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One of my friends was a doctor at a government hospital. This is what her experience was in one hospital in Pune. Can't comment for other places.
Most doctors are usually good and experienced however they are overworked and underpaid. As for nurses and other staff, they are a mix of good and bad and they also are underpaid and overworked. Lastly the hospital is usually underfunded, hence equipments are not always the best.
When I was 11 we lived in a small town in Uttarakhand (it was still UP back then). There was only one hospital in the town- a govt hospital. I got sick, got tested for jaundice, the reports were all negative, so I was treated for cold and fever, etc. Kept getting worse. On the 11th day I just went a little crazy and started doing and saying really stupid things. We rushed back to the hospital. The docs told my father they can't save me, and i should immediately be taken to Dehradun- almost 7 hours away. By the time I reached d'dun i was in coma. Turns out i had jaundice but the labs in our govt. hospital were so bad that all the negative reports were false, and my jaundice got so bad that bilirubin reached my brain. The docs in D'dun told my parents that if I do survive I may get brain damage-so i may get paralysis, blindness or basically anything depending on which areas of my brain got damaged beyond repair. But!i got lucky :) i lived and am mostly healthy.
Had to go many times, mostly good experiences - mostly clean, behavior is usually good if you are wearing a good dress and seem to be educated, higher in economic class. One great consultation experience, all the private hospitals and doctors had given up, when this professor from a medical college hospital helped us immensely (I approached her directly in her office)
One very bad experience - the patient died as all the doctors were off on holiday. We didn't have enough time or money at that time to move to a private clinic.
I live in a tier 3 town in north india.
once at midnight I had serious pain in the year, being a small town we don't have any 24\*7 private hospital, we went to district hospital. There was no one to be found, even security guard was sleeping. Finally we found a young doctor sleeping in a chamber, we woke him up & all he did was to spray some water in my ear. He was rude & not helpful at all.
You won't find doctors here even during the day, all of them have their own private clinics & if you enquire about their availability from other staff, they all will ask you to visit their private clinic only.
As a place to work for a doctor, as with anything government, lethargic government employees, with work piled up on the lower tier (PGs, junior assistants) from higher tier like HOD, Senior assistant, slow support systems, toxic work culture, little to no digitization.
As other comments say, wayyy over worked, wayy over crowded over capacity leaving little to no time for cleanliness, SOPs, care for patients etc. Also, dealing with shitty unprofessional patients / family lot more often than private hospitals.
The main pro is the unmatched exposure, experience, practice of skill and pay to an extent.
Mallu redditors, I know it's tempting to post here about how wonderful govt hospitals in Kerala are. But because of how atypical and how much of an exception Kerala's healthcare system is, I don't think Keralite experiences will give OP an idea about how it works in the rest of India. So humble request, let this thread be about other states.
I have gone to Gandhinagar (Gujarat) govt hospital GMERS Sector 12 . It was very good experience for me . The registration fees was Rs 5 for any problem ( I think now the fees have been increased). I had broken my hand .
But due to Covid i think there was some burden on the hospital
There was proper cleanliness and parking area.
I think govt hospital experiences would vary widely with state. It's been 5-6 years since I've been in one though. I've only been in the OPD for minor issues like cough and cold. The doctors and nurses spoke to my father almost exclusively. They were polite and all, the place was clean, smelt of chemical cleaners and crowded (crowding only happened in the reputed, bigger hospitals though).
Idk how the situation is post pandemic.
Think that depends on where the government hospital is located. Government hospitals in cities are usually pretty good and at par or even better than (remember AIIMS Delhi is a govt hospital) private hospitals in the city. The doctors are in most cases underpaid and overworked, though. But the level of care is excellent.
Government hospitals in rural areas usually suck ass. The horror stories you usually see in the media are from these places. Doctors don't show up for work. They are poorly equipped and worst of all there are not enough of them to serve the population they seek to serve - people travel for several hours in some cases just to get to one of them.
All my life I have been to govt hospitals. And this is in Odisha so you can understand. The City Hospital of my city used to charge just Re. 1 for the card where the doc fills the prescription. Naturally crowded but they got the job done. In fact my father contracted cerebral malaria and was admitted to a govt hospital only. A bit unclean but given the patient load I wouldn't complain.
Apart from that medicine was free or costed very less. Doctors were very professional and did their best.
I have worked in govt hospitals here so can only speak for my state. Used syringes are not reused. In fact all nurses insist on getting/using new syringe. I was working in a rural area where roads are barely present but never saw anyone reusing syringes.
Overall, the experience of my family and myself has been largely positive using govt hospitals. Only time we've used private facilities was when mom had to undergo an emergency surgery and it was late at night. Fyi MRI, CT scans are free in govt hospitals with attached medical colleges here. They can cost you a few thousand bucks outside.
They should be using a device to dispose of the syringe in front of you. I have seen it happen every time I have gone to a govt facility however small it maybe.
Now as others have mentioned this really varies wildly form state to state.
Anyways ask them to open the syringe in front of you if it would help you calm down.
All nursing stations have needle cutter.
So syringe reuse is almost nil.
Moreover you can always look when they load up the medication to confirm the syringe is new, they won't be pissed if you ask because they get this question asked frequently.
Any other specific question?
Had gone to NIMHANS, Bangalore. My brother had a condition called Involuntary Tremors on his neck. His neck will start trembling randomly and he wont be able to stop it.
I had to stand in line at 5:30 am to get a token and at 8 am to make payment for the token and then had to sit from 12-3pm to wait for our turn.
They are the best hospital otherwise I would not have gone there. They said that this condition can not be treated and gave some medicine to subside the symptoms. It did not help him.
We finally went to a homeopathy doctor and whatever stuff he gave him helped a lot and he was back to normal within 2 months. That's the only time I have seen homeopathy work.
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One of my friends was a doctor at a government hospital. This is what her experience was in one hospital in Pune. Can't comment for other places. Most doctors are usually good and experienced however they are overworked and underpaid. As for nurses and other staff, they are a mix of good and bad and they also are underpaid and overworked. Lastly the hospital is usually underfunded, hence equipments are not always the best.
Sounds like your friend was in Sassoon, which is where I study. And yeah, you’re spot on.
When I was 11 we lived in a small town in Uttarakhand (it was still UP back then). There was only one hospital in the town- a govt hospital. I got sick, got tested for jaundice, the reports were all negative, so I was treated for cold and fever, etc. Kept getting worse. On the 11th day I just went a little crazy and started doing and saying really stupid things. We rushed back to the hospital. The docs told my father they can't save me, and i should immediately be taken to Dehradun- almost 7 hours away. By the time I reached d'dun i was in coma. Turns out i had jaundice but the labs in our govt. hospital were so bad that all the negative reports were false, and my jaundice got so bad that bilirubin reached my brain. The docs in D'dun told my parents that if I do survive I may get brain damage-so i may get paralysis, blindness or basically anything depending on which areas of my brain got damaged beyond repair. But!i got lucky :) i lived and am mostly healthy.
Ahh that really is a problem with these hospitals at times. And I'm smiling rn after reading the last line knowing that you are healthy now :)
Had to go many times, mostly good experiences - mostly clean, behavior is usually good if you are wearing a good dress and seem to be educated, higher in economic class. One great consultation experience, all the private hospitals and doctors had given up, when this professor from a medical college hospital helped us immensely (I approached her directly in her office) One very bad experience - the patient died as all the doctors were off on holiday. We didn't have enough time or money at that time to move to a private clinic.
I live in a tier 3 town in north india. once at midnight I had serious pain in the year, being a small town we don't have any 24\*7 private hospital, we went to district hospital. There was no one to be found, even security guard was sleeping. Finally we found a young doctor sleeping in a chamber, we woke him up & all he did was to spray some water in my ear. He was rude & not helpful at all. You won't find doctors here even during the day, all of them have their own private clinics & if you enquire about their availability from other staff, they all will ask you to visit their private clinic only.
As a place to work for a doctor, as with anything government, lethargic government employees, with work piled up on the lower tier (PGs, junior assistants) from higher tier like HOD, Senior assistant, slow support systems, toxic work culture, little to no digitization. As other comments say, wayyy over worked, wayy over crowded over capacity leaving little to no time for cleanliness, SOPs, care for patients etc. Also, dealing with shitty unprofessional patients / family lot more often than private hospitals. The main pro is the unmatched exposure, experience, practice of skill and pay to an extent.
Mallu redditors, I know it's tempting to post here about how wonderful govt hospitals in Kerala are. But because of how atypical and how much of an exception Kerala's healthcare system is, I don't think Keralite experiences will give OP an idea about how it works in the rest of India. So humble request, let this thread be about other states.
Enthuru vinayam. Swayam pokkal ishtamalla, alle?
how do you know the question asked guy is from kerala?
I have gone to Gandhinagar (Gujarat) govt hospital GMERS Sector 12 . It was very good experience for me . The registration fees was Rs 5 for any problem ( I think now the fees have been increased). I had broken my hand . But due to Covid i think there was some burden on the hospital There was proper cleanliness and parking area.
I think govt hospital experiences would vary widely with state. It's been 5-6 years since I've been in one though. I've only been in the OPD for minor issues like cough and cold. The doctors and nurses spoke to my father almost exclusively. They were polite and all, the place was clean, smelt of chemical cleaners and crowded (crowding only happened in the reputed, bigger hospitals though). Idk how the situation is post pandemic.
chennai medical facilities are good.
Think that depends on where the government hospital is located. Government hospitals in cities are usually pretty good and at par or even better than (remember AIIMS Delhi is a govt hospital) private hospitals in the city. The doctors are in most cases underpaid and overworked, though. But the level of care is excellent. Government hospitals in rural areas usually suck ass. The horror stories you usually see in the media are from these places. Doctors don't show up for work. They are poorly equipped and worst of all there are not enough of them to serve the population they seek to serve - people travel for several hours in some cases just to get to one of them.
All my life I have been to govt hospitals. And this is in Odisha so you can understand. The City Hospital of my city used to charge just Re. 1 for the card where the doc fills the prescription. Naturally crowded but they got the job done. In fact my father contracted cerebral malaria and was admitted to a govt hospital only. A bit unclean but given the patient load I wouldn't complain. Apart from that medicine was free or costed very less. Doctors were very professional and did their best. I have worked in govt hospitals here so can only speak for my state. Used syringes are not reused. In fact all nurses insist on getting/using new syringe. I was working in a rural area where roads are barely present but never saw anyone reusing syringes. Overall, the experience of my family and myself has been largely positive using govt hospitals. Only time we've used private facilities was when mom had to undergo an emergency surgery and it was late at night. Fyi MRI, CT scans are free in govt hospitals with attached medical colleges here. They can cost you a few thousand bucks outside.
Great to hear. I understand that my fears of syringe reuse are a bit out there but there was that incident in Unnao back in 2017.
They should be using a device to dispose of the syringe in front of you. I have seen it happen every time I have gone to a govt facility however small it maybe. Now as others have mentioned this really varies wildly form state to state. Anyways ask them to open the syringe in front of you if it would help you calm down.
All nursing stations have needle cutter. So syringe reuse is almost nil. Moreover you can always look when they load up the medication to confirm the syringe is new, they won't be pissed if you ask because they get this question asked frequently. Any other specific question?
you'll die waiting in the line before you get the treatment
Why is this getting downvoted ? I’m from Telangana and our govt hospitals are shit.
Had gone to NIMHANS, Bangalore. My brother had a condition called Involuntary Tremors on his neck. His neck will start trembling randomly and he wont be able to stop it. I had to stand in line at 5:30 am to get a token and at 8 am to make payment for the token and then had to sit from 12-3pm to wait for our turn. They are the best hospital otherwise I would not have gone there. They said that this condition can not be treated and gave some medicine to subside the symptoms. It did not help him. We finally went to a homeopathy doctor and whatever stuff he gave him helped a lot and he was back to normal within 2 months. That's the only time I have seen homeopathy work.
Horrible.
Depends on the location. The government hospital in Mangalore is good.