If you look around this site, you will notice that I visit hospitals quite a bit (makes me look like someone who is really ill). For the past few months, I have been having a lot of pain in my wrist. It hurts when it is bent at an angle and I put any stress on it.
So, I visited an orthopedic expert who has a clinic in DLF Phase I (I do not want to name him here). This person is supposed to be a very experience doctor (he probably is, and I don’t doubt it). He examined my wrist, moved it around, pressed it a couple of times, and asked me when it hurt. He immediately gave me a suspect diagnosis and asked me get an MRI done.
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I always had the idea that Artemis is a little more professionally run than some of the other healthcare facilities in Gurgaon. I have even written some good things about it in the past. The past week has however taught me that such is not the case. At the bottom of it all, they are just trying to make a sale and will do anything to get a customer, even though it may not be in the best interest of a customer.
Two incidents happened which has almost ensured that I am never going back to Artemis.
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One of the things that I don’t like doing is whenever you have to go to the hospital for giving samples for medical tests. You can call me lazy, but this is one of the main reasons why I haven’t gotten a full body checkup done yet. But here’s a neat thing I discovered today. Ranbaxy Labs offers to pick up your samples from your home.
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On the topic of healthcare, I thought I would compile a list of all the pharmacies/chemist shops that I know of in Gurgaon. Although, there are resources on the Internet that list these, they have either inaccurate information or are woefully incomplete.
To start of, I have a list of all 24 hour pharmacies below. If you know of any that are not in this list (or any in the list that are not 24 hours), then please leave a comment and I will update the list.
I think it will be an interesting project to map out all the pharmacies, and mark on the map which ones are 24 hours, which offer delivery services, maybe review them, etc. I will also add contact information and addresses for these pharmacies. Once again, if you already have this information, please either drop me a mail or leave this information in comments, and I will update the post.
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I recently had to get my wife admitted to the Max Hospital in Gurgaon. Below is a review based on my experience of this facility. Overall, I am satisfied with the services, but there can be improvements. First a little bit about the facility itself. Max is a relatively large hospital with a large number of specialities and services. They have over 100 beds, 2 Operation Theatres and a 12 bed ICU (information courtesy Max Website); they also have a Emergency Response team.
By the looks of it, the hospital seems very modern and professionally managed. The staff at all desks are friendly and eager to help. It contains a 24 hour cafeteria and a 24 hour pharmacy (two things that I believe are a must for any decent hospital). It is located near Park Plaza hotel in Sushant Lok 1. Now I will talk about our experience.
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The sad fact of life is that like it or not, you will have to visit a doctor some day. And usually, its for reasons that you would rather avoid. So, if you are living in Gurgaon, then what are your options? Of course, it also depends on how much you can afford to spend on healthcare. In this post, I will describe my experiences with one of the Healthcare services in Gurgaon.
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