A CASE OF CARE & CONCERN

 I want to share a positive experience I had with our in-house clinic in Nana Nani. Two nights ago, I had a bad attack of Vomiting at 1.00 am, followed by a feverish feeling,  which made me feel drained.  In the morning, although I felt better, I called the clinic to have my basic health parameters checked. Kalimuthu, the sole male assistant in the clinic, came and checked me. While he found that I had no temperature, my blood pressure was slightly higher, reading 90/150. He gave me a tablet for immediate relief and advised me to visit the duty doctor at 10 am. While I was busy with my morning chores, I got a call from Kalimuthu at 10.15 am wanting to know why I had not come to visit the doctor. On his insistence, I met the junior doctor who, after a physical examination, told me that he suspected that I was suffering from gastroenteritis and prescribed a medicine to be taken for five days.  While I appreciated the care and concern shown by Kalimuthu, what happened the next morning when I returned to my apartment from a temple visit around 11.30 am took me by total surprise.

I had just entered my room and closed the door when Kalimuthu came barging in and stood transfixed, seeing me. He had run up the stairs to reach my home on the second floor and was gasping. `’You are alright, Sar,” so saying he hugged me tightly. I asked him what happened. He said, " I just received a call from Mrs Sushi Krishnamurthy living in the same block, that the maid who had come to do her duty at your apartment found it locked from inside. The light and the fan in the hall were on, but you were  not opening the door despite her ringing the bell repeatedly.”

Since the maid was aware that I was not well the previous day, she had reported her concern to the resident where she had gone for her duty. Mrs Sushi Krishnamurthy, a well-wisher, promptly rang up the clinic. Kalimuthu, who took the call, came rushing up and was happy to find that I was alive and kicking.

I would like to record my sincere thanks to Kalimuthu for his prompt response to a call from a resident. He could have tried to reach me on my phone but since the clinic is just opposite my block, he decided to personally visit and check on me.

This is the third time I have had such a positive experience of the services of the in-house clinic in the last 15 months of my stay in N & N. I congratulate  Shantha,  Chief Nurse and her team for the dedication and commitment they show to their jobs. God bless them!