Humane Gesture of the CGI Jeddah Head Towards Accident Woman in Madeenah Hospital....
Within five days of a senior woman's admission at hospital in the city of Madeenah after being fatally hit by an accident, the hospital personnel informed the Umrah agent in Jeddah & her compatriots that the medical insurance coverage of Saudi Riyals 100K has fully been utilized for her medical treatments.
They also mentioned that the patient or her Umrah agent has to bear the further medical expenses from their own pockets since the insurance coverage was already used. As she is still required to be in ICU in the hospital for longer days, the continuing medical expenses in the hospital have to be borne by the patient's side to the tune of daily SAR. 15k to 20k, which is extremely huge amount to be afforded.
The agent & other compatriots tried to airlift or shift her to other non-expensive or government hospital in Madeenah upon the request of her family in Bihar. However, the hospital refused to do so based on the extreme medical condition of the woman.
Following their helplessness with the refusal of the hospital, her family in Bihar contacted Dr. & Adv. P.A.HameedPadubidri, a Pro-bono Lawyer & Social Worker based in Riyadh, through one of their relatives in Riyadh & his neighbor, Mr. Altaf Mangalore (Supercool) in Riyad, to extend his help through the concerned agencies & CGI Jeddah.
Accordingly, he contacted Jeddah Consular General, Shahid Alam IFS for his immediate intervention in this case. The CGI Jeddah took up the case on urgent basis & communicated with the concerned person in this regard. Since the patient is still in a critical condition in ICU, the CGI advised to continue her treatment in the same hospital & assured that all kinds of assistances & helps would be provided to the patient.
Having satisfied with the assurance of helps by the CGI Jeddah, the woman's family breathed a big sigh of relief and extended their wholehearted thanks to Shahid Alam IFS for showing his personal intervention & his staffs in the CGI Jeddah.
They also expressed their deep gratitude towards Dr. & Adv. P.A.Hameed Padubidri for his immediate & timely humane gesture & action. Although the Umrah agent is helpful in this case, but Dr. & Adv. P.A.Hameed's voluntary & rapid action as a community worker has been highly appreciated.
Details of the Case
Mrs. KHERUNNISA, aged about 78 yrs, W/o Huro Ansari, hailing from Sigarpur in Patna-Bihar, got an accident a week ago & was critically injured in Madeenah.
She, her husband & other pilgrims came on Umrah visa packages to Makkah couple of weeks ago. They performed Umrah rituals successfully & after that, they left for Madeenah to visit the Prophet (Pbuh)'s Masjid & other Islamic historic places.
It's informed that when she was walking through one of the historical places (near Uhudu mountain) in Madeenah, a speeding bus hit the woman causing serious injuries. It's told that her leg was crushed beneath the bus & was immediately admitted in Saudi German Hospital in Madeenah for the treatment. With the intervention & kind gesture of the CGI Jeddah, she has still been under proper treatment in the hospital.
Her husband & other Umrah pilgrims were already sent to India as their visa was about to expire. The Umrah pilgrims, including the accident woman, were brought on Umrah visa by United Travels Agency in Jeddah. Mohammed Qurbani is the point of contact in United Agency, who is coordinating with the hospital.