Great Start

My father-in-law has been recovering well since the transfer to SJMC on Monday. A CT scan showed full recovery from his head injury and the next few days would be spent sorting out his blood pressure and doing some rehabilitation.

He would still be needing help standing up and getting to the toilet. We planned for him to stay over at our place for the next fortnight while he recovers further. That would help stop Anita from worrying about her father. She had been staying at the hospital every night since the transfer with her Mum staying at our apartment.

My father-in-law is doing well and hopefully he would be discharged in the next couple of days.

Behaving

It has been almost a week since the implementation of the new HMIS system at SJMC and it had been a trying one. There were quite a few mishaps but in the end considering the doom and gloom we were anticipating, the week ended pretty much where we started. Nobody really knew what to expect.

Some people were impacted more than others. I had a relatively slow week apart from the weekend when I was on call. The clinic was pretty light until this morning where it ran over until after lunch.

I was on call today and the hand overs seemed to be OK. An admission earlier got her medications missing, but it was easily rectifiable. Despite the busy clinic I found the new system to be workable. The problem I had earlier was with ordering CT scans. Thos would need sorting out since I would be ordering many more of those!

Let’s see how things pan out in the second week ….

The Transition

In life, we tended to resist change. SJMC had just gone through one with the implementation of the computerised Hospital Management and Information System - dubbed the HMIS. I was on call on the moment of implementation - midnight on 1st October 2016 - but the system remained off line until I finished my shift. The moment it became online, the mayhem started.

The management decided to close all outpatient clinic - although some did not have the choice but to remain opened. I did not bother since it was my post-call morning and I have got the photo walk lined up. I came to join the party later on that afternoon after the fun subsided.

For the HMIS, the ward would also change their designated nameFor the ultra-kiasuThere were plenty of kinks over the weekend, but it was helped by the Monday off for Awal Muharram. It is the first day of full day since the implementation today. I still had my clinic closed since I would be in Hospital Ampang examining, away from it all …..

Since I was using the same system at Park City and Ara Damansara, I understood the problems, but my worry was not on my side, but on the network itself. Would it be able to handle the stress and the workload? We could only wait and pray …..

Wet Morning

I was dreading the traffic this morning. Not much for me although I would have to rush over to Park City after the morning rounds in Subang, but more for Idlan. He has a Math paper this morning.

I woke up at 4 this morning and saw it was raining heavily outside. When I woke up at 6, it was still raining. It was still drizzling when I drove to work and taking an alternative route to Federal Highway I was able to breach the ward after half an hour.

Done with the morning sessionBack to baseI was happy that Idlan also reached school well on time. The traffic into town was quite light.

It had cleared up by the time I drove to Park City this morning although it was still heavier than usual. All in all, it was better than expected.

Sunday Morning. With a Twist.

The last couple of days had been great weather wise. And hopefully the same goes today. After my rounds was done, I had a quick sit down at Starbucks. Was supposed to meet somebody but I think he got the time mixed up.

That afforded those rare half an hour when I could just sit quietly.

The morning had been a hectic one. It was Anita and my anniversary. And my Facebook message for her went viral ....

Laying low for the next few minutes before heading for lunch in a bit. Not sure what she got planned. Maybe a quick outing before dinner tonight.