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Originally Posted by djplong
BBQMan: I'd agree with your points on our care being 'better' because we have triple the number of MRI/CAT/etc machines per capita if it actually produced results. I used to be in thatcamp.
Now, every study I see shows that the Medical Emperor has no clothes. We keep throwing more and more money at health care without caring where it goes. I worked for Beth Israel Hospital back during the events I described. We had whole floors of the hospital empty. Even though we didn't staff them, we still had to maintain them.
And with your example of CAT scan machines, all I can say is that, in the 1990s, when I had to go to the hospital in Montreal in the middle of the night, they wanted to send me for a CAT scan. How long would I have had to wait? Only until the tech got in at 9am. I had to refuse because my kids were alone in a hotel room and I *HAD* to get back once the pain was dealt with.
Katz: Yes, I know, there SHOULD have been a paper trail. We never saw the consent form, nobody would tell us who signed it and, to tell you the truth, we were scared of what the ramifications or consequences would be if we fought the case while my grandmother was still alive.
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With all due respect...you don't know what you are talking about! Our healthcare system and advanced technology availability is producing
PHENOMENAL RESULTS!
I am not sure who you mean by
WE are throwing more and more money...It certainly isn't Medicare. And to say without caring where it goes...Our healthcare system is "hamstringed" by ridiculous regulations and required paperwork.
I repeat...you don't know what you are talking about. And frankly, I am tremendously offended by your accusations. I belong to a network of healthcare workers in NW Ohio, friends, colleagues, professional acquaintances. All of whom are deeply dedicated and caring professionals who have gone above and beyond on a daily basis for the lives of their patients and the patients families. You need not judge my profession until you have walked a mile in our scrubs and sterile environments, held pressure on an artery for an hour, performed an emergency procedure in the middle of the night on Christmas, moved mountains to beat the clock to prevent permanent damage to a stroke patient, lived a life with the motto to "first do no harm"! Felt your heart break when you have done all known to man and within your power, only to lose an innocent victim of a needless and horrific auto accident. Give me a break. Don't pervert the selfless work of healthcare workers and the incredible miracles that they perform on a daily basis.