Sunday, November 19, 2017

Hospital Bukit Mertajam!

Two counters serve patients in obtaining appointment numbers to visit doctors. Counter 1- fast lane - extreme left, is reserved for OKUs (disable  patients), Senior Citizens (60 years & above) and *Retired Civil Servants while the Centre Counter - is for all others in general.

*I guess retired public servants don't qualify as they aren't humans in the eyes of the Government.

Every morning, the Centre Counter is flocked with patients ( mostly oldies) queueing in for numbers and the queue comprises of people from all walks of life including those who should be at Counter 1.  But the First Counter is always empty.

The reason : No hospital staff or authority tends to Counter 1. A signpost in blue-print plastered on the panel of the First Counter reads, 'Reserved for OKUs, Seniors and Retired Civil Servants' ( see pic below)

My question to the hospital authorities :
{ I HOPE THE HEALTH MINISTER READS THIS}

●What exactly is the purpose of  the Counter  1 - the so called R--Lane?
●Why put up a signpost to serve the needy when that very need is not addressed?
●What's the logic of the First Counter when the needy need to queue up at the Counter 1 with all the others....not forgetting the long waiting hours?

...and this is the General Hospital!

The pictures below tell the story.

 Centre & Counter 1

Counter 1 for OKUs, Seniors and Retired Civil Servants

Counter 1 sign post




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