Re: Now Daryl Dad....Today in the Garden

There's some of that, but the hospitals have a part in it, too. For example, the staffing was much less by the time Dad's procedure was done than it had been during the day, even though they had a couple of elderly patients plus some young, sports-injury types still in recovery. There are 8 beds in outpatient post-op. The same number were occupied at 7 as had been at 2:30.

Also, there's this: One nurse said to another, who was reluctant to discharge an elderly woman, "We can't keep them here too long or they'll get sick. " Staph? Lack of care? I dunno.

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Holmes" <holmesbm@usit.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Now Daryl Dad....Today in the Garden


I think it is the insurance companies who push everyone out...I took a
friend this morning to outpatient...she needed to be watched for at least
four hours after her procedure. I wonder what people do who have no family
or friends nearby to take them and care for them.
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