Re: Hospitals and financial troubles

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Hi! My name is Jenn. I'm in Vancouver, Washington, and this is my first

post... I intended to lurk a while, but I couldn't help putting in my

experience relating to this matter. Intro to come soon! *chuckle*

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I have found that when healthcare funding from federal sources are

drastically cut as they are being now, nationaly, all of the above suffer

dramaticaly. #2 is compromised to cut costs, this results in us, the

caregivers, becoming overworked and frustrated at the quality of care we are

forced to provide by management, and naturally... this causes #3 to

drastically suffer. It's a horrible game, of " topple the dominoes. " When I

was able to work, I was a Respiratory therapist for 12 years, I saw this

trend repeated at every hospital I worked in. The most recent example being

my previous employer had their federal contributions cut by 25 MILLION over

3 years. ouch! It isn't right. The, " bean counters, " decide where

services " need " to be cut... and that never makes for good medicine.

Very disappointed at hospital beancounters everywhere....

Jenn in Vancouver, WA

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Jenn,

good points

The last hospital I worked at had TONS of bean counters

For example...........3 Chief Operating Officers

All with different fancy titles

That was one for every 10(yes you are reading right) 10 INpatients.

yes I know outpatient numbers have risen dramatically.....FORCED by

our health care system because you have to really be TERRIBLY ILL (IE

intensive care) or go there just for surgery.

I counted over 40 Supervisors each with their own heirarchy of people

under them......

More Chiefs and not enough Indians. I am wondering WHEN the public is

going to speak up and make BEAN COUNTERS accountable for their 6

figure plus salaries?

The year they laid dozens of employees off the week of Christmas they

remodeled a place in the basement and slipped in another bean counter

complete with the prettiest clerical worker in the hospital they

stole from the nursing unit she was NEEDED on. Of course she applied

for the job to be this guys GAL FRIDAY. Who could blame her.single

mother and trying to better herself.

It was not common knowledge that they were doing that. THe next week

they started ripping out the carpet and redecorating the entire

building.

Today they have gobbled up all the properties around them and even

went to the city council to try to take over the street that NOW runs

through their properties.

They have enough money to put in PARKIING GARAGES for a 30 bed

hospital..............isn't that sweet?

Meanwhile I have never seen a person on medicaid EVER get Cardiac

REhabilitation while I worked in that department. Sad isn't it?

All in the name of MONEY.

MiniGastricBypass (AT) e, " Ms Jenn " wrote:

> Hi! My name is Jenn. I'm in Vancouver, Washington, and this is my

first

> post... I intended to lurk a while, but I couldn't help putting in

my

> experience relating to this matter. Intro to come soon! *chuckle*

>

>

>

> <<<

letter, !)

>

> Subject: Hospital and " financial troubles "

>

> <<

1. Morale of staff

> 2. Standard of Care

> 3. Patient satisfaction>>>

>

>

> I have found that when healthcare funding from federal sources are

> drastically cut as they are being now, nationaly, all of the above

suffer

> dramaticaly. #2 is compromised to cut costs, this results in us,

the

> caregivers, becoming overworked and frustrated at the quality of

care we are

> forced to provide by management, and naturally... this causes #3 to

> drastically suffer. It's a horrible game, of " topple the

dominoes. " When I

> was able to work, I was a Respiratory therapist for 12 years, I saw

this

> trend repeated at every hospital I worked in. The most recent

example being

> my previous employer had their federal contributions cut by 25

MILLION over

> 3 years. ouch! It isn't right. The, " bean counters, " decide

where

> services " need " to be cut... and that never makes for good medicine.

>

> Very disappointed at hospital beancounters everywhere....

> Jenn in Vancouver, WA

>

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Jenn,

good points

The last hospital I worked at had TONS of bean counters

For example...........3 Chief Operating Officers

All with different fancy titles

That was one for every 10(yes you are reading right) 10 INpatients.

yes I know outpatient numbers have risen dramatically.....FORCED by

our health care system because you have to really be TERRIBLY ILL (IE

intensive care) or go there just for surgery.

I counted over 40 Supervisors each with their own heirarchy of people

under them......

More Chiefs and not enough Indians. I am wondering WHEN the public is

going to speak up and make BEAN COUNTERS accountable for their 6

figure plus salaries?

The year they laid dozens of employees off the week of Christmas they

remodeled a place in the basement and slipped in another bean counter

complete with the prettiest clerical worker in the hospital they

stole from the nursing unit she was NEEDED on. Of course she applied

for the job to be this guys GAL FRIDAY. Who could blame her.single

mother and trying to better herself.

It was not common knowledge that they were doing that. THe next week

they started ripping out the carpet and redecorating the entire

building.

Today they have gobbled up all the properties around them and even

went to the city council to try to take over the street that NOW runs

through their properties.

They have enough money to put in PARKIING GARAGES for a 30 bed

hospital..............isn't that sweet?

Meanwhile I have never seen a person on medicaid EVER get Cardiac

REhabilitation while I worked in that department. Sad isn't it?

All in the name of MONEY.

MiniGastricBypass (AT) e, " Ms Jenn " wrote:

> Hi! My name is Jenn. I'm in Vancouver, Washington, and this is my

first

> post... I intended to lurk a while, but I couldn't help putting in

my

> experience relating to this matter. Intro to come soon! *chuckle*

>

>

>

> <<<

letter, !)

>

> Subject: Hospital and " financial troubles "

>

> <<

1. Morale of staff

> 2. Standard of Care

> 3. Patient satisfaction>>>

>

>

> I have found that when healthcare funding from federal sources are

> drastically cut as they are being now, nationaly, all of the above

suffer

> dramaticaly. #2 is compromised to cut costs, this results in us,

the

> caregivers, becoming overworked and frustrated at the quality of

care we are

> forced to provide by management, and naturally... this causes #3 to

> drastically suffer. It's a horrible game, of " topple the

dominoes. " When I

> was able to work, I was a Respiratory therapist for 12 years, I saw

this

> trend repeated at every hospital I worked in. The most recent

example being

> my previous employer had their federal contributions cut by 25

MILLION over

> 3 years. ouch! It isn't right. The, " bean counters, " decide

where

> services " need " to be cut... and that never makes for good medicine.

>

> Very disappointed at hospital beancounters everywhere....

> Jenn in Vancouver, WA

>

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Jenn,

good points

The last hospital I worked at had TONS of bean counters

For example...........3 Chief Operating Officers

All with different fancy titles

That was one for every 10(yes you are reading right) 10 INpatients.

yes I know outpatient numbers have risen dramatically.....FORCED by

our health care system because you have to really be TERRIBLY ILL (IE

intensive care) or go there just for surgery.

I counted over 40 Supervisors each with their own heirarchy of people

under them......

More Chiefs and not enough Indians. I am wondering WHEN the public is

going to speak up and make BEAN COUNTERS accountable for their 6

figure plus salaries?

The year they laid dozens of employees off the week of Christmas they

remodeled a place in the basement and slipped in another bean counter

complete with the prettiest clerical worker in the hospital they

stole from the nursing unit she was NEEDED on. Of course she applied

for the job to be this guys GAL FRIDAY. Who could blame her.single

mother and trying to better herself.

It was not common knowledge that they were doing that. THe next week

they started ripping out the carpet and redecorating the entire

building.

Today they have gobbled up all the properties around them and even

went to the city council to try to take over the street that NOW runs

through their properties.

They have enough money to put in PARKIING GARAGES for a 30 bed

hospital..............isn't that sweet?

Meanwhile I have never seen a person on medicaid EVER get Cardiac

REhabilitation while I worked in that department. Sad isn't it?

All in the name of MONEY.

MiniGastricBypass (AT) e, " Ms Jenn " wrote:

> Hi! My name is Jenn. I'm in Vancouver, Washington, and this is my

first

> post... I intended to lurk a while, but I couldn't help putting in

my

> experience relating to this matter. Intro to come soon! *chuckle*

>

>

>

> <<<

letter, !)

>

> Subject: Hospital and " financial troubles "

>

> <<

1. Morale of staff

> 2. Standard of Care

> 3. Patient satisfaction>>>

>

>

> I have found that when healthcare funding from federal sources are

> drastically cut as they are being now, nationaly, all of the above

suffer

> dramaticaly. #2 is compromised to cut costs, this results in us,

the

> caregivers, becoming overworked and frustrated at the quality of

care we are

> forced to provide by management, and naturally... this causes #3 to

> drastically suffer. It's a horrible game, of " topple the

dominoes. " When I

> was able to work, I was a Respiratory therapist for 12 years, I saw

this

> trend repeated at every hospital I worked in. The most recent

example being

> my previous employer had their federal contributions cut by 25

MILLION over

> 3 years. ouch! It isn't right. The, " bean counters, " decide

where

> services " need " to be cut... and that never makes for good medicine.

>

> Very disappointed at hospital beancounters everywhere....

> Jenn in Vancouver, WA

>

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