Scenario 1
On Tuesday, 4th June 2019, Mr. Hali walks into a hospital after he suffered a minor injury on his right leg. He had acquired the injury after he got involved in a minor accident, falling off his bike on a ride to town. He gets booked and admitted in the hospital, awaiting corrective surgery for his anterior muscle tear. The surgery was to follow two days later on sixth. In a different ward, lies Mr. Jake. Jake is in for amputation following a wound that refuses to heal on his left leg. The doctors believe it is cancerous and amputation of the leg can prevent further spread of the disease. On the day of the surgery, the two patients get wheeled into the surgical theatres. Hours later, Mr. Hali is missing his leg while Mr. Jake has his anterior muscle readjusted. The medical staff at the St. Thomas Hospital* had done the complete opposite of the required procedures. There is panic in the surgical wards both from the patients, their families, the medical staff, and the hospital's management. It is professional negligence, and the faults lie on the hospital staff and its management. Mr. Hali's family gets compensated by the hospital to prevent them from filing a lawsuit. Mr. Jake is returned to the theatre days later for amputation. His stable right leg is no longer functioning correctly, while his right one is now correctly cut off. He also gets compensated for the professional negligence of the hospital's staff.
Scenario 2
After eight months of pregnancy, Cindy gave birth to a baby girl. It was her first pregnancy at the age of 27. Typically, pregnancy lasts for nine months. However, in exceptional cases like the one of Claire, some can take longer or shorter. Her pregnancy was shorter due to complications forcing the doctors to induce an early birth. Cindy was in a depression during the last three months of her pregnancy. Her failure to adapt, eat, and exercise, as usual, was causing a problem for both the baby and herself. To stop her from further mental illness, the doctors decided to have her deliver before the projected time. Hence, they induced labor at eight months. Even after the delivery, her situation took time to normalize. Two nurses got mobilized to assist her with the baby and other personal chores. During this time, one of the nurses made it a routine to assault Cindy whenever she acted weak or vulnerable. Cindy took close to four months to stabilize. It is at that period that the nurse responsible for her mental strength resorted to assaulting her regularly. Assault is an international tort and a crime under the law. After recovery, she decided to report the matter to the relevant hospital department. The hospital referred her to a good therapist that assisted in her complete recovery. Moreover, they took action against their staff for the assault claims.
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Scenario3
After attending an end-year party at the office and having lots of foods and drinks, Ms. Daniels noticed swellings on her body. She hurriedly suspected that it must be a case of food poisoning. She rushed to the local hospital for emergency care. Get-Well Hospital* had served her just right in the past, and she trusted their services. On arrival, her regular doctor was not in, and she opted for the readily available physician since it was an emergency. She was scared and wanted answers to her situation. The doctor on duty, Dr. Sage, would proceed to treat her. However, the patient later realized that she got drugged and sexually assaulted in the process. She had felt unconscious after injection only to wake up later and realize the unusual. She reported the matter to the hospital's management and later to the police. The physician got arrested and charged in court for his actions. The hospital offered to take full responsibility to treat the lady and take good care of her later. Citing a lack of trust in the services of the hospital, Ms. Daniels declined the offer and sort help in a different hospital. It was the responsibility of the doctor to take care of the patient. Instead, he molested the patient.
Section 2
Doctors deserve to have complete control over medical issues with their patients. The doctor-patient relationship is vital for the treatment and recovery of the patients. Most decisions based on the mode and methods of treatment, therefore, depend on the doctors and not the insurance companies. This dependency is in-spite of the importance of insurance firms to patients.
Although insurance companies offer great financial support at the time of need for sick people, they should not have more control over patient’s health than doctors. These firms save families in times of need and provide crucial financial support. However, they are profit-making organizations with targets to meet. Also, the money they pay for patients belongs to the patients. The only thing they do is to offer a plan that assists people in saving for challenging times ahead. Leaving the decisions that determine the life of a sick person to them is like dangerously balancing between life and money. Being profit-making, insurance companies would definitely would choose money.
Doctors need to be awarded the authority to determine the way of treatment of the patient without interference from the insurance firms. One time, a patient in an oxygen support machine had to wheel to the bank to negotiate with insurance representatives to release funds for his treatment. The insurance facility prioritized financial gains over the health of the patient. The patient lost his life on the way back, having finalized the transaction. Such an experience can be avoided if the insurance companies get regulations from the hospitals' boards and not from only the financial market institutions.
Every Insurance company must have a doctor to assess the condition of the patients jointly with the resident doctors of the hospital. The representation can help reduce the number of discharged patients before their full recovery. These same representatives can work as quality-assurance officers of the insurance health departments.
