Woman dies in hopital waiting room

[Edwina's Secretary]

But did you see it RICHARD?

[RICHARD]

But did you see it RICHARD?

I saw a clip. not interested in Hi School Journalism.

[lizbud]

Richard, As one who has worked inside the hospital "system" for a long
time, I would think you have a lot to say about what goes on behind
the scenes. I've never had trouble with hospital care, but I've always had
insurance coverage too.

[lizbud]

I wonder if Sicko will win as many awards as his last film? He can always
get people talking about any subject thats for sure.

[RICHARD]

Richard, As one who has worked inside the hospital "system" for a long
time, I would think you have a lot to say about what goes on behind
the scenes. I've never had trouble with hospital care, but I've always had
insurance coverage too.

It takes one incident like this to erase thousands of times where people have taken an extra step to insure someone's health.

Here is another tidbit about healthcare.

Should you ever have a problem in a hospital setting, for example, there is an error in what medicine you are given-either the wrong one or the wrong amount- you might have a reaction..


THAT is what the note in your chart may say.
But, another form called something like an "Unusual Occurrence" report will be filled out and sent to a Quality Assurance department.

In big bold letters at the top of the form it states something like....

"DO NOT FILE WITH PATIENT CHART- DO NOT COPY - SEND TO QA DEPARTMENT"

It might describe a nurse at a shift change not paying attention to what they are doing..They make a mistake-but you have a "reaction".

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A resident surgeon who accidentally cuts a patient's vein, causing that patient to die on the OR table has the same form filled out.


The family is told that the patient had complications during the procedure.

[Marigold2]

Did this woman's family speak to her family physican, did anyone in her family speak to a Dr directly or a nurse? Why didn't her family pick her up off the floor?

[Edwina's Secretary]

Did this woman's family speak to her family physican, did anyone in her family speak to a Dr directly or a nurse? Why didn't her family pick her up off the floor?

Marigold...with a due respect...did you read the article? This is a county hospital. I doubt she had a family doctor. In this type of setting you see whatever doctor is next.

She and her family BEGGED for help.

I am going to assume that when you are dying and in HORRIBLE pain because your feces are pouring into your abdomenal cavity from the rupture in your bowel....sitting up in a plastic chair is less comfortable than lying down...for which the floor was her only choice. There aren't many chaise lounges in the waiting room at a county hospital.

Her husband as well as another patient waiting to be seen both called 911 -- who could do nothing for the reasons mentioned.

[Cataholic]

I heard/read something recently that really made alot of sense to me.

Health CARE is a "right".

Health INSURANCE is a "priviledge".

When we start making excuses for what the people inside the ER did, our problem is evident. It doesn't matter if this person was from mars, to die in an ER, when prevention was two feet away is a crime.

Oh, but wait! They have the tort system to fight the good fight still...right?

Oh, but wait! Tort (de)form took that away from them too.

[sandragonfly]

not more than nine months ago, a girl with a really bad blood infection who just had lost her medical insurance because of moving (oh, from state to another) admitted into ER only with 10% chance of living.. she was crawling fragile in pain and in her vomit puddles, doesn't matter if it was blood or not. or waiting three days at home of hoping I'll feel better matters either.

and what if I died in those 8 hours of waiting? oh well, just because they thought I abuse the hospital.

there are some honest people out there, do have a feel about all this - three sides. I am tired of hearing hospital's defenses as well too.