The Search For A New CEO, An Answer To Overcoming Debt?

by John Green, RN
(Bennington, VT)

Response to article at:
http://franklinsun.com/news.php?id=2280

I am familiar in the medical community as I am a Registered Nurse with over 12 years of experience. I have worked in many hospitals and have noticed a complete change in the way they are operating in today's times. It is sad to see hospitals changing their focus from a medicine approach to a business approach.

I blame the government for not helping the medical community and for not coming up with a universal healthcare plan for this country. I see people billed differently for the same care they receive in the hospital and this is not right.

I see people staying home longer when they are sick and when they finally are brought in, it is too late. On the other hand,I continue to see people with no insurance, or ability to pay, come to the hospital for very minor reasons and end up abusing their right for care.

The hospital I am currently working in has had the same types of problems that I read in this article, as a new CEO is needed to help fix a serious debt and to help regain trust back into the community. There needs to be a way to monitor those abusing health care, to allow for a way to track hospital losses. A strong CEO in my opinion will find a way to track that and hold the abusers responsible.

I totally agree with turning over individual debts to collection agencies, however I also believe that lobbying to prevent frequent offenders out of the hospital may need to be necessary. If you have a chronic illness and continue to refuse medical advice, the hospital should be able to refuse you in order to care for those who wish to follow it.

I see too many hospitals cutting back staff and too many patients coming in expecting "hotel" like service. We get cut; however, the patients do not and their demands seem to get higher. A good medical leader would recognize that and make changes within the scope of the law.