What a great question this is! And it's one that I think everyone can answer, even if we're not in and out of hospitals and urgent cares and doctors' offices all that often. I'm so sorry to read that this is the case for you. I hope you can now go many many months without having any health issues that take you to the ER.
Given the choice, I'd much rather have outstanding doctors with friendly and compassionate bedside manners in an old, busy, and even slightly rundown hospital. Assuming that they can still provide me with the same level of care as the other, nicer facility (tests, etc.), I don't really care if they are practicing inside a small building with paint-by-number pictures on the wall or a huge fancy facility with leather furnishings and fresh flowers.
Having said that, one of my dear friends has a mother-in-law who works in the medical field and she claims that the better doctors tend to gravitate towards the nicer hospitals. I suppose that makes sense. I guess I'd want to work in the newer, fancier building too most days. But interestingly, this same friend has had two babies--one in a very nice and state of the art hospital with awesome food and fancy rooms and the other one in an older building where some of the chairs and wallpaper had small rips, etc. Not a huge deal or anything, but just a sign that the 2nd hospital was older and in need of some minor repairs. My friend said the care she got at the 2nd hospital was so much better than at the newer facility. She said the nurses were more attentive and friendlier and overall it was a better experience for her.
What do you think? How would you answer your own question? I hope more people weigh in! Best in health, Michelle
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Hello ABrammer!
What a great question this is! And it's one that I think everyone can answer, even if we're not in and out of hospitals and urgent cares and doctors' offices all that often. I'm so sorry to read that this is the case for you. I hope you can now go many many months without having any health issues that take you to the ER.
Given the choice, I'd much rather have outstanding doctors with friendly and compassionate bedside manners in an old, busy, and even slightly rundown hospital. Assuming that they can still provide me with the same level of care as the other, nicer facility (tests, etc.), I don't really care if they are practicing inside a small building with paint-by-number pictures on the wall or a huge fancy facility with leather furnishings and fresh flowers.
Having said that, one of my dear friends has a mother-in-law who works in the medical field and she claims that the better doctors tend to gravitate towards the nicer hospitals. I suppose that makes sense. I guess I'd want to work in the newer, fancier building too most days. But interestingly, this same friend has had two babies--one in a very nice and state of the art hospital with awesome food and fancy rooms and the other one in an older building where some of the chairs and wallpaper had small rips, etc. Not a huge deal or anything, but just a sign that the 2nd hospital was older and in need of some minor repairs. My friend said the care she got at the 2nd hospital was so much better than at the newer facility. She said the nurses were more attentive and friendlier and overall it was a better experience for her.
What do you think? How would you answer your own question? I hope more people weigh in! Best in health, Michelle
June 4, 2009 - 10:09pmThis Comment
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