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Maybe it's true: The last place you want to be sick is in a hospital
By adamg on Sat, 08/28/2010 - 12:52pm
Deb Geisler chronicles her journey from ER to room to discharge over the course of a day, including:
Then you discover that your "primary" physician has gotten your test results, not told you anything about them, left orders to put you on IV antibiotics, including the one every medical document identifies as a drug allergy, and left the hospital. Cannot be contacted.
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And the link to her blog is?
And the link to her blog is?
Ugh, sorry
Fixed now; click on the word "chronicles" above.
I can so relate
...having had 2 ER trips in the past 3 weeks and a number of tests. Sigh. It's dehumanizing and there seems to be a general lack of communication among the members of the team and with the patient. Seems easy enough to stop back and talk without just staring at the computer all the time.
What you say is very true, Kathode, but more to the point,
the high, high incidence of hospital-related MRSA (methacillin resistant staphylococcuys aureus) infections are more of a reason why most people don't want to be sick in a hospital.
Aaaand this is the reason why
I'm not interested in paying for health insurance.
Wait, so...
Not having health insurance makes you never have to go to the ER?
No
I'm just saying that I'm not interested in paying for crap, that's all.
Next time I'm sick, I'll drive to New Brunswick. I don't give a (expletive.)
Because you are interested in...
...receiving an enormous medical bill if you get sick or injured?
Do they still have residents
Do they still have residents working insanely long hours?
Yes.
Which probably accounted for many of the complaints the blogger had.
i think the state of Mass...
Instituted limitations to residents work hours recently.
If that be the case, then kudos to the State of Mass.
for doing the right thing. I hope these work hours limitations apply to other hospital workers in addition to residents.