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No lines but the waiting trend continues to see a doctor
DEAR EDITOR,
Kindly permit me to share with you some of the horrible experiences Berbicians must deal with when visiting the New Amsterdam hospital at evenings. A visit to see a family member recently who got ill turned into a “routine nightmare” when they were made to sit and wait for two hours for a doctor to look at them.
Editor, please note that the patient wasn’t in a line. They as well as the other patients were accepted by the nurses on duty and were awaiting a doctor to review them. You would think that currently when so many doctors are being trained and deployed, the only delay would be 5 to 10 minutes for a doctor to hand over to another doctor as they change shifts.
This trend of “waiting for a doctor” to arrive at the New Amsterdam Hospital is outrageously disappointing and many Berbicians echo this sentiment daily. Sadly, no one has addressed this situation. I personally witnessed persons leaving to go to the nearest private hospital for fear that something could go wrong with their loved ones as they are made to sit among the mosquitoes outside under the shed to wait for a doctor. I remember a month ago giving money to a stranger who said she was super hungry because she was waiting for nearly 3 hours to see a doctor and only came with her taxi fare.
I do not want to believe that the APNU government would condone such inhumane situations where persons are fearful that things may go wrong because they, or their sick family members, are made to sit and wait for a doctor at evenings. I put it that there is someone therefore purposely sabotaging the New Amsterdam hospital’s service to the public. This cannot be a situation that is purposely being overlooked.
I therefore call on the Hon. Minister who I have great respect and admiration for and the Regional Senior Health officials to take a visit to the New Amsterdam Hospital in the evening to witness the nightmares patients and their families endure. Most importantly, I recommend that there should be someone on duty for the public to speak with or vent or get “proper information on delays” like a supervisor on duty. As of now, you sit and wait with the wind.
I thank the Hon. Minister Volda Lawrence in advance and Mr. Stephens for looking into this matter with urgency, we need to restore the trust of the patients visiting the hospital at evenings.
Yours respectfully,
Concerned Citizens of Berbice
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