Ex Radio Presenter Claims Private Hospital Prescribed Son Wrong Meds

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Dissatisfied with a doctor who allegedly prescribed the wrong medication to his son, a former radio presenter has filed a complaint against a well-known private hospital in Petaling Jaya.
A Kumaresh yesterday confirmed with Malaysiakini that he had lodged a complaint against the doctor via the hospital’s official portal, shortly after he revealed the matter on social media.
“The doctor’s act of giving the wrong prescription is a very negligent act.
“I hope the hospital investigates and takes action against the negligent party in this incident,” said the former employee of a Tamil-language radio station.
Kumaresh, who is also an actor, added that the complaint was lodged by his wife Sivagamy Gobalan.
The man had earlier uploaded a video on TikTok with his story and asked people to be more careful while receiving treatment in private hospitals.
Double check bill
He also advised people to check their medical bills before paying. At the time of writing, the video had received over 700,000 views and was shared over 6,000 times.
Malaysiakini has contacted the hospital and is awaiting a response.
Kumaresh said when he and his family sought treatment on Aug 13, a doctor had given them influenza medication and said tests to confirm the disease were not necessary.
He was then charged RM455 per patient.
“When we checked the bill, there was a charge for the influenza test, even though we did not do the test. After we asked about it, a new bill was issued for RM280,” he added.
Later at the pharmacy, they found that they were given influenza medication.
“We asked who will be responsible if our child took the wrong medicine.
“Another staff at the pharmacy then told us to wait. After more than 45 minutes, the staff member returned and said the doctor gave the wrong medication.
“They apologised and the bill was reduced to RM160,” Kumaresh said.
He claimed that while they were waiting for the new medication, an “emergency department chief” approached him.
“He checked the medication and asked why we were given antibiotics. According to him, we do not need to take antibiotics on the first day of a fever.
“We are very disappointed and dissatisfied with the services of the private hospital.
“I have also lost complete confidence in the doctor’s integrity, professionalism and conduct,” he said, adding that he hopes the Health Ministry will look into this matter seriously. - Mkini

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