Doctors React To Alleged Detention Of Patients In Hospitals

[Shola Sholaz]

In recent times, there have been several reports of Nigerian hospitals holding patients hostage following inability of the latter to settle their treatment bills. This practice, which has been observed in public and private hospitals has elicited concern among health watchers and the populace to a far extent.
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Good Health Weekly sought views of medical doctors on  professional ethics.
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A hospital runs as a business and also as a social service, especially private hospitals are self sustaining.
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If that hospital hasn't got provision  for social responsibility, it can work out terms and arrangement.  If there is a good social system, or family support, social workers can actually get in touch with the family of the patient.

[Folami David]

Nigerian hospitals will definately not speak well of themeselves if they do that. If I were to rate them this year so far, they've nt been impressive.