Originally posted by quarkz:
hi,
Thanks for your valueable comments. Maybe some ppl 'll think tt I'm
just jumping to conclusion and accusing Mount. E. The fact tt I
waited 6 days before I post this is to get as much info as
possible. Even the nurses shaked their heads when they saw
tt.
FYI, I've fax a memo to the Chinese embassy to look into the
matter.
Just to point out a few points....
1. Mount E do 've A&E department. However, compared to TTSH,
the doctors there are not as good cos they do not encounter some
many cases daily. But they do 've [b]sufficient facilities
to treat the injured person. "Treat" of cos does not mean simply to
set plug and put the person on drip and then transfer him to
another hospital. If a person is seriously injured, doing
the above does not stablized his condition. More can
definitely be done.
2. One good point is that the employer could 've called the friend
who sent the injured guy in, telling him to transfer his injured
friend to a govt hospital. Even so, Mount E should not 've allowed
tt because the person is in a life threatening condition. In any
case, the responsibility cannot be shifted.
3. A&E treats patients according to the seriousness of their
condition. It's not 1st come 1st serve.
4. Complaint letter to Mount E? Sorry I believe it 'll just end up
in the rubbish bin.
5. The injured person was initially in a intensive care. He is now
in high dependency ward becos his condition is better now. Simple
as tt. u try falling from 7th to 5th floor and then to ground
floor. see how tt feels.
6. If u 've bought insurance, u should know there's lots of "terms
and conditions". there are also special restrictions. depending on
the cost of premium, it may only cover the basic. I'm sure some of
u may 've the experience of not getting your claims from the
insurance company. Moreover, I don't think there are many employers
who 'll be willing to spend a lot of money on their workers'
insurance. usually, just the basic 'll do.
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I think you will be laughed at as a busy body . Even China has
privatised healthcare systems which leaves alot of people out -
guess china is not as communist as we like to think it is . No
money no doctor.
So what is the point of your Memo ?
Anyways , are you even a doctor to make an assumption that Mount E
did not try and do anything about it? Did your friend even see what
type of drip it was?
Sometimes doctors cannot operate until the patient is stable enough
and even so , certain specialists in government hospitals might be
better at certain specialised procedures to increase the chance of
survival for the patient ,than private hospitals
If I remember right - doctors do phone the doctors in the other
hospital to hand over the case directly . So that will get him
immediate medical attention when he transfers over.
Even in Singapore- some hospitals do transfer patients with
conditions they cannot deal with to major hospitals with the
specialty expertise through ambulances . Who says Mount E is not
doing the same in the interest of the patient?
