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Walter Reed has the absolute best medical staff and facilities anywhere in the world.
Meanwhile, one of the nurses at my family’s hospital decided it was okay to give my mother a double dose of chemo since she would be missing an appointment next month.
Congress people have access to more consistent application of medical technology, yes. But the actual tech is not different from what is (sometimes poorly) deployed elsewhere. That was my only point.
We regularly give the exact same treatment to Medicaid patients at my hospital that we give to rich patients. The key is being in a state with actually good Medicaid (Massachusetts). Lack of access in rural areas is more about corporations not making enough profit to continue providing services there. Which is why we need to make hospitals public again.
Yeah, the whole “occasionally torturing old people with dementia” part of my job is not what I signed up for when I became a nurse. But we continue to value the feelings of family members who might sue over the best interests of vulnerable patients. Welcome to America.
Not even cutting edge. Just the normal shit everybody gets. We’re…REALLY good at keeping old people alive these days. Like shockingly good.
Unfortunately in the case of some.
Sincerely, a critical care nurse
Walter Reed has the absolute best medical staff and facilities anywhere in the world.
Meanwhile, one of the nurses at my family’s hospital decided it was okay to give my mother a double dose of chemo since she would be missing an appointment next month.
Congress people have access to more consistent application of medical technology, yes. But the actual tech is not different from what is (sometimes poorly) deployed elsewhere. That was my only point.
Is your mother aware that she probably needs the chemo to, you know, stay alive?
Not sure what the schedule conflict there can be here.
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Yeah, I’m aware. I’m talking about your mom missing her next scheduled dose.
Obviously.
You know, the way you would do if you want a resurgence?
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Are you a language bot? Because you clearly don’t understand the conversation.
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It was 20 years ago so I don’t really remember why. It might have been radiation, not chemo, so there was less need for consistency
We regularly give the exact same treatment to Medicaid patients at my hospital that we give to rich patients. The key is being in a state with actually good Medicaid (Massachusetts). Lack of access in rural areas is more about corporations not making enough profit to continue providing services there. Which is why we need to make hospitals public again.
My better half works in a nursing home and… agree. Too many are kept alive long after their minds and quality of life disappear.
Yeah, the whole “occasionally torturing old people with dementia” part of my job is not what I signed up for when I became a nurse. But we continue to value the feelings of family members who might sue over the best interests of vulnerable patients. Welcome to America.