Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme....aka "ECHS".. :)
A scheme that was developed keeping in mind the health of every army personnel after retirement.A medical cover. A noble thought indeed. My association with ECHS is due to dad...nothing more..Whenever i have fallen ill or needed to go to a hospital it has ended up being a private hospital after dad retired since i was never home. :)
Yesterday, after a long long time i went to ECHS with an aunt. Its funny how you can be treated at times. No offense..But what is with the made up accent and extra over the top love for a 14 year old boy who for sure heart of hearts must be wondering."what's wrong with this lady..why is she treating me like a kid..." :) Funny indeed...yet the love dint seem to disappear.. anyways..was just observing how it is when a kid walks in with his father to that place and what happens when he's all alone going to get treated.. when a retired doctor goes to get a referral written and when an ordinary man tries to ask for a referral.. Sincerely, no offense to the medical profession..but honestly..its not socially inclined anymore..its a corporate sector now. Works as per time and money.
It was my turn, and i smiled at the lady who was doing the registration..Surprisingly,all the love 2 minutes before disappeared.. Not like i was looking 40 and evil... anyways..women are crazy and forever biased.. No offense!!! :P but its true.. Requested her for a referral and she denied..well.. i was a bit irritated..i cant seem to get along well with doctors despite the fact that my father and family is immersed and part of the same fraternity. As it is said.. "beggars are not the choosers" so..i gave in to what the lady had to tell.. Its not like its written on my forehead that i can bear free advice and talk all the time..yet..people have not yet given up on me.. Sometimes it just feels like i should just say.."hello, please cut the crap! I am not interested in what you have to tell me..I have things to do and can't spend all day listening to you... " But unfortunately or fortunately as you want to call it..I can never ever say it to anyone.. ANYONE!!!!... anyways...so what next..we finally go in only to get to know the doctor we wish to see leaves at SHARP 12 o'clock. What then.. knowing the ward boys and ladies is quiet a help at times.. managed to get our way to see the doctor.. (Honestly, we did not go to the doctor who the lady suggested us to go.. ha ha ha)
The doctor did not have even the slightest smile at the corner of his lips..he was grumpy...as if cursing us to have come at the nth hour and that to with out a referral.. our need..so cant have the same look as the doctor in return for the look he gave us.. Anyways...stuck around for quiet a while and got what we wanted..
The whole time i was at ECHS, all i observed was the behavior of the doctors towards the patients, the administrators of the place and the way they spoke of behaved. I wonder, when they must have retired they must have felt a heaviness, a withdrawal, a sudden depression..like life was ending..but then they got going..got a job as an ex-serviceman to serve the ex-servicemen..those who have done so much for the army/nation/people.. yet..why is it that people forget that the power and position they hold will die out someday..they will be in the same position as what these poor old army men are today...You keep them waiting for treatment ..someday you wont have anyone to even see you..May be you have been an exceptional doctor..but what's the point if you did not do your bit sincerely... What happened to the Hippocratic oath... are doctors not taking it anymore..or is it hypocrisy???
It horrible to be old..and even worse to be unwell.. and if you are an ex-servicemen..i guess its even worse..
Grow up people...GROW UP!!!!
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