For any of you who haven’t seen the unbelievable post at Who-Sane’s blog about the deplorable “treatment” his father received at Prince Hamza Hospital, here’s another chance:
http://www.who-sane.com/2007/09/02/9-miserable-days/#comments
Believe it and weep.
How can such a series of errors be strung together? How can anyone look at another human suffering for so long, and not see that he is someones father, son, brother, uncle? How can such callousness exist in health care? When did the deeply held Arab value of hospitality and generosity dissipate to this level?
As one commenter mentioned, I can also understand now how relatives of patients can beat health professionals. Everyone in this tragedy of errors most certainly owes a huge apology to this family, and the hospital owes much more than that. I wouldn’t be surprised to discover that the ’snake-baby’ nurses found new employment, at Prince Hamza Hospital.
If any readers here have any more wasta than has already been revealed on Who-Sane’s blog, please do get involved to see justice done for this family.
September 6, 2007 at 1:13 pm |
That is a tragedy that happens in different forms in our hospitals.
I am sorry for who’s sane father, but I am glad that we have the blogging medium to be this powerful in exposing such practices. Maybe our voices can shed light on these cases and demand changes in our whole health industry that would save many other souls.
September 6, 2007 at 3:01 pm |
Hi Observer, good to see you! I share your hope that Who-Sane’s father’s experience, dreadful as it was, will save many others from repeating it. Although I am a bit jaded about how much blogging helps facilitate true change, I do hope that a noisy blogosphere helps.
September 7, 2007 at 5:42 pm |
I clicked over to Who’s Sane’s blog and read the whole sad, really, horrific story. What happened to his father is tragic! I am so thankful they found he before it was too late. I recounted the story to my husband who had a slightly different take: He didn’t think it was that the staff of the hospital was incompetent as much as that they were uncaring. Both/and?
September 7, 2007 at 6:42 pm |
Desertmom, your comment makes me glad I posted this, as I was afraid I was preaching to the choir with so many bloggers already covering the issue.
I agree with your husband specifically with the receptionist. That was as uncaring and callous as I have heard in awhile.