snowdrops:

if Stella obasanjo hospital is the same as central hospital, then it no new practise. you have to remember health is an expensive business. drugs, equipments cost a lot. same applies to salaries that is always going up.

the meal fees i believe is only part of the hospitals internally generated revenue. i do not accept the hospital would feed their patients unclean or poisonous food. remember a good number of the nurses etc would eat from the same food.  maybe poster is an aristocrat or may have personal views/rules about meals served in a hospital hence his disposition to the food served

if he is displeased with the ongoing practice, it would be better if he channeled his grievances to the hospital authorities and/or the office of the commissioner of health in edo state.

N500 a day looks on the high side to be fair. i don't think it was this expensive in the past. wont be surprised if the hike happened after oshiomole came into office.

otokx:

They should make it optional; poster should write a petition to the Governor and the commissioner of health.

daroz:

You pay N500 a day and expect to eat three correct square meal a day? Na joke u dey.

snowdrops:

abi o. N500 is already at a discount. although we have to remember that a good number of the patients are indigents and could hardly afford the said amount excluding hospital fees.

snowdrops:

no big deal, even UBTH does the same; i stand corrected. health services are already oversubscribed. you dont expect government to pay for everything. their hospitals are way cheaper than what happens in the private sector.

even in a country like UK where you have free healthcare at the point of need, most people pay to park their cars, watch TV, etc.

BTW which is stella Obasanjo hospital? Is it the same as central hospital?

sledge406:

Stella Obasanjo hospital is DEFINITELY NOT Central hospital (Specialist as it is called).
Stella Obasanjo hospital is somewhere around "Country estate" (I sit to be corrected about the estate's name) down the Sapele road/Etete axis and I'm sure it caters mainly for WOMEN and CHILDREN!

benin-man:

Can someone confirm which hospital is know as Stella Obasanjo hospital? Is it a new hospital? Private or govt?
Cos never heard of it,

sledge406:

Stella Obasanjo hospital is somewhere around "Country estate" (I sit to be corrected about the estate's name) down the Sapele road/Etete axis and I'm sure it caters mainly for WOMEN and CHILDREN!

Baro:

It's at Country home road, Off Sapele Road, Benin City.

snowdrops:

@  ifyalways

we can continue with this argument till day breaks but after all said and done, health is an expensive business. In the most developed nations of the world, you have to pay through your nose to get even some basic healthcare.

At N500 per day, it remains cheaper than most private hospitals.  If we dig deeper, you will find that, the longer the patient stays on admission, the cheaper he of she pays for food. If someone is admitted for a month, i think how it works out would be eg N300 per day rather than the full amount. The N500 is reserved for short hospital stays. Again i stand corrected.

It is not that simple a mathematics ie, N500 * no. of days. This total amount is only paid on discharge and not a daily levy.

ifyalways:

Seriously I do NOT understand you  
You are comparing 9ja healthcare;food and all with developed countries? oti ooo.Whats next . . .Naija boarding house food Versus home made dinner.

Whats up with the i think ,i stand to be corrected . . . .argument based on conjectures?
The onus of the matter is that such additional services should be made Optional.QED
It can be N50 or 5K per diem,it matters not as long as its NOT compulsory.The hospital from every indication is NOT a Private one therefore stuffs like feeding should not be a do or die affair.

Btwn,do Private hospitals have such strict meal laws?diet fees?

Outstrip:

N500.00 a day is great if the food is so bad nobody will eat it. The hospital charges 500 people and cook enough for 10 people because nobody else will eat the crap they serve. No patient should be forced to eat hospital food. This is another way that organizations in Nigeria (with approval from Nigerians of course) mistreat people. If they want to keep it fair then charge more and make it a cafeteria. If the food is bad then people will not patronize them. If it is good then they will get paid. That is the only thing that is just. Everything else is basically the staus quo. Oppression and in this case the oppressed are probably the most vulnerable people. Wickedness