Classic moment from my adventure: So, in the ER, reeling from just having heard the surgeon say the words "surgery within the hour!", I decide to use the porcelain convenience while that's still possible. As I am returning to my ER cubicle (they're separated only by curtains!), the guy across from me starts to tell me all about his hernia operation! Great patient privacy.
These cubicles are so tiny there is only room for a bed down the middle, and for one person to stand on either side. The are only as deep as the bed itself. The nurse told us there isn't room for them to do their jobs.
This hospital's old ER had actual walls for the cubicles plus several much larger rooms for the rough cases, large enough to become full operating rooms if needed.
{listener} Picture a large room with eight cubicles made of dark blue curtains hanging down along both sides of a center aisle. One bed in each tiny cubicle and blue curtains between them too. It was the guy across the center aisle from me who overheard the doctor and started telling me his story. You can imagine what one hears immediately to either side of oneself.
The first president to live to 100. How I wish we had gifted President Carter with Harris incoming rather than Trump to leave the planet by. May he rest in peace and go forth in joy. Matter and energy are interchangeable. We don't know just where the spirit moves to after death, but we can imagine that, if it's to a joyful existence, his passing into it would be among the most celebrated. My favourite president still.
Demetrius was saying that at least Carter passed while Biden is still in office, and the other guy won't be the head of state at the time of the funeral/memorial service.
Re Medicare: I could pronanly trust KP, but it's not available here. I prefer traditional Medicare because I can choose any doctor I want and the doc and I know what is and isn't covered. The supplement plan I have chosen is quite costly, but it covers everything. No copays whatever. No need to think about that.
I have heard claims the federal government seriously overpays Advantage companies. If you really have not fees, that would seem to support the allegation.
It was very obvious that when the Affordable Care Act came into effect, KP had a very large influx of members. For one example, they greatly expanded the productivity of their pharmacy operation. Now we just order online and the meds usually come by mail the next day. Go to the pharmacy itself, log in by card, and the drawer with your medicine pops open behind the front desk--- the clerks don't have to sort through a bunch of bags for different patients. Labor-management relations are not a bed of roses, but each side knows it need the other, and they make it work. I noticed the pay of the KP CEO the other day, and it is considerable, but pathetic compared to that of the lately deceased insurance company CEO in New York. Another thing I particularly like is that one can change one's physician at any time for any reason or no reason. I hate doctor shopping with a purple passion--- it seems even worse than buying a car (which I avoid like the plague). It may not be the best choice for everyone, but is for many people around here. ----Alan
Classic moment from my adventure:
ReplyDeleteSo, in the ER, reeling from just having heard the surgeon say the words "surgery within the hour!", I decide to use the porcelain convenience while that's still possible. As I am returning to my ER cubicle (they're separated only by curtains!), the guy across from me starts to tell me all about his hernia operation! Great patient privacy.
That is to make it easy to get a big crew in to work on the really bad ER cases.
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These cubicles are so tiny there is only room for a bed down the middle, and for one person to stand on either side. The are only as deep as the bed itself. The nurse told us there isn't room for them to do their jobs.
DeleteThis hospital's old ER had actual walls for the cubicles plus several much larger rooms for the rough cases, large enough to become full operating rooms if needed.
DeleteI understood you to mean there were at least two beds, separated by curtains.
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DeletePicture a large room with eight cubicles made of dark blue curtains hanging down along both sides of a center aisle. One bed in each tiny cubicle and blue curtains between them too. It was the guy across the center aisle from me who overheard the doctor and started telling me his story. You can imagine what one hears immediately to either side of oneself.
BBC: The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media app is banned [Click]
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Glad to hear it went well for you, listener.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Renee. 💖
DeleteGot my first real nap today.
President Carter has passed away.
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[sigh] Not even the best live forever.
DeleteThe first president to live to 100. How I wish we had gifted President Carter with Harris incoming rather than Trump to leave the planet by. May he rest in peace and go forth in joy. Matter and energy are interchangeable. We don't know just where the spirit moves to after death, but we can imagine that, if it's to a joyful existence, his passing into it would be among the most celebrated. My favourite president still.
DeleteDemetrius was saying that at least Carter passed while Biden is still in office, and the other guy won't be the head of state at the time of the funeral/memorial service.
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ReplyDeleteRe Medicare: I could pronanly trust KP, but it's not available here. I prefer traditional Medicare because I can choose any doctor I want and the doc and I know what is and isn't covered. The supplement plan I have chosen is quite costly, but it covers everything. No copays whatever. No need to think about that.
I have heard claims the federal government seriously overpays Advantage companies. If you really have not fees, that would seem to support the allegation.
It was very obvious that when the Affordable Care Act came into effect, KP had a very large influx of members. For one example, they greatly expanded the productivity of their pharmacy operation. Now we just order online and the meds usually come by mail the next day. Go to the pharmacy itself, log in by card, and the drawer with your medicine pops open behind the front desk--- the clerks don't have to sort through a bunch of bags for different patients. Labor-management relations are not a bed of roses, but each side knows it need the other, and they make it work. I noticed the pay of the KP CEO the other day, and it is considerable, but pathetic compared to that of the lately deceased insurance company CEO in New York. Another thing I particularly like is that one can change one's physician at any time for any reason or no reason. I hate doctor shopping with a purple passion--- it seems even worse than buying a car (which I avoid like the plague). It may not be the best choice for everyone, but is for many people around here.
Delete----Alan
David Pakman video: The blue state revolution that MAGA is completely missing [Click] H.L. Mencken is very relevant today.
ReplyDelete——Alan