(Hospital)
A hospital is a place where sick or wounded people are treated. Our country has a shortage of hospitals. We have hospitals in towns but our villages are still without hospitals. Hospitals are not held in high esteem in our country. Some persons still do not like to go to a hospital for treatment. They would rather die at home than be admitted into a hospital. This is sheer prejudice and ignorance.
A hospital has two departments: indoor and outdoor. In the indoor department, patients are kept in wards and treated in the hospital. This department has two wards: general and private. In the general ward, patients are treated freely; in the private ward, they have to pay for the bed and medicine, but they receive the free service of doctors and nurse. Rich persons prefer to stay in the private ward. In the outdoor department, patients are examined and advised treatment at home. Simple cases are examined in the outdoor department, while major cases are treated in the indoor department.
A big hospital is a huge establishment. There are two wards: medical and surgical. There are many doctors, nurses and other workers. All their activities have to be supervised and coordinated. Various kinds of medicines, equipment and cases of emergency have to be treated promptly. Patients have to be looked after carefully. Carelessness and neglect may result in suffering or death of patient.
The hospital is a very useful institution. Poor persons receive free treatment. In surgical and serious medical cases, even rich persons find it advantageous to be treated in a hospital. In a hospital, there are good doctors, nurses and other facilities. Patients are carefully treated and nursed. They are kept under strict medical rules. At home, Patients do not have such facilities.
In the western countries, people go to a hospital even for minor cases because the hospitals are well-equipped and well-organized. In our country, even the few existing hospitals are poorly equipped and ill-staffed. They are generally short of medical supplies and facilities. People have little faith in our other countries for treatment. This state of affairs should be improved. Hospitals involve the question of life and death. The patients should be well treated and carefully looked after.
Our villages are short of hospitals and medical facilities. Many villagers die for want of treatment. It is time that we give serious thought to the establishment of hospitals in villages. We cannot have a hospital for every village, but we should establish hospitals at important rural centers. A hospital at an important rural centre can serve the neighboring villages. We should also turn our attention to the shortage of doctors and nurses. There is only one medical college in our country. A few more colleges should be established.
(Hospital Bed)
