him doubled. Is it so Hospitals differ in the method of taking the tests or Is it so doctors dont believe doctors or do you think its just for the money.
Apart from that Hyderabad does got the famous Physicans and sophisticated technology which will surely cost alot.
Whatever may be the medical problem, the doc, ped and staff of that Great
hospital owe an explanation for giving a shabby treating to a patient, more so
with her parents. Shouldn’t the doc explain what his observation was and
what was the treatment he intended to provide. Parents these days are quite
educated and wise. Moreover, they are always an anxious lot when something
happens to their child!
I too had bitter experience of getting treated my father at a pvt.nursing home and kept 72 hrs observation for cardiac problem.They did all possible tests & trial tratmentsb to make the condition worse.The exploitation of money is so unethical that thereare no observation doctors available after 10pm on the pretext of lame excuses.This is the fate of famous nursing homes, their main motto is to make quickbuck at the cost of patientsi.e valued customer.
Ronadmath,
Sorry to hear that you and your father had bad experiences in the hospital. Hope everything is OK now.
yes hospitals do make quick buck especially when over concerned and little bit submissive attenders are accompanying the patient.patients are readily admitttted under th e consultant and the tdt given orally through telephone to the duty doctor with out even seeing the patient and then consultation is collected also .paathetic
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very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
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Krishna childrens hospital is one of the hospital where instead of doctors dacoits are treating innocent patients. Loating their hard money With huge bills with no results. Just making panicness in mind of patients parents and delaying in treatment and collecting huge bills. I joined my baby for observation of distressness in breathing. But due to unhygienic hospital Nicu my 12 Hrs baby got infection and today 9the day still treatment going on due to the hospital
After reading all the horrible experiences these repectives had with their dear ones,i suggest there should be a Munnabhai M.B.B.BS. in each & every hospitals.cause encashing peoples sentiments,according to me is the worst sin.All hospital’s professionals should keep in mind that Humanity is the best Policy.
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