Do You Too Have a Horrifying Hospital Experience to Share?

The Quint recently posted stories by two women who had harrowing experiences at a hospital. Do you have a story too?

‘Bad’ hospital experiences can scar you for life.

On September 8 and September 10, The Quint published two powerful first-person accounts penned by two brave young women. Each story talked about a harrowing experience at a hospital – Fortis, to be precise.

While Sreemoyee Piu Kundu’s article Nightmare at the Emergency Room: A Disgruntled Calcuttan’s Plight related her account at Fortis, Calcutta, Urmi Bhattacheryya’s article entitled Did You Know You Can’t Donate Blood if You Aren’t Married? brought to attention discrimination faced at Fortis, Noida.

Sreemoyee, an asthma patient, had to encounter a disgruntled medical staff at an ill-equipped Fortis, Calcutta. The experience made her question the quality of healthcare in her beloved hometown.

Urmi, a 25-year-old single woman, was deferred the right to donate blood to a patient with the hospital authorities citing ‘safe sex’ parameters. This, despite her having checked the ‘safe sex’ box in the form. Also, her married colleague who had come with her to donate blood was allowed to do so without being put to any scrutiny at all.

Readers have reacted overwhelmingly to the two stories, expressing surprise, outrage and anger. Many have also shared their own experiences.

Take a look at some of the reader reactions to Sreemoyee’s story, for instance:

Urmi’s experience too, had people writing in with shock and more questions.

We ask you now. Have you experienced any such traumatic experiences at a hospital/medical facility recently? Been traumatised by the indifference of a doctor/medical practitioner?

Let us know in the comments section below.