UnEthical Practices in

The Thruth About Hospitals in India

Issues at Hospitals in IndiaUnEthical and GreedyNegligence and Mal-PracticesNo laws for Patients ProtectionUnsanitary ConditionsAdditional problems

UnEthical and Greedy

Hospital administrators create compensation packages for doctors and surgeons based on the amount of billing per month.Means more patients are charged, more money the doctors make.

Hospital owners cut corners in medical systems and training.

Hospital Administrators meet owner’s demands in which ever way they can, usually it means compromising patient safety.

Negligence and Mal-Practices

Negligence by Doctors is rampant at Hospitals in India.A few reasons for Negligence & Malpractice are:

1. Lack of training2. Lack of proper systems to help avoid mistakes3. Over crowding at hospitals 4. Doctors and Administrators focus on money

rather than patient welfare.5. Administration Greed. Negligence usually

leads to Malpractice.

No laws for Patients Protection

Form Filling during emergency casesIn Accident cases the first Police complainRobbery of new born baby from HospitalsDemand of money by hospital before

operation

Unsanitary Conditions– 1 reason for death on a certificate is “Infection”

The reasons for infection:None of the nurses uses hand sanitizer. Doctors uses hand sanitizer 50% of the times. Nurses do not wash their hands between

patients. Lack of cleanlinessBio-medical waste from hospitals is not

disposed off safely,the bio waste is disposed into open drains and garbage bins.

Additional problems

Shortage of beds and necessary equipments (ex:MRI machines)

Unavalibility of staff (doctors ,nurses,security guards etc)

No safty measures (ex-fire hose is not connected to the water at the back. In case of fire, the whole hospital is at stake)

Our Thoughts on Improving Healthcare SystemThe government needs to push healthcare to the

top of its agenda and constantly work to have the policies, strategies and regulation that are on par with the developed healthcare systems.

It needs to empower and expand the role of the Medical Council to act as an overall ensurer of good practice by members of medical profession and to act firmly against those who are outside the framework of expected professional and behavioural standards.

 It also needs to strengthen and expand the role of hospital accrediting agencies and make compliance mandatory for all healthcare organisations.

 It needs to promote the development of specialist medical bodies that govern and oversee the practice of members of their specialty and issue periodic guidelines and clinical pathways to attain uniform practice. 

If all parties make a coherent effort, things should improve quite quickly.

It is up to healthcare experts, policy makers and medical leaders to build an operational and regulatory framework that incorporates these responsibilities.

We just need to put them all in the right place and order.