A friend of mine wasn’t feeling well and needed to go to the
ER. I volunteered to go with him, since
who wants to spend hours waiting in an ER alone? During this trip, I think I figured out one
of the problems with healthcare in this country. The room my friend was placed in apparently
was the only place in the ER with gloves.
Because during the 3 hours I sat there, every few minutes someone was
popping in to grab gloves out of the dispenser on the wall. It was insane. Talk about a lack of privacy. One nice nurse made the comment that it would
be better for gloves to be in the hall.
Well, yes, it would. It would be
better yet for there to be enough gloves to have them be all over the ER. But if wishes were horse than beggars could
ride. Yet, there was a large TV with
just about every cable channel known to man.
Hey, who cares if your doctor isn’t wearing gloves? You can watch shark week or mud wrestling or
some movie. How is it an ER in a medium
sized city can’t be well stocked with supplies?
Do they not have the funds? Or is
there a glove shortage? Really, it
doesn’t matter. What does is that this isn’t
any way to treat people. Some things are
just basic necessities in a hospital.
Okay, so here’s the thing – do you know the difference between a need
and a want? What’s a necessity and a
luxury? In life these things can be a
bit blurry for some people. However,
they shouldn’t be. Food –
necessity. TV – luxury. See?
Simple. If we learn this basic
principle and apply it in our personal life then we can use it in our
professional lives as well. In an ER
room for example: Gloves – necessity. TV – luxury.
Again, oh so simple. Where did we
go so wrong? How did we get so far off
course? I’m not sure but I think I will
bring a box of gloves with me if I ever need to go to the ER again.
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