24/11/2025
🚨 HOSPITAL IS NOT FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE , PLEASE READ!
Lately, there have been many complaints from the public saying nurses and doctors are “not being fair” because someone may be waiting for a long time, only for another person to come in and be attended first. Some believe it’s because the patient is our relative or someone we personally know.
This is not true.
In hospitals, we use a system called TRIAGE.
Triage means putting the right patient, in the right place, to receive the right treatment, at the right time, by the right personnel.
In simple terms:
We attend to the patient whose condition is more serious not the one who arrived first. This is not favouritism; this is saving lives.
Examples:
Someone with a mild fever or headache may wait longer because they are stable.
Someone who is struggling to breathe, bleeding heavily, unconscious, or in critical danger will be seen immediately, even if they arrived later.
This is why you may see another patient being taken in before you.
It is not because we know them , it is because their life may be at risk.
Please also understand that sometimes we may already be with your patient, but if a sudden emergency comes in, we might need to pause and attend to the person whose condition is more critical.
We do this because our priority is to save lives
👉 Please share this post to help educate others.
👉 Let’s reduce conflict and increase understanding in our hospitals.
👉 Spread awareness, not assumptions.
