Kudos to Kader Shaikh: A Businessman Who Converted His Office into Hospital
Today, at Samprabha we are going to share a story of a Surat-based businessman who converted his 3-floor office (30,000 sq. feet) into 84 beds Covid-19 facilities. In June, Kader Shaikh and his family members tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. They were having hard times when admitted to the hospital as they were not properly cared for by the hospital staff. His brother who admitted in a private hospital, in his words, "was being treated as if we were taking treatment for free". When the discharging time came, the hospital handed over the bill of ₹ 12.5 lac to Kader Shaikh. He was shocked to see the bill and even after paying such a huge amount, he saw no improvement in his brother's physique. It was then when he realised the pain of the poor. Then he talked to the MP of the region Mrs Darshana Jardosh and expressed his wish to build a hospital for Corona patients. He specified that the hospital, managed by whosoever, should run it for free i.e., all the facilit