[Sandy and Ed]

Originally Posted by cynjim

Question....what if you have a good say heart doctor and have to go to the hospital for a procedure but he his your doctor is it ok to go to the villages hospital as long as in his care?

What if a doctor/surgeon is greatly skilled but has to rely on substandard clinical support staff or on the crappy conditions in a facility? I guess you have to marry the best of each facet of care. My mother died after an excellent procedure only to succumb to poor post operative monitoring and care in a Philadelphia hospital. Nursing care was laissez-faire at best.