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Hefty fee in private hospitals
Nowadays, facilities are preponderant for nonimmigrants. Despite having such useful and identical feasibility, we as a citizen illusorily try to cheat the poor public and intentionally take much money. I must point out to the doctors that how they deliberately make poor people chiseled?
Doctors actually lack practice and recognition. There is also no good infrastructure and buildings for hospitals. In addition, the rooms are so small.
One of the old patients fell on a doctor’s knees and broke down in tears and said in a worried voice that “where would a poor man go? We can’t afford private hospitals where we would be charged thousands of rupees to get our patients checked up from those doctors”. Nowadays despite checking up on our patient’s doctors try to loot poor people.
According to research, the emergency rooms and services in hospitals are available only for the upper class and the rich. The staff is trained to recognize the patients who could pay. while people with wounds and not able are asked if they can actually afford treatment. If someone is unable to pay, they are told to leave. If any care is somehow given to those with less money, they were required to deposit their CNIC, which was only returned after they had paid the bills. It is extremely unethical and immoral to ask a patient if they can afford treatment, especially at the emergency, when they are in their most vulnerable state. Isn’t it unfair to poor people? In Spite of saving people’s lives, doctors are busy collecting money.
One of the doctors witnessed a similar situation at another private hospital himself. He said that The patient who was riding his motorcycle on his way to appear for his exams was hit by a speeding car. He had severe head injuries as well as multiple bone fractures. His helpless father who hailed from a village outside, in a state of despair admitted his son to the ICU of that hospital. During the admission, his patient’s leg was infected from a common injury but got a deadly infection from the ICU and required amputation. After 11 days in the hospital, the young man passed away, leaving his father in debt worth 1.7 million.
The hospital would not release the son’s body until his father had paid the dues. He paid some of the amounts by selling his small plot of land where he lived. Since it wasn’t enough. He borrowed from his family and friends. Then he had to sell his last possession, a camel to pay the remaining 75,000. He lost a place to live, his livestock, and above all, his son. It is totally unfair and inhuman to the poor public.
In the end, I would request the government to look after this issue, make sure the availability of doctors, look at the fee structure and take some measures to control it.