Wee hours at the Columbia Asia, Yeshwantpur Bangalore
I’ve had the opportunity of visiting quite few hospitals in Bangalore now – Fortis, Appolo, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Columbia Asia, Jayadeva, etc.
Among them, the worst one in terms of staff attitude, doctors behavior, appointment time honoring, etc is the Fortis! They just don’t seem to have any sense of hospital management. They charge pretty much anything they fancy. Professionalism is practically non-existent. Of course, one will always find few exceptions here and there, but by and large it’s a depressing hospital to visit!
The Apollo’s appear to have a much more streamlined and better management. Their doctors also come across a little on the haughty side that appear to not have much time for questions from the patients. Otherwise, it’s a little more tolerable.
The Narayana Hrudayalaya is quite alright. Usually appears to be much more crowded than others.
However, by far the best hospital in B’lore I’ve visited has been the Columbia Asia Hospital (the Yeshwantpur branch in particular). On the average, I found the doctors here to much more civil and courteous. They have the time to discuss things with the patient. Of course, there are a few issues here – for instance, the support and nursing staff can at times be a pain the neck to deal with. Sometimes you have to remind them what to do and even how to do it. Surprisingly, it’s cheaper than damned Fortis.
Columbia Asia, Bangalore (Yeshwantpur)
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