Why I HATE to go in Karuhatan General Hospital or VALGEN?

       One of the public hospital here in Valenzuela City located at Karuhatan. A hospital known for very poor services offered, yes it is public hospital and it doesn't have to be low class hospital when it comes to services - WHY? Because here in Valenzuela City (with our Mayor Rex Gatchalian), we pay huge amount of taxes like land tax, building tax, business fee, business permit and many more. So where is our taxes going? This is the common question of a patient going there for hospital assistance. 

Bakit Ayoko (Why I don't like) sa Karuhatan General Hospital or VALGEN?

1. POOR SERVICE - as far as I know, many OJTs from different schools are having their intern their. So the doctor have to teach the interns while giving a checkup for a patient. (Ibig sabihin, naghihingalo ka na tinuturuan parin nya ang mga OJTs). LONG PILE OF LINE - And that is also the reason why there is a long pile of line of patients waiting to their term.LONG HOURS OF WAITING - It takes for about 30 mins (for pregnant women) per patient for them to get what they need. YOU HAVE TO GO EARLY - And by the way they only cater 30 patients (pregnant women) per day so if you don't come early for you name to be enlisted then you have to go to the next schedule (which is usually next week).
2. THEY DON'T SERVE YOU IF YOU DON'T HAVE MONEY - During my stay to that hospital for about 3 weeks, there is a lot of rumors I heard that people or staffs on that hospital will ignore you if you don't have money. One of the stories I heard is that their loved ones rushed to this hospital where really in pain with difficulty in breathing and the nurse there did not pay attention but by he time they show some money they immediately give the oxygen to their patient.
3. POOR AND SMALL WAITING AREA - You can see the patient around the hospital waiting under the heat of the sun, on the side walk, on the stairs. If your lucky, you can be at the real waiting area where you can see a lot of clothes and baggage from one of the relative of the patient (it is like you are at the bus terminal), you won't be able to sit to the benches.
4. UNHYGIENIC AND DANGEROUS COMFORT ROOM - Yes, what the heck? Is this really a hospital? The floor tile is always wet (if your unlucky you might slip and rush on inside the hospital for head trauma). It smells like a public toilet.
5. SYSTEM FAILURE - When I say SYSTEM FAILURE it is the way they do their jobs. The guards have miscommunication and that's the reason why even if you are listed earlier you will be listed last. Since it is public and there is different doctors looking for patient, those doctors have different finding or observation and prescription (and they even say to their patient "why your previous doctor did not give you this prescription?, whoa! What the heck. The doctors don't even communicate to each other").

• Anyways... there is a lot of reason why I don't want to be on that hospital but there is also advantage or lessons to learn. And that is to be PATIENT. In that hospital you have to be patient. Yeah you have to be patient...