My dad is experiencing waves of discomfort and pain....but good times too(thank god for that).
During one of his good times, he related to me his experience from when he first collapsed until the moment he got admitted. Like me, he is a person who believe "Anything and everything is worth laughing at"...so I got quite a good time laughing while listening to his "experience". But I was concious of the seriousness of the situation punctuated between laughters...
He first noticed that he got a splitting headache, dizziness and nauseous one Thursday night. Realizing that this isn't normal, he got an ambulance to carry him to the hospital where they did a scan at Mahkota Medical and found a blood clot in his brains. My dad happens to also have an artificial valve and is undergoing warfarin medication. So, his condition is more or less a heart + neuro thing....and not forgetting that he is 68 years of age.
Mahkota Medical, Pantai and Putra refused to admit my dad in because he was "too risky". Damn hospitals....that's why we come to you...We have problems we can't handle!!! But I guess reputation is more important than saving people's lifes...god damn monsters.
So, under the recommendation of a trusted heart doctor, my dad was sent to Prince Court Medical Center...the only hospital willing to take my dad in. This hospital is situated in KL...while the ambulance is on the highway, they refused to turn on the siren as the driver said, "in Melaka it's ok...but in KL, only vehicle carrying a VIP is allowed siren". He was suffering and the damn driver refused to drive with sirens turned on...took him 3 fucking hours to get to KL. And what more, when my dad asked for a blanket, "Encik, kalau mau selimut, ada....tapi kena bayar 50 ringgit...". That damn wanker...
After reaching Prince Court, that damn driver refused to let my dad off!!! "Encik, kena bayar dulu!!". And my dad had a brain hemorrage that time...how the hell is he supposed to answer or pay the man?!! Either he's got shit for brains or that he worked as a taxi driver before.
So, now my dad's in Prince Court...bloody expensive as hell. Was asked for deposit of RM10000 before they agreed to do anything...lucky for my dad he had a friend who helped.
Damn hospitals....is money everything for them?? Don't people's lives mater anymore?? What happened to that Hippocratic oath?!! Damn hypocrites.....
Sigh...I am angry and disappointed at the system but, after reading recent headlines about how old folks are being abandoned at hospitals, guess I can't put all the blame on hospitals, can I? But then again...my dad did not deserve the treatment he got from hospitals in Melaka.
What a damn shame...
Sigh...but at least my dad is in good hands right now. Had to pay hella lot though..
If only you can see how beautifully decorated this hospital is, you won't believe that it's a hospital! With valet parking, lavishly decorated lobby, coffee bean in refreshment areas, toilet almost as big as my room in Japan....and the food...omg the food...prepared by Italian chef, they are one of the best I've tasted.
You see, my dad is not in a hospital, but instead a 5 star hotel with doctors...
Dudes and chics...if any of you are going to work in hospital management, doctors too, never forget that a human's life is more precious than all the money in the world.
Practice medicine, not do business...
