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Frequently in private hospital setup, a similar problem is faced for patients scheduled for surgery.
On the mention of operation, a large crowd of relatives and well-wisher gather in the hospital premises. If there is a delay from the scheduled time, the problem is worse, due to a large number of attendant present in the hospital.
Each of these attendants considers its duty to personally go and ask the staff, the reason for the delay in operation. The staff may get irritated by the repeated questioning by patient’s attendants.
As the delay increases, their level of agitation increases, with rising of temper and sometimes an exchange of harsh words between the attendants and hospital staff.
One of Dr. Dev’s friends, a senior orthopedician, having his own small hospital, gives the expected time of surgery around one hour later than actually planned with the anesthetist and OT staff.
In this way, even if there is a delay of one hour, the patient and relatives do not get agitated.
If the surgery starts at the actual scheduled time, before the time conveyed to the patient, the patients are usually happy as the patient is usually not taking even water while waiting for surgery. Frequently the patient is inside the operation theatre before a large crowd of his well-wisher gathers.
— ND
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