Though......... you took him to AMRI so that he does not die! Because their logo says "Get Well Soon..er!"
But somehow, when you reach AMRI, the accounts dept. will casually ask you a few questions like what is your profession, how much insurance you have. That is the big catchpoint! If you are stupid enough to confide in him that you are a senior executive in TCS or Infosys and you have a 10 lakh worth of Mediclaim for your dad, you can rest assured that your dad will never come out alive. Though what he had was a little chest pain from spasm of coronary arteries, whose exact treatment costs a mere 8 rupees (Aspirin 300mg + Metoprolol 25mg).
But you thought since you love your dad, a hospital admission will be safer and better than giving the whole responsibility to your family doctor alone.The first day, your dad will probably have test for AIDS, chest X Ray, blood sugar, liver function, lipid profile, an ultrasound somewhere in the body, probably an endoscopy, and a few other tests completely irrelevant to your father’s condition..... but NOT the simple ECG, which IS the most relevant test during chest pain. You will be told that ECG will be done the next day.
In the evening you will be told that your father’s condition is same and nothing can be revealed more until the doctor visits next morning. The bill in the first 12 hours will be 22, 000 rupees. Next day, doctor, the son of God, comes at 12.30PM though he was scheduled at 9.00 AM. He will be a very good looking guy who will pay no heed to your poor existence and will make you feel very guilty for disturbing his morning golf game by your father’s ailment. He will stay with your father for about 50 seconds and leave. The nurses will let you know that nothing can be said until a few more tests are done.
So if you trust them, your father’s condition will deteriorate day by day, because if they do the right treatment, your father will go back home, which means they will stop earning the money from your insurer.After about 20 days, when they will have another patient to fill up your father’s place, they will suddenly release your father, who is now on at least 10 unwanted medicines with a condition worse than original. Calculatedly, he will die at your home, so that you cannot make a big hue and cry in the hospital, and accept it as fate - "I tried, but I couldnt save my father".
Do yourself a favour. Do not go to AMRI. Go to a free government hospital instead. They are still better.