Friday June 20,2008
No takers for modern medical facility in Vashi
Fortis Hiranandani puts a 'We are open' board at the gate to attract patients
sign board reading 'we are open' is probably a common sight outside restaurants and eatery joints but when such boards are placed outside hospitals, one wonders the reason for the same. Fortis Hiranandani Hospital at Vashi has placed a similar board in front of their of having excellent medical facilities and infrastructure ready there are no takers. A city-based doctor said that this is a 'hotel like attitude' that the hospital is projecting. "Such boards can be seen outside commercial institutions and the medical facilities have now become a money making practice rather than a service to the society. The board indicates a non-ethical practice and the hospital is behaving like a corporate," the doctor said. One of the visiting doctors at the hospital said that not many in the area know that hospital is functional and ready resulting which there are not many patients. "The patients are very less as the hospital has not gained much mileage," the doctor said adding, the board looks appropriate for a restaurant or commercial establishment, but doesn’t suit a hospital. He further said that probably because of the brand, most residents are of the view that the charges would be quite high in the hospital. A hospital authority said that the board only is a message to the neighbours that Out Patients Department (OPD), preventive health check up, pre-employment check up, dentistry, physiotherapy, x-ray facilities at the hospital are functional. "Generally, when a tertiary level hospital like ours opens, it carries out advertisement campaign. We are yet to ready our systems and some paper work is remaining so we cannot campaign in any form," the official said adding, they just wanted to inform that though admissions are not yet being done, the hospital is ready to take care of the patents. There are about 80 doctors visiting the hospital throughout the week and there is also an emergency ward that cares for the patients during any time of the day. "The hospital is getting very few patients. But putting a board outside is more like a restaurant or some commercial establishment. It doesn't suit a hospital."
No takers for modern medical facility in Vashi
Fortis Hiranandani puts a 'We are open' board at the gate to attract patients
sign board reading 'we are open' is probably a common sight outside restaurants and eatery joints but when such boards are placed outside hospitals, one wonders the reason for the same. Fortis Hiranandani Hospital at Vashi has placed a similar board in front of their of having excellent medical facilities and infrastructure ready there are no takers. A city-based doctor said that this is a 'hotel like attitude' that the hospital is projecting. "Such boards can be seen outside commercial institutions and the medical facilities have now become a money making practice rather than a service to the society. The board indicates a non-ethical practice and the hospital is behaving like a corporate," the doctor said. One of the visiting doctors at the hospital said that not many in the area know that hospital is functional and ready resulting which there are not many patients. "The patients are very less as the hospital has not gained much mileage," the doctor said adding, the board looks appropriate for a restaurant or commercial establishment, but doesn’t suit a hospital. He further said that probably because of the brand, most residents are of the view that the charges would be quite high in the hospital. A hospital authority said that the board only is a message to the neighbours that Out Patients Department (OPD), preventive health check up, pre-employment check up, dentistry, physiotherapy, x-ray facilities at the hospital are functional. "Generally, when a tertiary level hospital like ours opens, it carries out advertisement campaign. We are yet to ready our systems and some paper work is remaining so we cannot campaign in any form," the official said adding, they just wanted to inform that though admissions are not yet being done, the hospital is ready to take care of the patents. There are about 80 doctors visiting the hospital throughout the week and there is also an emergency ward that cares for the patients during any time of the day. "The hospital is getting very few patients. But putting a board outside is more like a restaurant or some commercial establishment. It doesn't suit a hospital."
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