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Subject: Re: Small Town Doctor Author: TO CINDI [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 12:30: pm In reply to: Gina 's message, "Re: Small Town Doctor" on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 01:17: am Cindi...yes, there are still many hospitals in small rural areas, and in the USA who do not have a Cardiologist, and other specialists ready at hand. They may have to come as far as a hundred miles to serve that facility, but with modern transportation ie: Helicopters, patients are flown into a major hospital for treatment if emergent. My father was 400 miles out of Seattle, and was flown there for cardiac care from his small northwest town in Washington, and their small 35 bed hospital did not have any specialists on hand, just one internal man who doubles as an ER doc, and a GP. So, if you are near a major medical facility well staffed, count your blessings....many these days are not! [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> Subject: Re: Small Town Doctor Author: Cindi [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 02:54: pm Well, if your medical facility has no specialists on the staff, then is it truly a hospital, or a first aid station?How many M.D.'s are working there? A 35 patient hospital, sounds more like a clinic, or a glorified urgent care. Many people come to the ER with heart attacks, strokes, or life-threatening problems. Does this mean that their chances for survival are drastically reduced? I guess that's the chance they take for living there. I do know that the cost of maintaining and piloting a helicopter isn't cheap. It would seem more cost effective to have a well-staffed hospital, or as I said before, to just depend on the facility which farther away. I wouldn't want to have to rely on something like that. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Small Town Doctor Author: Well Cindi [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 04:02: pm Maybe you ought to venture out more often to the rural world. Ever see the movie, "Patch Adams?" Many people come into this "little clinic" as you call it with all those things you mentioned, but they get care, and they survive. Getting a well staffed hospital is easier than done because, in my opinion, many doc's do not want to work for peanuts, just the big bucks. Your concept on this whole hospital issue is backward thinking to say the least. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Small Town Doctor Author: Maria [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 11:18: pm Mountain City, TN has a hospital with only 2 beds. Cindi - where do you live? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Small Town Doctor Author: Jeff D (he knew everything) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 08:52: pm Growing up in a small town in the 50's/60's everyone knew and liked our doctor--He was a great guy and a very good doc. He had delivered as babies--most of my generation and knew everything about us as we grew to adulthood and beyond----You just knew he knew all about everyone and it was not questioned----sort of like the parish priest who knew all the secrets but you just knew he could tell no one so that was fine----both were kind gentle men [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Small Town Doctor Author: Jay [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Thursday, August 18, 2011, 02:23: pm Just don't let that parish priest take you into the rectumry! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]