
Prime Medical Center Al Qasimia
Dentistry, Dermatology, + 8 more
Dear Team,
I am writing to formally raise another complaint regarding the ongoing issues with your telehealth service, specifically the repeated delays in medication delivery and the lack of coordination and communication between your teams.
Having experienced significant issues with my previous telehealth consultation, which resulted in considerable delays and required multiple follow-ups from my end to obtain my prescribed medication, I had specifically raised my concerns before proceeding with this consultation to ensure that the same situation would not happen again.
Before proceeding with the consultation, I received a call from your nurse to obtain my consent and confirm the appointment timing. During this call, I clearly explained the difficulties I had faced previously and requested that she ensure my prescribed medication would be delivered on time. I also offered to collect the medication myself if there were any issues with delivery. However, I was reassured that there would be no issue and that the medication would be delivered. I was also advised to inform the doctor of my concern, which I did during the consultation.
Despite taking these precautions and clearly communicating my concerns in advance, I find myself facing the exact same situation once again.
In an attempt to ensure that everything was being processed, I contacted the pharmacy directly to follow up on my medication. As has been the case previously, the pharmacy number was unreachable, and nobody answered my calls, resulting in further wasted time and frustration.
I subsequently contacted your WhatsApp assistance service and spoke with Mr. Mohamed. Initially, I was advised that he was unable to check the status of my medication and that I should contact the pharmacy directly. I clarified that this was not a regular medication order but a prescription issued through your telehealth service. Despite this clarification, I was provided with the pharmacy contact number, which once again went unanswered.
I then contacted your contact center and spoke with Mr. Muneeb, who placed me on hold to check the status. He subsequently confirmed that the Qasimia branch pharmacy had already forwarded the request to Zero 6 Mall Pharmacy, that everything was ready, and that they were only waiting for the delivery agent.
However, despite these assurances, more than 24 hours have now passed, and I am still without my prescribed medication. Nobody from the pharmacy or delivery team has contacted me, and I have been left to repeatedly chase different departments for an update on something that should have been coordinated and handled by your team.
What is particularly disappointing is that this is not a new or isolated issue. I had already raised a formal complaint about the same problems a few months ago, yet I am now experiencing the exact same failures all over again. Even after explicitly highlighting my previous experience before the consultation, no effective measures appear to have been taken to prevent a recurrence.
This raises serious concerns about the purpose and reliability of your telehealth service. What is the value of offering telehealth consultations if patients are subsequently left to coordinate between multiple pharmacies, repeatedly contact the call center, and chase their own medication deliveries? Why should patients have to spend hours following up on a process that should be managed seamlessly by your own teams?
Furthermore, how many more complaints and lengthy emails must customers submit before these recurring issues are properly addressed? It is extremely frustrating to have to explain the same concerns repeatedly, particularly when I had proactively highlighted the risk of this exact situation occurring again.
I would like to make it clear that my concern is not simply about a delayed delivery. It is about the repeated failure of coordination, the lack of accountability, the absence of proactive communication, and the fact that a previously reported issue remains unresolved despite assurances provided by your team.
I therefore request the following:
Immediate resolution: Arrange for my prescribed medication to be delivered without any further delay and confirm the expected delivery time.
A formal explanation: Clarify why the same issue has occurred again despite my previous complaint and my efforts to prevent a recurrence before this consultation.
A review of the process: Investigate the coordination between the telehealth team, Qasimia branch pharmacy, Zero 6 Mall Pharmacy, and the delivery team to identify where the process is failing.
Accountability and corrective action: Explain what measures will be implemented to ensure that other patients do not experience the same repeated delays, poor communication, and unnecessary inconvenience.
I expect this complaint to be treated seriously and escalated to the relevant management team. I would appreciate a proper response addressing the concerns raised above, rather than a generic acknowledgement or another instruction to contact the pharmacy myself.
I chose to use your telehealth service with the expectation of convenience, reliability, and proper coordination. Unfortunately, my repeated experiences have demonstrated the opposite. I should not have to repeatedly chase your teams for a service that I have already availed and paid for, nor should I have to keep raising the same complaint to get a basic requirement fulfilled.
I look forward to your urgent response, confirmation of my medication delivery, and a clear explanation of how this recurring issue will be resolved permanently.