Medical College Trivandrum

Driving Past Medical College on a Sunny Day

It’s the tall concrete entrance at the Medical College, Trivandrum. A thought just crossed my mind, does this arch add any value to this government hospital. Probably, they should have constructed a watch man’s cabin at the base of the pillar. At lest, he would keep an eye on this campus and he could answer thousands of queries from people seeking treatment in this hospital.

Here is another suggestion to Medical College Authorities. Probably, a layout board beside or at the entrance will guide visitors to various departments and treatment facilities inside this vast campus. Apart from a metal or concrete layout pic, a digital screen could serve more. In all the probability, government won’t have funds. So, funding could be done by the current students, or alumini or even public funding could be called for.

I have one more suggestion. It’s about keeping a help desk. So, what’s a help desk. 

It means a person should be recruited to answer all the queries about Medical College Trivandrum. A person can be a big blessing for those who doesn’t have a clue about the facilities and places in this hospital.

What kind of questions will this help desk answer?

• Where is the mortuary? How can I book a wreath? 
• Where should I go to get the blood report, or sample, or scan?
• Is there a place for me to stay, under 100 rs a day?
• Will someone sponsor my treatment?
• How will I approach the Govt to reimburse my medical bills? Where do I get the medical reimbursement forms? How do I get the medical bills attested by a govt doctor? Is there an easy way to get it attested?
• Where is RCC ( Regional Cancer Centre)?
• I wan to be a doctor, nurse? Where can I get the application form?
• How much does it cost to take a — treatment? 
• How can I find a bystander or nursing assistant to take care of a patient admitted in the hospital?
• Can I get coconut water delivered to ward # 3 or room No 203? 
• How can I complain about bad service?
• How can I donate money or donate a stretcher to Medical College?
• Can I donate money to paint a general ward? I need it to be done in a day. Is it possible?
• I want to donate food. How and where can I provide free food? 
• How to donate blood? Will I get it back when I require?
• How to get admission to Sree Chithra? What are the PG courses offered? 
• I’m depressed, I want to cry, I want to share my grief – Whom to seek? Will someone console me? Is there free counselling service? What about phone counselling?
• I’m tired after walking around the various labs in medical college…who will help me? 
• Whom do I approach to do voluntary work in Medical College? 
• How do I apply for a tender in medical college?
• I’m a Maldivian – Can I get an escort in Trivandrum. I’m not fluent in English?
• Where should I stand to get a bus to Kottayam or Kasargod?
• Will someone host my stay in Trivandrum?
• Which is the best doctor for (this) surgery? 
• I don’t have money and I’m a daily worker. I’m willing to work for 6 hrs in return for a day’s wages? I need that money to my daughter’s, wife’s medical bill? Can you connect?
• And thousand other questions…

  Who will Bear the Cost of Providing this Service

I bet there are thousands of successful doctors who have passed out this prestigious medical college. Probably, they could take this up as a project. Or the big medical labs, medical stores in this vicinity? Or someone who is retired and who can assemble few others and start this imitative.Or a graduate or MBA student should take a part of this activity as a project. Plan, Promote, Raise Funds! Voluntary work will be great for your resume. You can update it on LinkedIn too.

Apart from having a person here, all the queries should be listed on a blog. It will help others to visit the blog and get answers to it. Probably, when the blog gets popular you can do affiliate marketing on it.

Just my opinion!

Keep the good work!