Hospital Curiosity

[Guest guest]

Just curious about hospitals in different areas as the newer hospitals

here only have private rooms. Do the hospitals in your areas still have

semi-private? Do any still have wards of four patients or so? I remember

that from when I was young as well. I know the ones 25 miles from here

still have semi-private.

What about food service? The hospitals I've been to here have all gone

to menus and room service, where you order what you want when you want

it. I know thats a relatively new thing versus the no choice unedible

traditional hospital food.

Television is another one. Again the Plano hospitals have large flat

screen tv's in every room at no charge. They have a channel selection

somewhat similar to most hotels, not full cable, but not bad. This gets

around the traditional charge you had to pay extra and insurance didn't

cover for tv.

What about internet? Obviously we know Peggy has wireless. The newer

ones here have wireless. They tried internet through the tv too but seem

to have given up on that. Some have just a computer station for patients

in the hall or something.

Even things like chairs. The Baylor Heart Hospital in Plano, where I had

my VATS, has a sofa in every room which makes into a bed for guests. The

rooms are also huge so they can wheel any equipment into the room. That

hospital has no specific intensive care area as every room is intensive

care capable. They put the intensive care patients primarily on one

floor though. But their only patients are heart or lung patients so all

considered pretty serious. Even Baylor's regular hospital here has very

comfortable large chair. I'm use to others with chairs that are

miserable and seemed so bad knowing that guests often would spend hours

in them.

I know ultimately medical care is the most critical part but patient

comfort needs to come in as well. So, was just curious about other areas

and what you had experienced. I realize in my immediate area I'm

surrounded by all newer hospitals and so fortunate in that regard.