₦airaland Forum

PTDF test comes up on 02/04/16 please take note. I just got a text waiting for the e mail.

sofadj:
I own a hospital in Southwest- (not Osun state Nigeria ...lol). I currently have about 17 patients on my ward each of whom I have admitted at several occasions through emergency. None of these patients has paid upto 30% of his/her bill. Some of them have stayed upto 7 weeks on the ward. I admitted and attended to them based on the fact that their conditions were life-threatening as at the time they came. I made their bill known to them - and they signed before they were treated. But there is a common trend, as soon as they felt relief and became stable they pleaded for their bills to be reduced - this I vehemently refused.

About 4 weeks ago a woman was rushed in with Eclampsia having just convulsed while pregnant and she was unconscious. I promptly took her straight to the theatre without collecting a dime though i had informed the relatives of the charges - #120,000 for her operation and medications. They signed and I carried out the surgery succesfully. Mother and baby survived. Within the following 6-days they paid a total sum of #12,000 and they began pleading to go home for the child's christening ceremony. I looked at them with disdain. Till now, they have only managed to pay a total sum of #14,000.

Another man who was managed for strangulated hernia has only paid 20,000 out of 75,000 bill. And the list goes on. Their failure to pay has made it difficult for the hospital to replace consumables and medications needed to manage other people's condition.
In the early hours of today 1:30am, a woman was rushed into the hospital following delivery at the referrral center. Blood had refused to stop gushing out. I did a quick assesment and realised she would need more materials than the hospital pharmacy currently had in store. I could have my staff get from a nearby pharmacy too. However, the husband said he had no money on him and so did the numerous relatives that accompanied. It was indeed a familiar pattern. I decided to let them go. I referred her to a government hospital. Ofcourse they pleaded for me to help but there was nothing I could do. Few minutes after they left - just few metres from my hospital gate, she collapsed. She had lost a lot of blood. I rushed there and rigorously tried resuscitating her right there outside the hospital 2am early morning, but all efforts proved abortive. A young woman of 28years had just died after having her first baby. Screams, wails, cries ensued. I felt bad - this is not why i became a doctor. But her blood is not on my hands.

Her blood is on the hands and heads of all the patients on the ward who can afford to pay but refused to - on the grounds that - "What will they do?. Her blood is on the hands and heads of the government officials past and present who have made it difficult and impossible for workers to get paid for their work. But the government officials are not the target of this my narrat. It is aimed at those who take hospital healthcare and medical doctors for granted. Those (including myself) who emphasise that doctors should not put money first before treating emergency conditions. In emergency cases, relatives would go to any length through any struggle to get money. As soon as the situation becomes calm, they relax and then they refuse to pay.

Last year a distant relative of mine was delivered of her baby via Caesearian section (in a hospital in Lagos- not mine). They were billed #180,000 which they accepted before the operation. After the surgery, her husband called me and asked how much I charge and i told him. He then began pleading with the management of the said hospital to review his bill. They declined. The husband being who he is, paid #120,000 and absconded with his wife and his newly born son. How he did this, I do not know, but i know that at the christening ceremony a week later, he had two cows slaughtered to celebrate the birth of his first son.

Many times we complain of doctors who ask for charges before treating patients but no one has ever bothered to ask the doctors why they do? Doctors are humans too, we need to pay bills. This is our trade, our profession, our means of livelihood. We have needs too. We can not go to the market place with the ID showing that we're doctors and hope to get food items on credit. We need to pay our children's school fees, we need clothes , shelter etc just as you. Everywhere in the world healthcare is expensive, both services and materials are exepensive. Well we understand that you may not have money. The government should find a way. The government should find a way/policy that ensures that we get our money back after we have rendered our service. In the UK there is the National Health Scheme, in the United states they have health insurance schemes too in addition to Medicare, Medicaid. In Nigeria we have the barely effective, poorly regulated and massively corrupt National Health Insurance Scheme.

Well i have decided to change the modus operandi of my institution. The previous one has not benefitted anybody. Henceforth if any one comes to my emergency room without a dime. I will not attend to. If such a person dies, the blood is not on my hands, its on the hands of those who have received treatment in the past and failed to pay afterwards.

Sir if you were to advice the government,can you please give us a detailed and comprensive summary of what you will tell the government to do as to improving healthcare in all its ramifications in Nigeria. Thank you.

I feel your pain. May God help us.

securi:
Am here my Bro
quote author=rocoh post=43902017]Anybody in Port Harcourt?

how is it going in PH as per rearing animals and agriculture in general

Anybody in Port Harcourt?

Muhammedayo:
The new moon oil and gas in ON. I'm pleading to the people that have done it before to give us hint

Can we (the new students) discuss here on the classes and assignments as the program continues. I want to believe we will all succeed if we work as a team


Warm regards
Muhammad

Any questions?

Saryea83:
Please, can someone post the link of the registration. I missed the last program and would like to partake in this one

www.unow-mooc.org/enroll/RLTWWN

Quickly register and let me know if there is any way I can help.

ajebuter:
SO omo Yoruba ti en ni ogbeni yi..

Anyway, ko sogbon to le da, ko si wa to le hun, ko sona to le to , to le fi t'aye lorun oh

Itan baba pelu omo re lori ketekete

Omo araye tun ni hau :

Baba pelu omo re, eyin mejeji lori ketekete

Se fe pa ketekete ni?

Ajebutter indeed.

In my opinion it will be :

PUT THE BLAME ON ME BY GEJ FEAT. AKON.

LET THE RIVALRY BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SouthernBreeze:
Attention seeking Oby

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Happy birthday Sir.

Don't be in a hurry.

KashyBaby:
This is the big debate right now in my country...he wanted to run for a Senator in this coming election & he discussed one of the sensitive issue...

LGBT is not a taboo in my country but there is no bill yet that declared the same sex marriage.

How I wish he chose the right words what to say in media, he hurt tens of thousands of LGBT who live peacefully not only in my country but all over the world..

I stand with LGBT

All we need is RESPECT to each other...

Hmmmm. There is freedom of speech for everybody so they should leave Pacman alone. He has spoken his mind and what he believes.
By the way you want to learn pidgin right? I can try and teach you .lets see how it goes. Wetin dey?

Alsatian is the only Dog I know . It is not a beast it is bery intelligent and is one of the most intelligent in the world and well used for security. Dont buy dogs that can turn on you one day.

really, i didnt know

Henry240:
Pilots carry sub-machine guns or a 9mm or both.

NOISE

lolllll , do pilots carry rifles?

bidexiii:
Oh.....myyy ;

Dat's an overhall wore by pilots and that's a NAF pilot with a tarvor riffle .

who is the guy in track suit

bidexiii:
#RANDOM PICTURES

romme2u:
this is a new week. one week one trouble(sori propanganda). it is a diversionary tactics to shy populace away from the fact that dollars is hitting 350 this week.

meanwhile the mantra this week is blame jonathan

As usual blame jonathan at least once in a week

warrisdis , all these people with their media trial

imhotep:
I say Nigeria don buy market under dull@rdhino.

Change ko, charity ni.

All those that voted for change around me now are desperately complaining, but it's unfortunate because we are in it together.smh.

imhotep:
Nigeria became the BIGGEST economy in Africa under PDP.

Now dull@rdhino cannot prepare a simple financial budget.
He is busy blaming others.

Na wa oooo. Now I know there is God oooooo.....

Whoever wrote this, must you talk? Smh
.. Hypocrisy or no hypocrisy I prefer a reasonable person to a liar.

Aremo not Remo

Thank you for patronising NASCO, a very good development

I fear for my country

lets see how this goes

iliyande:
I am through with my findings about the filing machine:

in addition to the tricycle wheelchair, the filing machine are of different categories ranging from 12K up to 15K

No problem , just let me know how soon we can start contributing.

Dexema:
lets get more replies from nairalanders who are interested then we should send a mail to the address stated on the website. my main concern is getting it down to abuja. and if we are to construct one thhen I suggest a meeting of well meaning nairalanders in abj to discuss and finalise the details. what dyu think?

I prefer we get it from the experts no need of using welders who are not grounded in this , then its like charity to the Makers in Jos as well by patronizing them.

Dexema:
http://www.wheelchairsfornigeria.org/
hi rocoh babythug MadCow1 kindly check the above link, this seems to be the answer and it's cheap as well. Kindly reply dexema

I was also thinking if the wheelchair will be one constructed by a welder, won't it be better to get it done in Abuja, we are going to need correspondence from nairalanders around that area, at least 3 of them to monitor things.

Cool , I have gone through the website and I am impressed . It is 150 dollars for one which is 45600 using 304 as exchange rate, so what next
do we do. I am willing to contribute. @dexema