FIRST

Well this will be my first post...a first of many I hope. I am in a hospital so faraway from the city, between mountains and sea and even if it is a secondary hospital meaning...we can do Obstetrical and Surgical operations we are lacking in so many facilities. The nearest we can refer to would be 6 hours of long, bumpy drive and still it is just a Provincial Hospital with same equipments, same facilities as we have. The only difference would be is that they are departmentalized. (They have Specialists in Pediatrics, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Anesthesiology respectively.) With us we only got our Chief of Hospital who happens to be a General Surgeon, one Pediatrician, two Anesthesiologists, and most of us including me are General Practitioners. So just imagine our everyday dilemma of not having a consultant to refer to. So anyway the next hospital we can refer to would be 12-16 hours away depending on the weather condition. This is the way by sea, and too risky, if the patient is in a very critical condition the worst could happen here and you can't do anything about it. The other way would be by air yes it is only 45mins.-1hr travel BUT the price is too HIGH as in HIGH as you are flying...one should be willing to spend 65 gran just to charter a private plane to get to Manila , and it can go as high as 75 gran if you like to be escorted by a private doctor, plus his accommodations in Manila and the fare back to where he came from. Only a handful in that area can afford this, because most of the patients we cater to are the poorest among the poorest. We call them " http://www.com/ as in ""walang-walang-wala" sorry people. And also a large number of them belong to the Minority group. So the saying "Bawal Magkasakit" should be plastered boldly in the front of the hospital. Most of us GP's(General Practitioners) came from Manila we stay there for about 10-11 days before another set of doctors comes in for their monthly duty. While the anesthesiologists stay for about 15 days each. So this Blog would contain mostly of my experience there...and maybe some about my chaotic and sometimes boring life. So thank you for reading the first ever...and hopefully not the last post. Have a Good and Healthy day!