Patient ‘forced ‘to visit private hospital for surgery MS admits prevalence of ‘Middlemen Culture’ in B&J Hospital
Srinagar, March 20,Neyaz Elahi,CNS: A two year old kid was sent home twice from Bones and Joint Hospital while his father waited for three days before his kid was given a referral by a doctor to attend a private hospital for surgery on his legs that had caused fracture due to a sudden fall from a height.
Two years old kid from frontier district Kupwara Mir Talish son of Mir Saleem was injured and suffered fracture in his legs when he had a sudden fall from roof of his house. He was immediately rushed to SMHS Hospital where doctors directed him have a surgery at Bones and Joint Hospital.
“My son was withering with pain whom I admitted in Bones and Joint Hospital Srinagar under MRD number 113302. Doctors refused to do a surgery saying that he is only two years old kid. They sent me home twice and when the pain of the child reached to an unbearable limit, I arrived in Hospital again and the doctors instead of treating him, directed me to admit the kid in GB Panth Hospital,” Mir Saleem told CNS.
He said that the doctors at GB Panth Hospital after seeing the condition of the kid were shocked and advised me to admit him in Bones and Joint Hospital for an immediate surgery. “I received a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Registrar GB Panth Hospital Dr Mohsin who in his letter requested the Bones and Joint Hospital doctors to do an immediate surgery of the kid,” he said.
He said that doctors at Bones and Joint Hospital after going through the NOC agreed for the surgery. “The doctors advised me to keep the stomach of the kid empty and did not administer him any food before the surgery. I did the same and for 12 hours after keeping my child hungry, the doctors refused to go for the surgery once again and instead the Doctor Irfan from Fifth Unit of the hospital motivated me to get the child admitted in Florence Hospital Channapora for the surgery. First these doctors wasted my time and let the child suffer from pain and then to earn some commission, asked me to move to private hospital,” he said and alleged that these doctors have been acting as middlemen and have been forcing patients to visit private hospitals.
Medical Superintendent Bones and Joint Hospital Barzulla Dr Shabir admitted that some doctors in the hospital have been acting as middlemen and for sake of Commission are forcing patients to visit private hospitals. “This is the major problem which I have noticed here. I have been working hard to put an end to this middlemen culture. I request the father of the kid to approach me and identify the doctor or doctors himself and I will initiate action against them,” Medical Superintendent told CNS.
