It's a pitiful sight to see mostly senior citizens in poor health visit this hospital for treatment. Long queues, patiently waiting for long hours for their turn to come, patients have to bear at times the brunt of some influential personalities and internal staff pop in between demanding immediate attention of the doctor for obvious reason. It is pertinent to know the doctors be given due respect they deserve to practice with freedom to deliver their valuable services to the patients. This message, perhaps, has not reached the Health Minister, be it in the past and present, which speaks volumes for the poor functioning of the District Hospital Mapusa. Will this government wake up to be people-friendly in health care services.