We MUST all stand up for our GOK hospitals.
I urge the middle class of Kenya to consider embracing GoK hospitals and ensure public health systems are working.
You are paying taxes.
Running away from them is profiteering the buccaneers in private hospitals.
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I urge the middle class of Kenya to consider embracing GoK hospitals and ensure public health systems are working.
You are paying taxes.
Running away from them is profiteering the buccaneers in private hospitals.
Thread...
Scenario 1
You have high blood pressure, you walk into a GOK hospital with a headache and blurred vision.
You are ushered into the outpatient. It is noted that you have severe hypertension, you are urgently injected fast-acting antihypertensive because it is an emergency.
You have high blood pressure, you walk into a GOK hospital with a headache and blurred vision.
You are ushered into the outpatient. It is noted that you have severe hypertension, you are urgently injected fast-acting antihypertensive because it is an emergency.
You are monitored by a GOK nurse as the BP goes down. Once the BP is down towards normal, you are admitted in the GOK medical ward and continuously observed.
You have successfully come out of the acute phase and you can now begin swallowing oral drugs.
You have successfully come out of the acute phase and you can now begin swallowing oral drugs.
The next day during a Doctor's ward round, the Doctor says you are now stable, you're discharged through the nutrition clinic for dietary advice & physiotherapy clinic for exercises advice.
You're booked in the Medical OutPatient Clinic for review after 2 weeks. You are safe.
You're booked in the Medical OutPatient Clinic for review after 2 weeks. You are safe.
This scenario 1 happens in a GOK county hospital.
You've spent less than Ksh 15,000.
You are back home to your family.
Your only commitment is to adhere to treatment, nutrition advice and exercises.
Now to scenario 2: Next...
You've spent less than Ksh 15,000.
You are back home to your family.
Your only commitment is to adhere to treatment, nutrition advice and exercises.
Now to scenario 2: Next...
Scenario 2.
You have a throbbing headache, you have blurred vision.
You walk into a high-end private hospital convinced that they have:
+ World's best consultant Doctors
+ World class care.
+ Clean rooms.
+ Committed nurses.
+ Modern diagnostic instruments.
You have a throbbing headache, you have blurred vision.
You walk into a high-end private hospital convinced that they have:
+ World's best consultant Doctors
+ World class care.
+ Clean rooms.
+ Committed nurses.
+ Modern diagnostic instruments.
You arrive in the state of the art outpatient. Sit on cossy sofa.
You wait in the outpatient for 3 hours.
BP continue rising. Mouth begin deviating towards the left side (Bell's palsy).
Nurse takes you to triage. Notices your mouth deviating and BP is high. 220/160 mmHg
You wait in the outpatient for 3 hours.
BP continue rising. Mouth begin deviating towards the left side (Bell's palsy).
Nurse takes you to triage. Notices your mouth deviating and BP is high. 220/160 mmHg
You are unable to speak now. You are stuttering.
Nurse sends you to Resident Doctor for treatment.
Doctor admits you to HDU then calls Medical consultant who is not around.
Medical consultant gives instructions through phone and promises to come tomorrow morning.
Nurse sends you to Resident Doctor for treatment.
Doctor admits you to HDU then calls Medical consultant who is not around.
Medical consultant gives instructions through phone and promises to come tomorrow morning.
While in HDU, no emergency treatment given.
In the wee hours, your Transient Ischaemic Attack worsens to a Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke) to severe hemiplegia.
You are rushed to ICU.
In the ICU, hyperventilation worsens your brain damage. Other organs begin failing.
In the wee hours, your Transient Ischaemic Attack worsens to a Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke) to severe hemiplegia.
You are rushed to ICU.
In the ICU, hyperventilation worsens your brain damage. Other organs begin failing.
Hospital continues billing your Medical insurance scheme.
Doesn't give factual progress to your family.
Exhausts your card. Announces that they are sorry organs are shutting.
Requests your family to fly you to India or transfer to a nearby GOK hospital for palliative care.
Doesn't give factual progress to your family.
Exhausts your card. Announces that they are sorry organs are shutting.
Requests your family to fly you to India or transfer to a nearby GOK hospital for palliative care.
Scenario 2:
You have exhausted all your medical cover ( Ksh 2M)
You are leaving the hospital in severe vegetative form or as a corpse.
Your family is poorer.
You have exhausted all your medical cover ( Ksh 2M)
You are leaving the hospital in severe vegetative form or as a corpse.
Your family is poorer.
I still have hope with our GOK hospitals.
Not the best in aesthetics and PR but affordable, accessible and satisfactory patient-centred care.
We must stand up for our GOK hospitals.
We must force leaders to use them.
Our public health systems must work
I rest my case.
Not the best in aesthetics and PR but affordable, accessible and satisfactory patient-centred care.
We must stand up for our GOK hospitals.
We must force leaders to use them.
Our public health systems must work
I rest my case.
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See how the rogue hospitals are #SuckingTheSick?
These family saved Ksh 1,197,500 by opting to go to KNH.
Our public hospitals MUST work for us. We should stop running to 'not for profit' high-end hospitals.
They are stealing from Kenyans.
These family saved Ksh 1,197,500 by opting to go to KNH.
Our public hospitals MUST work for us. We should stop running to 'not for profit' high-end hospitals.
They are stealing from Kenyans.
Most of these rogue hospitals are legally registered as 'Not for profit'.
They don't pay taxes yet charge heavily.
Government must conduct a forensic audit on them and prosecute them for malfeasance.
Not for Profit should benefit the sick not its directors. #SuckingTheSick
They don't pay taxes yet charge heavily.
Government must conduct a forensic audit on them and prosecute them for malfeasance.
Not for Profit should benefit the sick not its directors. #SuckingTheSick
