This pisses me off
SO DAMN MUCH!
33 Babies Possibly Exposed To H1N1 At Women's Hospital Staff Member Exposed While Treating Another Patient
I know this doctor, I know this hospital, and I know how this system and organization works.
Womens' Hospital in Greensboro is part of the Moses Cone Healthcare System.
Many times staff members are given too many patients to take care of or are pulled from one area, or one hospital, to another for coverage.
I have a pretty good guess how all of this came about. Typcially it involves an management decision to cut cost, cut staff, or not replace those staff positions when someone leaves.
This is a perfect example of so many faults in our system on a National level. Every one assumes that hospitals make money by the boat load.
Not true. So
FAR, far away from the truth.
Look how many hospitals are being closed across the country or are up for sale.
On a personal level, how this cross contamination can happen is so preventable.
I have worked at hospitals where NO ONE, and I do mean NO ONE was allowed into NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Units) unless they were ASSIGNED TO THAT UNIT! I have been in these units and consider those people the top echelon on health care workers. I could never work those units for a number of reasons. Mostly because I can not stand when bad things happen to children or newborns.
In the units I have been in, they were the most vigilente and protective staff members I have ever encountered.
They trusted no one who was not part of their team. Why? Baby theft. Yes, it can and does and has happened. I do not know IF it has happened at this particular place but I know of one local hospital that I worked at.
Honestly, I hope these mega multiple hospital systems across the country pay particular attention to this news.
I am ever hopeful all will be fine and dandy. But this is one exposure that I know could have and should have been prevented.