Debate about cell phones in hospitals.

[Lady's Human]

Sparks, I disagree with you vehemently on this one.

Hospitals charge an arm and a leg for phone usage. If the cell phones don't interfere with their instruments, then I see no reason not to allow them.

Is there some discretion called for? Absolutely, but discretion is called for any time one is having a conversation in a public area, be it on a cell phone or in person.

[sparks19]

Sparks, I disagree with you vehemently on this one.

Hospitals charge an arm and a leg for phone usage. If the cell phones don't interfere with their instruments, then I see no reason not to allow them.

Is there some discretion called for? Absolutely, but discretion is called for any time one is having a conversation in a public area, be it on a cell phone or in person.

I wonder why.... perhaps because they don't want every tom dick and harry yaking at the top of their lungs and having everyone and their brother calling so there is non stop ringing going on

[Lady's Human]

No, because they charge what the market will bear for phone usage.

With private and semi private rooms quiet phone conversations don't disturb others.

When you have 2 kids at home and Mom is taken to the hospital by ambulance you might understand.

[sparks19]

No, because they charge what the market will bear for phone usage.

With private and semi private rooms quiet phone conversations don't disturb others.

When you have 2 kids at home and Mom is taken to the hospital by ambulance you might understand.

Well I did say that I have no problem with patient use of a phone when nessecary... but no one needs to be on the phone constantly. When you are in the hospital no one needs to have casual conversation on the phone. Is it hard on people to go without? Sure it might be... but it won't kill them. People lived without cell phones for a LONG time.... they aren't nessecary now. Use it in an emergency and if you are able... step outside to do so. I just don't get why that is so hard to do. Basically the cell phone thing in a hospital is it is NOT nessecary.... no one NEEDS to have their cell phone on all the time. Make your calls in private... turn off your phone. Simple. If you must, check your messages every so often... but then turn it back off.

Sure... it makes things "easy" but sometimes life is not meant to be easy. Somtimes you must live life the hard way.

[Lady's Human]

Take one 5am ambulance run.

Take 2 kids, one 2, one 5, and send them to a friends house for the day while dad runs around checking on Mom and getting various things done.

Go to the hospital, sit by wife's bedside for a few hours.

The few phone calls I got from crying children worried about mom disturbed no one, and saved everyone a lot of grief.

It's allowed, use discretion, and deal with it.

[sparks19]

Take one 5am ambulance run.

Take 2 kids, one 2, one 5, and send them to a friends house for the day while dad runs around checking on Mom and getting various things done.

Go to the hospital, sit by wife's bedside for a few hours.

The few phone calls I got from crying children worried about mom disturbed no one, and saved everyone a lot of grief.

It's allowed, use discretion, and deal with it.

It's wonderful if you use discretion.... but you are one of few.... again it is not NESSECARY. I think in a hospital they have every right to restrict cell phone use. If they must say it is because of machine interference so be it... but people managed to have relatives in hospital and survive without cell phones before... we can survive now. We have just become a society of such convenience that no one really cares about others around them anymore. You can site all kinds of reasons for why it is convenient... but until I hear an absolutely NESSECARY reason... i will never think it is appropriate to use cell phones inside a hospital. All the reasons I have heard are only because it is easy but technically all calls could be made outside of the hospital. It's not the easy way but it can be done.

Like I said.... 20 years ago you wouldn't find people on their cell phones in hospital... somehow they managed. So can everyone else. it's not easy... but life isn't easy.

it isn't allowed in all hospitals... only some. and all those people seem to be able to get by just fine without having a cell phone glued to them. So turn off your cell phone when in the hospital.

[Lady's Human]

So turn off your cell phone when in the hospital.

In situations like my prior post?

When Satan Skis.

[shais_mom]

Take one 5am ambulance run.

Take 2 kids, one 2, one 5, and send them to a friends house for the day while dad runs around checking on Mom and getting various things done.

Go to the hospital, sit by wife's bedside for a few hours.

The few phone calls I got from crying children worried about mom disturbed no one, and saved everyone a lot of grief.

It's allowed, use discretion, and deal with it.

hmmmm where I work the crying/screaming children would have been WITH you so I could KISS you for NOT bringing them!!!

The hospital I am going to is very small and personal. They dont allow cell phone use... as I said it is a very tiny hospital. it is a half hour away but they offer better personal care than the large hospitals. (at least the ones around here)

I have a feeling that your very tiny hospital is still bigger than where I work we have less than 25 beds and we allow cell phones b/c we understood that people are going to use them anyway and if it brings comfort to some than so be it...... (and no I am but a peon in the food chain there so I did NOT have anything to do with the decision)

[Edwina's Secretary]

Sure... it makes things "easy" but sometimes life is not meant to be easy. Somtimes you must live life the hard way.

LH...what makes you think comfort is the objective?

[Lady's Human]

Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot. Life is supposed to be hard, so let's make all the hospital rooms into modern renditions of Torquemada's dungeon.


I was in Tx during a record cold snap. We had vehicles to work on, and my squad leader told me to go outside and work on one because "You're from New England, you're used to it."

I replied "Yeah, we're smart enough to stay the hell out of it if we have the chance"

Just because life CAN be hard doesn't mean you have to assist in the degree of difficulty.