Novel Idea

Ramila Mistry (see pic)came up with a novel idea, which should address our medical concerns in these treacherous times. Almost everyone has a horror story to tell of callous doctors driven by greed, fleecing patients with impunity. Now, with the city in the grips of a raging viral fever and malaria epidemic, her suggestion could not be more timely.
She suggested that a list be compiled of good, competent doctors in the vicinity (say, within a radius of 2 kms) specializing in different diseases and ailments. (Actually, a list of doctors-to-be-avoided would be more helpful.) The list could then be circulated among members so that in an emergency situation, we don’t land up with the wrong doctor – and regret later.
Before Ramila-ben could finish, Shekhawat-ji recommended the name of one Dr Advani and began to give directions for reaching his clinic. Geeta-ji promptly shot it down. Apparently, this very Dr Advani was the cause for all her grief and distress last year.
Now, here lies the problem. One person’s saviour is another person’s executioner. How do you reconcile the two? After much deliberation it was decided that we would individually submit a list of our preferred doctors (with contact details), indicating their specialization, viz. medicine, heart, ENT, dentistry, etc. A similar list of hospitals and nursing homes in the area could also be drawn up. Thereafter, all the members’ lists would be compared and the names common in them (or appearing the maximum number of times) would constitute a master list and be circulated. Where in doubt, Ramila-ben has offered to do a double-check.
The idea, very simply, is that no member should ever be caught in a situation where, in a state of panic, s/he reaches out to just about any doctor or hospital and be taken for a ride. Here, we would be equipped with a panel of tried-and-tested medical practitioners and institutions with sound credentials so that never again should we find ourselves sitting on a tiger we can neither ride nor get off. We can be assured of better treatment and maybe, even earn a discount on costs!
So submit your list, either to Ramila-ben, or by simply clicking Comments below. Last date for submission, July 31.
--Big Laaf

Recommendations:
We have 3 trusted names to suggest:
i) Cardiac: Dr DHRUMAN DESAI,
Bharatiya Arogya Nidhi/ Sunflower Hospital (Juhu-Vile Parle),
Mob No: 98200 29098
ii) ENT: Dr CARLTON D PAREIRA,
Sunflower Hospital (Juhu-Vile Parle), Mob No: 98196 43240
iii) Dentistry: Dr VAISHALI, CERAMCO DENTAL CLINIC (Lokhandwala Mkt), Tel: 2638 5842/ 2638 5843
Mrs Bhaswati Bose