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Originally Posted by ilovetv
Until people understand that a hospital cannot operate financially with 85% of the revenue stream being Medicare's low and shrinking reimbursement rates that cannot pay the bills there, and that the amount seniors pay in premium for their supplemental coverage doesn't do it either, nothing will change there.
And then there is administration, that needs to be cleaned out from the top downward and start over. But they're not going to fire themselves.
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I'm sorry ilovetv, but there is NO excuse for lack of empathy on the part of the staff/nurse(s). It takes 2 minutes to to talk to someone in the ED waiting to be seen. I agree with lack of $$$ and administration but no excuse for common courtesy.