VHI did nothing to ease my hospital ordeal

I WISH to add my experience as a member of VHI for 50 years to that of Kay Doyle (January 11).

I had an accident on Patrick St in Cork in October 2009 when I tripped and landed on the road. I had to be removed by ambulance and gardaí had to stop the traffic. I was rescued off the road and taken to CUH.

This all happened at about noon on Tuesday, October 13. I then was put on was a trolley. I was X-rayed during that afternoon and it was confirmed my hip “was gone” and my ribs and arm badly bruised.