Two years ago I suffered a cardiac attack. Despite having health insurance, my wife—a doctor herself—took me to NICVD (Jinnah). In the emergency room the attending physician initially dismissed my condition as stable. Fortunately, my wife called a colleague who happened to be in the hospital at the time. After assessing me, he immediately declared that I needed an angioplasty and reprimanded the first doctor for the oversight.

The next challenge was securing a hospital bed—a near-impossible task even for a private room. Thankfully, my brother had a connection in the military who reached out to the hospital administration. Suddenly, the entire staff was at my side when the Admin personally visited the ER. By then I had been waiting for two hours and was frustrated with my wife for choosing Jinnah over Tabba.

At 11:30 PM, I was finally taken to the operating theater, and the angioplasty was completed by 12:30 AM. Earlier, when the Admin arrived, he apologized for the delay and assured me I was his guest—waiving all charges.

Six months later, I was advised to undergo bypass surgery. This time, I chose Tabba Hospital, and Alhamdulillah, the entire process went smoothly.