Hosp's ROI (was Re: request for suggestions)

[Guest guest]

It all boils down to $$$ for the hospital. Procedures are reviewed for

ROI (return on investment), and they eliminate the ones with lower ROI

if they can.

This is business, not medicine, unfortunately.

Think of the orphan drug program that the gov't instituted so that the

few people who need certain drugs can get them in spite of the poor

ROI for the drug companies.

C'est la vive. (sigh)

Regards -- Margie in Austin, TX

5'4 " , pre-revision 275#, 09/16/00 down 44#

RNY GB in 1987, revision to DGB/DS 02/01/00

Dr. Crookes, USC University Hospital, LA, CA

> Thank you for your response. Originally, the reason given was that

> it cost the hospital too much money, that the insurance

> reimbursements wasn't enough. Then, when that was shown to be a

lie,

> it became the nurses were complaining about bariatric patients.

> Then, when that became a lie, they said the equipment for us (larger

> chairs, beds, etc) was too expensive. When that was pointed out to

> be something they would have to purchase anyway, it became something

> else, ad nauseum. There were two physicians in practice, the other

> one had 6 people die in one year. My physician didn't, but they

> can't get rid of the other one without simply stopping all bariatric

> surgery. I think that may have had something to do with it, but they

> won't say. It is very complicated. Any ideas would be greatly

> appreciated.

> Merri