Running a hospital is gigantic work. That is managed wonderfully well by the civic body, especially in view of the tremendous rush of patients from the city as well as from rest of the country. These patients' relatives find it difficult to bring food and stuff from home in time, to supplement whatever is supplied by the hospital. As a result, a number of enterprising persons have taken over the role of businessmen cum support personnel.
There is that woman who arrives at 6:30 A.M. with breakfast of home cooked food. A number of patients buy that breakfast.
"Sir, she comes before the sister in charge arrives on duty and can stop her" someone told me."
"The security personnel do not seem to stop her too" I said.
"There could be an understanding between them"
"Hmm..." I said.
"Her food may not be hygienic."
"The condition of the food at their homes could be equally unhygienic" someone said.
"Yes. And they need the food without inconveniencing their relatives."
"She has to make a living too."
"If the persons responsible do not stop her, we should not worry about it, as long as the patients do not catch food borne infections. Warn the diabetic patients not to eat her food if it is not as per their diet."
That seemed to settle the issue.
"Sir, there is that fellow who brings tea in visiting hours, to sell to patients and their relatives."
"He heats the tea in the ward's pantry before giving it to people."
"Using cooking gas for free."
"How come?"
"He gives free tea to the ward servants."
"That is not right. He should be stopped."
"It can be stopped only if he is caught."
"We will tell him not to use our cooking gas and to take away all those plastic cups that people throw around and out of the windows."
That seemed to settle that too.
