I had written earlier about the way my Cardiologist colleague was treated. I too way treated in a similar manner but I do not want to make this an issue just to settle personal scores. They say power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. That seems to be the reason why the hospital management is behaving in this manner. But they should also realize that politicians can turn any way they want, depending on their personal needs. As they say, politics is the last resort of the scoundrel. And money can vanish before one knows it. Look at the several scams that are going on. Many of these are in AP. To illustrate how power corrupts, let me narrate the story of a 15 year old girl who became the head girl of her class. After some time she asked her father why the other students were not listening to her and respecting her. The father told her that if others did not like her she would not have been elected in the first place and he told her that she should now work hard to show the other students that she really cared for them. This came from a 15 year old child. Our politicians and others in power (as the management of seven hills) behave in the same way. To win elections they approach us with folded hands but after winning the elections we have to approach them with folded hands. When power comes, one tends to think it’s a birth right to be respected and even worshipped. The management of seven hills behaves in a similar manner. At the time of appointment their talk is all sugar and honey. I have been told ’’Doctor, you do not know how we respect doctors in this organization’’. But one year down the line, when the doctor has burnt all his bridges, the tables are turned. In fact the last CEO of the hospital, a famous cardiothoracic surgeon, who lasted for just about 3 months in the hospital, told me: ‘I cannot work in a place where there is no freedom. In such a situation, it is better to leave early rather than late’. He was a dynamic person, wanting to improve the running of the hospital. Probably that was his fault. He should have been a yes man like the GM and the other cronies. The Chairman doesn’t seem to want to hear anything other than what is pleasing to his ears. Opinions given in good faith are not taken in the spirit in which they are given. They are treated as a sign of defiance. His only claim to fame as far as hospital management is concerned is that they are running a small 250 bedded hospital in the small town of Vizag. And he claims, on that basis, to have 20-25 years of experience in the health care sector! In fact, one has to do a Google search to find out about the hospital. People know more about seven seas than about seven hills!
