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Originally Posted by Happinow

We have only been here since May, but are unimpressed with medical, in general. Luckily hubby and I are healthy but I do fear for our lives if we get really sick or need surgery. First impression is that medical care is very Laxidasical at best. No body is in a hurry to do anything. The staff are dressed in street clothes, jeans and t-shirts and sneakers and look like they just crawled out of bed. The "nurse" that took my history could have been from any farm town in the USA. The person who was mentoring the new ultrasound tech had on scraggly jeans, long gray scraggly hair and no makeup on. No effort was put into making herself look professional. I was taken back as where I came from professionals in the medical field wore scrubs or some sort of uniform. I was a bit hesitant to let anyone do anything to me. Our physician, however, was dressed very professionally and we liked him. I know that many of you will be all over me for this post but it was my first impression of the medicine down here. Oh and when I had my blood drawn, the girl had about one inch fake fingernails on. Not exactly very hygienic. Not only was she the receptionist but she was also the venipuncturist. It was a whole new world here and my first impressions were not so good. Let's hope we stay healthy and don't need much medical attention.

Where was this? Does not sound representative of all health care facilities.