“Has anyone noticed the quality of healthcare getting worse and worse.”
For several years now my wife and I have been discussing how medical care at all levels and in all circumstances has gotten terrible. We wondered if our personal experience was wide spread.
It seems as if the medical profession, doctors and all related personnel, has stopped caring and have totally lost the art of communication. EVERYTHING seems to have turned into $ and CYA.
I think a major cause is Obamacare. I think a lot of older doctors are just planning on early retirement. Good thing India and Mexico are churning out new ones.
It seems as if the medical profession, doctors and all related personnel, has stopped caring and have totally lost the art of communication. EVERYTHING seems to have turned into $ and CYA.
And my daughter-in-law (a doctor) wonders why I am so reluctant to see my GP (A great guy!) for everything. I have been told that until I have a DPT vaccination, I will not be allowed to be around my soon to arrive grandson.
“Has anyone noticed the quality of healthcare getting worse and worse.”
For several years now my wife and I have been discussing how medical care at all levels and in all circumstances has gotten terrible. We wondered if our personal experience was wide spread.
It seems as if the medical profession, doctors and all related personnel, has stopped caring and have totally lost the art of communication. EVERYTHING seems to have turned into $ and CYA.
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Yes, we are turning into thirdworld healthcare. One will always need to bring ones own carer to the hospital and an advocate.
Example. A relative was newly diagnosed with a rare liver related disorder. It was so rare that the specialist wrote up an infortion packet to give to physicians incase of emergencies. An emergency happened, she was transported to the hospital and when given the packet read it and just stood there. Part of the issue was total glucose depletion, and the packet recommended a 10% glucose drip be run.
The docs just looked at me and said, we only have a 5% Iv available, we don’t carry the D10%. I looked at them and said, send a normal saline up to the pharmacy and tell the pharmacist to turn it into D10% stat. I assured the physician that the pharmacy would have the recipe.
This was idiot work. And I was not dealing with the intern, this was the ER attending.
The other thing really noticeable is the lack of curiosity on the part of the medical staff. When I was young, if someone showed up with something interesting and new, there would have been runs up to the medical library and tons of Medline printouts. These medical people just looked at things superficially.
Incompetent.