Comments on: No harm, no foul http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2008/07/08/no-harm-no-foul/ Ron Coleman’s pretty good blog Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:46:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mary http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2008/07/08/no-harm-no-foul/comment-page-1/#comment-3702 mary Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:57:01 +0000 http://jerseylaw.wordpress.com/?p=1211#comment-3702 Urban emergency rooms are hellish, but rural emergency rooms are a little nicer. You still have to wait forever, and the care probably isn't as up-to-date, but at least the nurses express a little concern. When I was a kid I once had to go to an urban emergency room for some summer injury (i think it was a swelling bee sting). My dad had been talking to the nurses and to passing doctors for hours trying to get some idea of when I would be treated. One of the nurses was a real Nurse Ratched type, and I remember Dad loosing his patience and saying, in a booming voice to her "You! are an extremely annoying woman." She was so shocked to be hearing backtalk, she had no reply, she just stood there with her mouth open. I didn't get to see a doctor right after that, but it sure made me feel better. Urban emergency rooms are hellish, but rural emergency rooms are a little nicer. You still have to wait forever, and the care probably isn’t as up-to-date, but at least the nurses express a little concern.

When I was a kid I once had to go to an urban emergency room for some summer injury (i think it was a swelling bee sting). My dad had been talking to the nurses and to passing doctors for hours trying to get some idea of when I would be treated. One of the nurses was a real Nurse Ratched type, and I remember Dad loosing his patience and saying, in a booming voice to her “You! are an extremely annoying woman.”

She was so shocked to be hearing backtalk, she had no reply, she just stood there with her mouth open. I didn’t get to see a doctor right after that, but it sure made me feel better.

]]> By: PhilCat http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2008/07/08/no-harm-no-foul/comment-page-1/#comment-3701 PhilCat Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:55:01 +0000 http://jerseylaw.wordpress.com/?p=1211#comment-3701 There is another angle here, and that's the fake acting of the concerned relatives tears. I'll put up 1000 dollars to prove them all azz holes for not coming to her aid prior to her showing up at the hospital. I bet the phone records prove my point. The clinics are not much more than a rapid oil change pit. I was left on the operating table while they stepped out for a break. Mean while the table collapsed sending me head first into the concrete tiled corner of the floor. A few minutes later, they casually stroll in thinking I left the room. I had to make them notice, then all hell broke sending me to x-ray before surgery. Then infection sets in after surgery requiring second operation at different hospital to repair what others did. There is another angle here, and that’s the fake acting of the concerned relatives tears.
I’ll put up 1000 dollars to prove them all azz holes for not coming to her aid prior to her showing up at the hospital.
I bet the phone records prove my point.

The clinics are not much more than a rapid oil change pit.
I was left on the operating table while they stepped out for a break.
Mean while the table collapsed sending me head first into the concrete tiled corner of the floor.

A few minutes later, they casually stroll in thinking I left the room.
I had to make them notice, then all hell broke sending me to x-ray before surgery.
Then infection sets in after surgery requiring second operation at different hospital to repair what others did.

]]> By: FSR http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2008/07/08/no-harm-no-foul/comment-page-1/#comment-3700 FSR Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:09:35 +0000 http://jerseylaw.wordpress.com/?p=1211#comment-3700 Unfortunately, the private lawsuit will not serve the public. The public has already been greatly harmed by this incident since the hospital that was a vital lifeline to the residents of that area has essentially closed and been deprived of $200 million in federal funds. Taking another 45 million dollars from the city/county will not improve healthcare for these people - it will only enrich a few family members and their lawyers. Those funds are lost - they will not be used to help the people in this area. A few of these people may go to some other hospital in the city that receives federal funding, but many of them can't travel to these other hospitals and will face longer waits when they do. Unfortunately, the situation in the nations ER's is only getting worse and the answer is more funding for medical care to provide more physicians and services in areas - could you imagine the wait your father would have had if there were twice as many patients in the ER he went to or if there were fewer nurses, beds, etc because a nearby hospital was closed or that hospital lost its funding? This is a problem that affects us all and while patients who are treated negligently should receive some fair compensation for thei injuries, exorbitant awards hurt us all. This is a zero sum game and no extra money will be paid to the city to take care of patients just because sojmeone won a huge lawsuit - are you willing to pay higher taxes to support this award??? I'm not. Unfortunately, the private lawsuit will not serve the public. The public has already been greatly harmed by this incident since the hospital that was a vital lifeline to the residents of that area has essentially closed and been deprived of $200 million in federal funds. Taking another 45 million dollars from the city/county will not improve healthcare for these people – it will only enrich a few family members and their lawyers. Those funds are lost – they will not be used to help the people in this area. A few of these people may go to some other hospital in the city that receives federal funding, but many of them can’t travel to these other hospitals and will face longer waits when they do.

Unfortunately, the situation in the nations ER’s is only getting worse and the answer is more funding for medical care to provide more physicians and services in areas – could you imagine the wait your father would have had if there were twice as many patients in the ER he went to or if there were fewer nurses, beds, etc because a nearby hospital was closed or that hospital lost its funding? This is a problem that affects us all and while patients who are treated negligently should receive some fair compensation for thei injuries, exorbitant awards hurt us all. This is a zero sum game and no extra money will be paid to the city to take care of patients just because sojmeone won a huge lawsuit – are you willing to pay higher taxes to support this award??? I’m not.

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