Thursday, November 18, 2010

Doctors in Universiti Hospital (Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya -- Universiti Malaya Medical Centre)

I am one who among many others, hope to see more good in humans. I who, among others, hope that good still does exists. I, who thought that if you have chosen the path of becoming either a doctor/nurse or a medical adviser/personnel, you have to have what it takes to become one.

I look upon doctors as a very noble profession because you need to have a lot of courage and determination to actually be a good doctor. They are not saints but they are someone who one can rely on when there is a medical crisis.

These two Malay Female Doctors of Pusat Perubatan Wad 2 from Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (Universiti Malaya Medical Centre) (about 10 am; sitting at the front desk gossiping loudly over god knows what) are a total shame to their own race and humanity. Due to personal reasons, I have to hold my tongue and not scold the hell out of them, I have to resort to venting my anger in another way. I should have taken down their names and spread it out loud on the cyberspace but since I did not, I guess the best way somehow was to mention where I met them.

They are the most insensitive lot and so happened that today; an acquaintance of mine was in a dire need of immediate medical attention and thus, we have informed them of our arrival. Therefore we'd have expected immediate treatment upon arrival but alas! We have to wait for half an hour or so and to be told by these ladies that a delay of a couple of minutes will not change the fact that you are injured! We informed them beforehand that this is serious and we needed immediate treatment! Else why would we called beforehand? Right, you are a government hospital and of course, there are much worst cases where human lives are at stake but hello?! The very least that you can do is to offer some minimal kindness!

You are a doctor and yet you acted like a noob who is in the hospital just because you happened to stumbled across that profession and eventually you've got to much youth and money to spend on education.

You read me right. Imagine if our roles switched and I tell that back to their face -- since that they are so immunized by such cases; I'd love to see what expression will they show.

3 c a r r o t s:

Kath said...

Sigh.... is your acquaintance alright then? Most doctors are just doctors cause they have the brains. But they seriously lack that human touch so greatly needed in their noble profession. Sad thing, really.

JeNz said...

she is...okay...I don't know, in the end, after what seems like 45mins, she did get treated. So I guess she's okay. But I really hate the fact that one is at mercy of those biatches (they thought we--the common non-doctor/hospital staff always experience this kind of situation?!) at the hospital.

I really doubt their intelligence. I mean, even some doctors misdiagnosed and even nurses make terrible mistakes. I mean, seriously, the very least of them is that they should be empathetic and not make situations more miserable than they are. But you are right. It's a sad thing, really.

Anonymous said...

Haih, typical mentality. Hate this kind of unprofessional doctors. Don't they learn about ethics in their school?