No one wants to go through Gall Stones pain, it is unbeable I had it one time and spent 8 days in the hospital until it queit down you have no food, nor water, only IV and antacids, I could of had pain killer but I feared addiction so I refused!
Janssen said he was concerned that the incident would divert attention from preparing the hospital for a crucial review in six weeks that is to determine whether it can regain federal funding.If the hospital fails, it could be forced to close.
"It certainly isn't going to help," Janssen said.
Gives you a lump in your throat, doesn't it?
When did they start the Hillarycare program at that hospital?
You must think of the job loss in the “Community!” To hell with patients the issue being jobs for the social incompetents. Where are your priorities?
If Harbor Hospital closes, who is going to provide the crucial ignoring-to-death services in this underserved community? There is a waiting list of people to be ignored to death. Who is going to take care of them?
Janssen said he was concerned that the incident would divert attention from preparing the hospital for a crucial review in six weeks that is to determine whether it can regain federal funding.
If the hospital fails, it could be forced to close.
There was a great article about the crap hole of a hospital last year explaining why they lost their funding.
If memory serves me correct the hospital administrator was taking down something like a $350,000 a year
You need to put this in context:
King-Drew is a ghetto hospital that gets the worst of the worst when it comes to patients. Druggies going into withdrawal and psychos with imaginary pains are a regular part of the landscape. The triage nurse knew she’d just been seen by a doctor who had been unable to find anything wrong with her. She was probably discharged with a diagnosis of ‘stomach pain, unknown cause’, and returned yelling in exactly the same way she’d been yelling earlier. So, she got triaged at the bottom of the list.
Her actual behavior is sort of a regular fixture in that kind of ER. It was no doubt a busy night with lots of her Amigos crowding the room, many of them with specific, urgent problems. After seeing fifteen years of that, the triage nurse knew it wasn’t unusual. So, I’m thinking she did nothing wrong, and probably resigned in disgust. If there’s any potential issue here, it’s the failure to spot the problem by the original physician who treated her, but... again... it’s not a common problem. The real issue is the county’s administration and funding for King-Drew, a problem that goes back decades.
No one wants to go through Gall Stones pain, it is unbeable I had it one time and spent 8 days in the hospital until it queit down you have no food, nor water, only IV and antacids, I could of had pain killer but I feared addiction so I refused!
My brother does autobody work on custom cars. He dresses shabby for work (it's messy work!) and usually looks like heck when he's done. His appendix bust and within 24 hours, he was sick as a dog. His wife worked an hour away, so my parents picked him up from work and took him to the hospital.
After triage, they brought him back. Sometime later, my father inquired how J. was doing. Mom had an awful feeling something was wrong, and wanted to wait with J. The nurse didn't have an update, so she let my parents go back.
J. had been laying on a gurney in the hallway and threw up on himself. He got up to clean himself off and passed out in his vomit. A cop was kicking him, calling him a drunk, and telling him to get up.
My father exploded. He tore up one side of this guy and down the other, hauled J. off the floor and carried him out of the hospital (no mean feat, both J. and my father are big men). Took him to another hospital and got him treated immediately - Mom was on a rampage now and wasn't going to let anybody neglect her baby (her married, gainfully employed, 22 year old baby!).
Years later, my husband brought me to the same hospital - I thought I had a ruptured cycst. Turns out, I had Shingles with a whopping 104 temp. They didn't even feed me for two days, gave me no medication for the rash (thanks for nothing!) and tried to charge me $600 for a test they never performed. My Mom brought me food and gave me medication she got from our family practitioner.
Based on my personal experience, Nassau County Medical Center on Long Island SUCKS!
Conversely, Baylor Medical Center was OUTSTANDING! Went there several times, particularly for the birth of my babies, and was treated like a Queen every time. They did a fantastic job with my daughter, and her stay in the NICU. Very compassionate, very professional, wonderful staff! Can't say enough about how good they are :)
One thing I have learned over the years is to be your own advocate; don't let the triage nurse or doctor ignore your medical history. Our family has a history of low blood pressure. Throughout most of my life, my BP was 60/40, HR steady 55 PM. I can't tell you how many times I've been met with disbelief, or accused of lying, when I stress this. I lash back that I have lived in my body all my life, I know my medical history a hell of a lot better than they do, and they had better write that down because they could be ignoring something or kill me if they misdiagnose me. I had preclampsia and a 30% abruption in my 32nd week, my BP was only 120/77.
Second, avoid going to the hospital alone. Take someone with you who knows your medical history, your wishes, and can advocate for you. Bring a group of folks, if you have to. They are less likely to ignore you if you have a contingent of folks hanging around, watching out for your care.