Trick or Treat - a survival guide to health care
36 Being smart The Old Lion and the Clever Fox: An old enfeebled lion was confined to a cave. He got his meal by pretending to be sick, coaxing other animals to attend on him
and devouring them at an opportune moment. Many unsuspecting animals had lost their lives this way. One day, a clever fox called on the lion. He stood outside the cave and exchanged pleasantries. "Why don't you come in and look me up?",
asked the lion. "I better not do that," replied the fox, "for I notice a lot of foot prints
going into the cave but none that come out," and walked away.
Seema was pregnant. She wished to register with a nursing home to monitor her
progress and conduct the delivery. She went to Acme Nursing Home. At the reception, the public relations officer (PRO) was most cordial. "Obstetric monitoring and delivery?
Madam, you have come to the right place." he told her while handing over a brochure of
the hospital that listed its facilities and statistics. He asked her, "Madam. When can I fix an appointment with the doctor?�
"Not so fast," Seema thought to herself and browsed through the obstetric statistics.
She smiled wryly and got up to leave the place. The PRO explored, "Anything wrong, Madam?"
Seema waved the brochure and replied, "Yes. I think so. During the last year, you
have admitted about one thousand obstetric cases and I see that you have done more than
nine hundred caesarean sections. I want a hospital which promotes normal delivery," and walked out.
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