So, the Hippocratic Oath means nothing anymore?
Not to private equity. What we used to call “hospital groups”
They move into an area. Buy up all the hospitals and clinics they can. Close all of them that they can to force traffic into as few hospitals as possible. Run them understaffed and charge inflated prices. Shit should be illegal. And would be in pretty much any half developed country.
Hospitals want patients out as soon as possible so they can get another patient in the room and make more money.
Doctors don’t run the hospitals in America, capitalists do.
New lows every day in the US
Oh fuck that. That’s messed. Glad our hospital system isn’t doing that. Additionally we aren’t giving ICE any info. Its always been our policy. We treat everyone, inmates, undocumented, tourists, trump supporters, it doesn’t matter.
Also, their first example is a horrible example. Patient in a coma contrary to what is portrayed in media, don’t stay in hospitals. It seemed like the first hospital was trying to work with the family but could not. They normally go to subacute facilities or home. Patients can’t live in hospitals. If they did, we wouldn’t be able to treat anyone.
Second case though, AV. That’s fucked. We treat no matter the status and don’t really ask unless they tell us and want assistance. Social workers in CA very good with resource linking and helping people return to community.
And I get downvoted in lemmy for pointing out how inhumane Americans are. Country of bone cleaners.
We don’t want your poor illegals! We want rich patients that we can price gouge!
