How American Health Care Killed My Father
Like every grieving family member, I looked for someone to blame for my father’s death. But my dad’s doctors weren’t incompetent—on the contrary, his hospital physicians were smart, thoughtful, and hard-working. Nor is he dead because of indifferent nursing—without exception, his nurses were dedicated and compassionate. Nor from financial limitations—he was a Medicare patient, and the issue of expense was never once raised. There were no greedy ... Full Story »
Posted by Walter Cox
I have witnessed sloppiness in hospital hygiene. Once, serving as clergy, I took a couple to visit her dying father in a well-known hospital. A nurse came into the room and asked me, "didn't you see the 'beware of infection' sign on the door?" I asked, "what sign?" and she said, "this patient has MRSA. I don't know where the sign went." After that I never wear a ring or a wristwatch to a hospital. I never enter or leave without scrubbing my hands and arms with that smelly green hand-sanitizer. Everybody should do the same.