My brother’s hospital group got millions in government assistance. They spent that paying big bonuses to leadership. Doctors and nurses got zero. Nobody was watching over the money from the government. I wonder why.
The critical access rural hospital in my area laid off ~%70 of their staff a month or so before the initial lockdown. This follows years of deceptive billing practices, litigiously trying to prevent any competition moving into the area, and years of toxic-workplace lawsuits they were constantly having to settle.
The same hospital tried to fire (and sue) my mother — who was a nurse there until she passed away from a very short and nasty battle with cancer. They had accused her of faking her brain and lung cancer. While she died from it. This was 2006 — I wish I had been older at the time because I would have sued them to ashes.
Anyway, moral of the story from my perspective: Healthcare-as-business is wildly unethical and should be outlawed coast to coast :)
My friend is an anesthesiologist in Colorado and they cut his pay 20%. It was either that or be furloughed for 3-6 months. He is pissed about it but still thankful to have a job.
egregiousmonkey on September 19th, 2020 at 13:31 UTC »
My brother’s hospital group got millions in government assistance. They spent that paying big bonuses to leadership. Doctors and nurses got zero. Nobody was watching over the money from the government. I wonder why.
jessyblorp on September 19th, 2020 at 13:53 UTC »
The critical access rural hospital in my area laid off ~%70 of their staff a month or so before the initial lockdown. This follows years of deceptive billing practices, litigiously trying to prevent any competition moving into the area, and years of toxic-workplace lawsuits they were constantly having to settle.
The same hospital tried to fire (and sue) my mother — who was a nurse there until she passed away from a very short and nasty battle with cancer. They had accused her of faking her brain and lung cancer. While she died from it. This was 2006 — I wish I had been older at the time because I would have sued them to ashes.
Anyway, moral of the story from my perspective: Healthcare-as-business is wildly unethical and should be outlawed coast to coast :)
ThaCrimsonChinn on September 19th, 2020 at 14:06 UTC »
My friend is an anesthesiologist in Colorado and they cut his pay 20%. It was either that or be furloughed for 3-6 months. He is pissed about it but still thankful to have a job.