The 2011-2014 strategic plan for Newman Regional Health was among the topics the hospital’s Board of Trustees discussed during their meeting this afternoon.
Wednesday’s discussion centered around four components:
• Be in the top 10 percent for all quality measures. This includes, core measures including clinical indicators, HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) — patient satisfaction scores and Healthcare reform. Bob Driewer, chief executive officer of the hospital, said the hospital will need to determine where it fits into healthcare reform.
• Increase patient admissions. This item is geared toward improving the hospital’s ability to serve local patients with a diverse amount of services. It also includes increasing the market share, recruitment of physicians especially in the areas of family practice, urology, oncology, surgery and cardiology, offering specialty services and continuing medical integration.
• Improve profitably, which includes reducing the per capita cost; pursuing the Rural Community Demonstration Program. According to the American Hospital Association, the initiative is a five-year program established to “test the advisability and feasibility of establishing rural community hospitals to provide Medicare-covered inpatient hospital services in rural areas.” It increases the amount of reimbursement the hospital can get. Under this item also is continued community collaboration by working together with the Flint Hills Community Health Center/Lyon County Health Department and the Mental Health Center of East Central Kansas.
• Achieve meaningful use, which includes meaningful use of hospital health information and Newman Medical Partners Physician office Health Information.
In other matters:
• The board approved the September 2010 financial summary presented by Chief Financial Officer Holly French. The report stated that the operating income for the month was $202,066 and the net income was $248,008. Patient days and admissions were under budget by 233 and 60. Average daily census was 33.6 verses the budget of 41.3. There were 43 inpatient surgeries, which was under the budgeted amount by 16 and down 23 from August’s numbers. Charity care came in at 4.3 percent of revenue, which is around twice the budgeted amount of 2.9 percent. Bad debt was 3.3 percent, compared to the budgeted amount of 2.8 percent.
The hospital’s operating loss year to date is $1,098,808 and the net loss is $857,580 year to date.
For complete coverage of the meeting see Thursday's print edition.
create (anonymous) says...
This hospital desperately needs a good cardiology unit. Yes, it will cost. You also have to attract a cardiologist who wants to live in a small town.
October 27, 2010 at 3:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
spectator (anonymous) says...
"Achieve meaningful use."
Sounds like someone ran out of legitimate 'goals' and needed one more to round out the alleged strategic plan.
October 27, 2010 at 6:36 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
wildcatnurse (anonymous) says...
so, the hospital is broke and trying to find ways to save money and make more money. So, what do they do? Give all of their LPN's 9 months notice. Want to save money? Keep the LPN's and let them do what their license allows. That would make sense, right? But no. Lay them off in order to hire RN's who cost more money. NRH management- get out of your offices and get a clue.
October 27, 2010 at 7:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
gooseylucy (anonymous) says...
Spectator, Meaningful use is HUGE!! It is part of the Obama stimulus plan. It is an attempt to get hospitals/physicians etc to become more technologically savvy. It includes things like sharing patient data across different data systems, physicians entering their own orders into the system (to help prevent errors), etc. Hospitals & physicians will be given stimulus money if they can comply. If they cannot comply they will then start losing re-imbursement money.
Wildcatnurse, Yeah, I just heard about that too. NRH is putting them thru the wringer yet again. They were told a year ago, they would be "phased" out. HA! They were practically all let go, but a few survived. Then they started using them again. Now, out of the blue they are being told if they remain at NRH, they can only work as an aide! But they can keep their current pay!! What the heck!?! How does this help NRH in ANY WAY??
October 28, 2010 at 8:21 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Renew (anonymous) says...
As it has been indicated several times, research indicates that when RNs are utilized as bedside nurses, the outcomes for patients are better. NRH is focusing on outcomes and quality and this is an important initiative. Evidence based care is very important. You can do a search on the internet to find studies about outcomes related to LPNs and RNs.
LPNs will still be utilized in the hospital in a more appropriate role. Most hospitals across the US transitioned to an RN bedside model years ago.
October 28, 2010 at 8:32 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
wildcatnurse (anonymous) says...
Exactly, Renew....and that is why hospitals are broke and nurses are unhappy. More patients per nurse because hospitals can't afford expensive RN's. Maybe the RN model works in some hospitals, but at newman's, I refuse to see how replacing an LPN with 5+ years of experience with a brand new RN who has few clinical skills is a benefit to patients.
October 28, 2010 at 12:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
gooseylucy (anonymous) says...
Renew, You can always find a study to support your cause. I know there are studies out there that show the 3 tiered approach have better outcomes. It's all in what you want to find. And what "role" could be more appropriate for an LPN? LPN or CNA? Seems simple to me.
October 28, 2010 at 12:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
methusla (anonymous) says...
Could someone explain to me exactly how to, increase " Profitiability " without cutting unnecessary Administrative Costs, especially when Administrative costs always seem to be the most reluctant thing to cut or at least the last thing to cut ?
How does one increase patient admissions, while cutting nursing care or increasing the number of patients per nurse, which in turn wull unduely overburden nursing staff and lower the quality of patient care, which in turn will mean less patient admissions ?
And will Bob Driewer, chief executive officer of the hospital and his administrative staff be willing to take a pay cut themselves, in order to better make NRH more profitable ?
Harsh times call for harsh measures, even if one must include ones self in the harsh measure that must be implemented !
If NRH is worth saving, then everyone associated with NRH, must be willing to save NRH by any and all means necessary ! If everyone associated with NRH is not willing to do what is necessary to save NRH, no matter how harsh the " saving " measure may be !
If everyone is not willing to personally make sacrifices to save NRH and their lively hood, then I suggest that the CEO and trustees start looking for a buyer or " Savior " !
Or, perhaps the Administration and trustees of NRH should go to the hospital at Burlington and take some notes and learn from them, as there seems to be an exodus of paitents from NRH to CCH .
October 28, 2010 at 3 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
methusla (anonymous) says...
It would appear that what is being said is, that the LPN is a dinosaur and is no longer needed or essential to patient care.
Could the same be said for Doctors, since the Nurse Praticioner, seems to be seeing, treating and diagnosing more patients at Medial Arts/Cotton O' neil and yet charges for the service of a Nurse Practitioner is the same as an M.D. . are doctors no longer going to be needed ? JMO
October 28, 2010 at 3:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lookingin (anonymous) says...
How many of the LPN's have been transitioned to positions at the new Doctors offices associated with NRH, and are still working as LPN's? How many have taken the hospital up on it's offer to pay 100% tutition to go back to school for an ADN or RN? How many have ignored every opportunity offered to them over the last 15 months and now find themselves in the position of only having the option of working as an aide? The hospital has gone way above and beyond to give the LPN's other patient care, and non patient care opportunities. I am tired of the whining! If my family is sick enough to be in the hospital the little time that insurance now allows, I want an RN to be assessing them and caring for them every shift. In today's health care world, LPN's are better utilized in offices, long term care, clinics, but not necessarily acute care. I applaud Newmans for going the next step in ensuring higher levels of care for the sickest our community. No one has been treated unfairly.
October 28, 2010 at 4:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
gooseylucy (anonymous) says...
Lookingin, I beg to differ with you, but the LPN's at NRH have been treated unfairly! Many of the LPN's at NRH are long term employees. We're talking 15-30 years! It simply does not pay for them to go back for several years of schooling to become RN's, only to retire in the next few years. Also, they have been told several times their numbers would be reduced thru attrition. Not the case, they are being pushed out, thru any means possible. A few have been offered other positions, but many of those positions were part time or were as you mentioned non-nursing. If you are working as a nurse, it's because that's what you want to do. And, I repeat, when you are told "reduced thru attrition", that's what they expected.
October 28, 2010 at 4:44 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lookingin (anonymous) says...
I see nothing unfair, or unjust about NRH offering to KEEP EVERY LPN at the SAME rate of PAY- still caring for patients, with a different job description.(as an NA)...and still fulfilling the mission of RN bedside nursing,,,IF the LPN CHOOSES not to go back to school, or take an LPN position as they come open in other clinics that NRH manages. I see this as totally a choice the LPN has made for themselves. Be happy to have a job at the same rate of pay- and be able to put in those years to retirement. It is time to move on.
October 28, 2010 at 6:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KellyD (anonymous) says...
Could someone please look up the meaning of attrition, I assure you the definition is not what you think.
October 28, 2010 at 6:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
spectator (anonymous) says...
So am I to understand that obama wants the doctors to perform the traditional nursing notes e.g. "physicians entering their own orders into the system" is best for the patient? And even though the nurse accompanies the doctor on rounds, the doctor still is to enter his/her own orders? Explain to me how this is good for the patient(s) waiting for the doctor to continue rounds, or the patients waiting for the doctor in the office? Or does this god-awful stimulus plan being forced down our throats magically clone the doctors so they can be in the office, making rounds and "entering their own orders into the system" all at the same time? One more thing, and this is especially for you, lookingin, just how many office nurses do you think are needed for the Emporia area doctors? Do you really believe a plethora of nurses we suddenly have are ALL going to be working as office nurses? Look in and SEE what's going on at this poorly managed first aid station. Your opinion as stated smacks of administartion of said alleged hospital.
October 28, 2010 at 8:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lookingin (anonymous) says...
So, spectator, as a person who is looking in at this situation, I can not have an opinion that might agree with something that the hospital administration might be trying, without being "administration"? Not everyone in this community is against our community hospital, as you seem to be.My family have always gotten great care at Newman. It is in our communities best interest to see the hospital thrive, and to do what we can so that it is there when we really need it. I do not want to be in the situation of my parent having a heart attack - and NOT have a local hospital. NRH has a new administration....I am hoping their efforts pay off.
October 28, 2010 at 8:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
knute (anonymous) says...
This is the 3rd or 4th time Newmans has tried to remove the LPNs as I recall. And lookingin is correct, LPNs were offered positions, as they came available, at other Cotton-O'Neal facilities. Say as a NA in Topeka. Or a transport aide. Or a secretary. But the kicker was ANYWHERE might and probably did include moving or commuting. Cotton-O'Neal/Newmans is not treating LPNs any better now than when they tried to boot them out every other time.
Attrition [World English Dictionary]
1) the act of wearing away or the state of being worn away, as by friction
2) constant wearing down to weaken or destroy
3) also called 'natural wastage' - a decrease in the size of a workforce of an organization achieved by not replacing employees who retire or resign
Dictionary.com
1) a reduction in numbers, size or strength
2) a wearing down or weakening of resistance esp. as a result of continuous pressure or harassment
3) a gradual reduction in workforce without firing of personnel, as when workers resign or retire and are not replaced
Defininition doesn't mention anything about whatever Newmans is doing TO their LPNs.
Guess that attrition thing the administration/B.O.D. talked about a long time was just so much hogwash huh?
October 28, 2010 at 8:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
oops (anonymous) says...
Create,
NRH will never have a cardiology unit unless we expereince a drastic increase in population. It simply is not feasible to be a full time cardiologist in Emporia. They have specialties and they would not get enough operations here in Etown for them to maintain certifications in those areas.
October 28, 2010 at 10:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
methusla (anonymous) says...
lookingin,
Here is something I would like you to think about for a moment !
You, go to and pay for Nursing school to become an LPN and you work hard getting it done and graduate to be an LPN . Are hired by NRH to be an LPN, faithly and loyally work for NRH for 20 or 30 years and now the Administration of NRH tells you that the LPN staff will be cut by " attrition ", but instead of your job being cut by " attrition " your job is being cut in favor of a higher paid RN/NA and in order for you to stay with NRH, you will have to back to school, at a cost of who knows what and for who knows how long and even if you do you may still not regain a position with NRH as an RN/NA or you can choose to, after 20 or 30 years try and find a job at some other clinic at what may be far less pay.
Now please explain, just exactly how is that being fair to the LPNs' ?
Also please explain, how the care at NRH is so excellant, when many people are abandoning NRG for other hospitals elsewhere, like Coffey County Health in Burlington ?
And how will the care be better if the nursing staff is reduced ?
October 28, 2010 at 10:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
create (anonymous) says...
lookingin, what you say here bears repeating. Truer words were never written.
"It is in our communities best interest to see the hospital thrive, and to do what we can so that it is there when we really need it."
I have always felt that we need to support NRH. I just hope they aren't doing things that are unfair to loyal workers. My granddaughter is in nursing school now and some of my dollars are keeping her there. I'm going to be very interested in what is going on at that hospital in terms of how employees are treated.
I'd be interested to know how the RN's feel about all this.
October 29, 2010 at 8:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
gooseylucy (anonymous) says...
Spectator, It is actually a good idea for a Dr. to enter their own orders into the computer. It reduces error, as a staff person no longer has to try and read their handwriting. I'm sure you've seen a Dr's handwriting before. Also it is actually the quickest way to get the pt's orders entered into the system, which in turn expedites their care. A lot of bigger hospitals have been doing this for quite a while. Obama's plan is just trying to get more hospitals to practice in this manner.
I do agree with your comment about lookingin. Does sound like someone within NRH Admin. Yet they state they have always had great care at NRH. I wonder if they've had LPN's or RN's taking care of them. Or can they even tell? Hmmmm......
October 29, 2010 at 8:58 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
gooseylucy (anonymous) says...
Create, I can tell you how the RN's feel about this. They are mad, upset, hurt etc. They know how valuable these LPN's are. They know there are not enough RN's at the hosptial now, and very few are coming to NRH. They know they will be expected to increase their patient load. These LPN's are also their friends. They have worked side by side with them for the past 15-30 years. It's not fair!!
Also, this affect more than just nursing at NRH. All the other departments see what is happening to the LPN's. They feel bad for how they are being treated. This also makes them concerned for their jobs. How long until Admin. decides they are no longer needed?? Moral is so low at the hospital right now. So sad.
October 29, 2010 at 9:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
nancynurse (anonymous) says...
lucy- no we are not, speak for yourself. Nancy Nurse RN
October 29, 2010 at 9:18 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
biscuitboy (anonymous) says...
gooseylucy
I doubt that spectator really knows much or cares who enters Dr's orders....spectator is only interested in slamming the President. He rarely misses an opportunity.
Based on comments posted here I can tell you I would much prefer goosylucy at my bedside than nancynurse. With a non-compassionate, mercenary, attitude like hers I am surprised nancynurse is in nursing at all. Probably just for the money.
October 29, 2010 at 9:44 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...
I wonder how many doctors and nurses smoke marijuana?
:>)
October 29, 2010 at 9:54 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
biscuitboy (anonymous) says...
I don't know about doctors and nurses Steve, but a lot more teachers do than most people would ever guess.
October 29, 2010 at 10:28 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
gooseylucy (anonymous) says...
biscuitboy, I would be more than happy to be your bedside nurse, should the need ever arise. Perhaps Nancy Nurse RN, needs to smoke a little marijuana and chill out. LOL.
October 29, 2010 at 12:45 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
biscuitboy (anonymous) says...
Perhaps she does gooseylucy, perhaps she does....and Thank You!
October 29, 2010 at 12:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
spectator (anonymous) says...
biscut, when have I dissed obama other than not capitalizing the 1st letter? You have me confused with someone else. I do not care for a lot of his ideas but I haven't addressed that in any forum.
As for the RNs liking the LPNs being redirected, I HAVE talked to some RNs and they are going to be a lot busier as if they weren't already so. They realize that good patient care is going to be difficult to achieve because they're always understaffed. The nursing staff is mandated to a 12 hour shift and they darn well better have EVERYTHING finished up by the end of shift no matter how busy things have been. Awful long day to accomplish everything 'cause it's unlikely more RNs will be hired. At a higher salary than an aide or LPN. Is the government really going to fill the monetary gap so we have a sufficient number of care givers available on the floor?
And as for the doctors making their own notes for all their patients, no one addressed my earlier post where I asked how the doctor was physically going to accomplish this in addition to regular office hours and actual bedside attention.
I would dearly LOVE to see Newmans become what it could be but it has sunk so far it's going to be a long hard road back. There's a reason so many people go out of town for hospital treatment. I especially wish the ER director the best. What a mess that place is.
Not too awful long ago, my wife was a patient in Newmans. 2 RNs came into the room to address an issue with an IV. BOTH OF THEM STOOD ON THE OXYGEN TUBE WHILE TOYING WITH THE IV. So much for RNs as the answer to everything. Could it have happened at another hospital? Sure. But don't force feed me the all perfect RN plan. I'm still not convinced that an RN is required for every aspect of patient care.
Two years ago, my mother was a bed-ridden patient, at Newmans, for several days. Sometimes she was 'checked-on', the bed linens were changed only every other day and she NEVER received a back rub or skin care attention or was regularly turned from side to side other than what family members were able to provide. Mostly RN staff even back then. And they were too freaking busy with everything else: IVs, meds, etc. THIS is nurse aide and/or LPN stuff people so as to free up the RNs for the meds, IVs, to hang blood etc.
Newmans has tremendous potential to be a wonderful care facility. I sincerely hope it gets there.
As for the loss of the LPNs, you can thank the former D.O.N.- the one who wanted to make Newmans the Mayo Clinic of the Plains. She signed the political contract and locked us into this.
Lots of issues here. I hope I'm wrong and the administration can pull this off but I just don't see it.
October 29, 2010 at 8:34 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
biscuitboy (anonymous) says...
Maybe I did spectator...I apologize. There are just so many out there that do it is hard to keep them all straight. Refusing to capitalize the first letter of his name of course is dissing him as you acknowledge.
October 29, 2010 at 8:53 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
biscuitboy (anonymous) says...
I do agree with very much of your last post spectator....I guess you really do care about what happens at the hospital......my apologizes again.
October 29, 2010 at 8:56 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GBee (anonymous) says...
Here is my two cents if anyone is interested:
1-Do we really need all those administrators (and their personal assistants), multiple department heads, office manager, and managers to manage the managers hiding in their offices in the hospital. They are all salaried so they would love to have their hours cut but don’t even think about cutting their paychecks! The public should know how many there is and how much they are being paid. You will be shocked! If the patient numbers are down why are the administrator numbers not down also? What are they all doing in an empty hospital? If this was all out in the open there would be some pretty red faces all the way around.
2-The LPN’s will have a job only if there is a job open they are allowed to do. They are not just creating jobs so they can all stay and make it to retirement. They are not being offered jobs at other clinics (besides Newman owned clinics) or in Topeka like Knute posted. Why would they do that? They are not affiliated with Newman in any way. There are only a few Newman clinic jobs available so what is everyone else going to do? Newman did offer to help pay for RN education but there were several stipulations in the offer that made it very difficult for people to be able to take advantage of the offer.
3-The LPN’s that work in the hospital owned clinics are having their hours cut and RN’s are allowed to work in the LPN’s positions. I see an RN working in the orthopedic clinic often. How many others work in the clinics? You would be surprised.
4-The RN’s are already feeling over worked and morale is at a all time low. Who is going to come in and help them when they need it? Are they going to hired more RN’s to take the load off these nurses?
5-How much is Newman paying the Nurse Practitioners at the orthopedic clinic and how many patients do they see per day? I want to have the very best care possible when it comes to my loved ones. Are we really going to have the same quality care from a Nurse Practitioner in a specialty clinic that you will get from the Doctor who spent years and years in specialized training? I think not! If you are going to force me to see one I don’t mind driving out of town.
6-Why did Newman buy practices that were having financial problems when the hospital is such a financial disaster?? Are any of the clinics making money yet? It does take time for new clinics to make money but time is something Newman does not have much of in the economy. Is Newman worried? Maybe, but all those chiefs are still sleeping at night with a full belly and the taxpayers will continue to take care of them. Now if time could just speed up until retirement gets here. Then everyone else could sleep well too.
October 30, 2010 at 1:24 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
methusla (anonymous) says...
GBee,
You are exactly, right on target, bravo !
Times are tough all over, for example , the local Walmarts' sales are down by 8%, why, because they have been raising store prices over the last 2 to 5 years, less people are working and spending elsewhere because of cheaper prices. The local Walmart has the very same problem that NRH has ... that being more well paid " Chiefs " i.e. " Managers " than is needed, therefore the people that really make Walmart what it has become are getting their hours cut or being " attritionized " ! And the problem with both places is, the fact that the Administrators, Administrative Staff, " Chiefs " who are in charge, apparently do not know what the problem is or how to solve the problem ?
I found out very quickly, in my " Management " days, when something is not going as expected, the first place you look for the problem is at the door or feet of " Management, Manager, Administration and solve what ever problem there may be at that level first and then start looking for problems at the lower levels .
It, is my opinion, that in todays business and corporate world the prevailing attitude is, the problem is never at the highest levels of management/Administration, because at that level, mistakes and problems never-ever exist !
Very rarely does management/administration look at themselves as the root/core of the problems and woes of the business or corporation, etc., as at that level they believe they are immune from mistakes and problems and never make mistakes !
JMO
October 30, 2010 at 9:06 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
methusla (anonymous) says...
As a matter of fact, the " I am immune from mistakes and never make mistakes or am the cause of the problem " is the attitude that is prevailant in governments also, including our own, Federal, State, County and Local !
October 30, 2010 at 9:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
biscuitboy (anonymous) says...
Good Post meth...
October 30, 2010 at 9:21 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GBee (anonymous) says...
methusla, I don't understand why this kind of management continues. Do taxpayers not care about giving these chiefs free rides? What we need to do is bring "The Bob's" in to see if Bob deserves to keep his job and go from the top down. It's time to clean house. There are some great people working at Newman but unfortunately the bad ones squawk so loud that no one notices anything else. Newman's reputation is almost past the point of repair. It's hard for employees to speak out because they really need that paycheck. Thanks for listening to my rant at least I know one person read it. Transparency is important and should be demanded. I wouldn't give my hard earned money away without follow up and a clear understanding of how it's being spent.
October 30, 2010 at 11:44 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
methusla (anonymous) says...
GBee,
Those who are in management/administrative positions are very good at covering/protecting their on job/arses, by any and all means available to them, even if they are to blame for a big part of the problem the business, organization or corporation is having !
Such as convincing the board of directiors/trustees that they are not the problem and that they are the very best there is to do the job and that they are worth every penney of what they are paid or even more and that the problem lies else where in the lower levels of the organization !
In my time as a " Production Manager " I learned that you cannot sit on your arse in your office and assume that everything you are responsible for is going smoothly !
I learned vairly quickly that as a part of management you must get off your arse, get out among the people who are working for you and depending on you to know through them, by having daily or hourly, physical contact and conversation with them and seeing first hand what problems may exist and taking care of the problems, then and there.
That is what being a manager and being in management is all about .
Being a good manager/administrator takes work and a lot of it and it also requires a certain amount of common sense, to be a good, successful manager and make the organization, business or corporation you are in charge of successful. There will also be times you must be tough and unyielding as well.
JMO
GBee, you will find that your posts on these threads are read by more people than you may realize ! Some will agree with you, some won't but that is just the way of the world !
October 31, 2010 at 9:36 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
biscuitboy (anonymous) says...
The biggest reason managers fare so well is they control the flow of information going on up the chain. Upper management, boards, stockholders, or in this case taxpayers and citizens, rarely if ever have the time desire or inclination to delve into how things are going down below themselves
Instead they depend on the managers to keep them informed. Most times, the reason the manager is the manager is because of their skill in covering their butt and telling upper management or the board what they want to hear.
Most people in management are promoted until they reach a job they are not capable of doing (The Peter Principle), then they set there fouling things up and covering their ass until they retire.
October 31, 2010 at 10:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
chiefsfan (anonymous) says...
I don't dare to know what needs to be done to make Newman's a decent hospital, or if it could even be done at this point. Newman's has been a joke of a hospital for a long time. The last time I went there for a horrendous abdominal pain, I was told that I was having a "flare up" of my ulcerated colitus. After explaining to the nurse/doctor that this pain was in no way connected to my colitus, I was given a shot of morphine and sent home, being told that I had a bladder infection. After 4 days of intense pain, my doctor finally admitted me and after performing surgery, found my appendix was gangrene and rotting inside my body. Granted, I moved away so have not had a need for Newmans, but if I still lived there it would be a cold day in **** before I went there. It's a shame that there's a hospital right there in town, and most people would rather travel outside of Emporia for medical treatment. Shame, shame, Newmans!!!
October 31, 2010 at 11:19 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
REWBA (anonymous) says...
If I have a squiggly line in my eye fluid that keep running away when I look at it should I seek medical attention? Keep in mind that when I ignore it, it comes back. Am I dieing or is the squiggly line just shy?
I ask this question here because it seems that there are lots of pretend nurses who seem to think they know it all. I'll be here with my squiggly line floating in my eye fluid waiting patiently for a professional diagnosis. Thank you in advance :-)
October 31, 2010 at 11:34 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
biscuitboy (anonymous) says...
I have a squiggly line in my eye also. Maybe squiggly lines are contagious.....maybe they are even like an epidemic......or even worse they are a left wing plot to destroy America.
October 31, 2010 at 11:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
REWBA (anonymous) says...
I've heard that those squiggly lines are extraterrestrial parasites implanted by aliens. Others say they are tracking devices implanted by the department of homeland security. Whatever the case, it is not wise to try spear fishing for them. They seem to be able to sense when you are looking at them and they are quicker than a humming bird.
October 31, 2010 at 12:34 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
methusla (anonymous) says...
Those squiggly lines in your eyes are the over abundance of " common sense " that our brains cannot store, so it leaks into your eyes so you can see it and know you have it . There are a lot of people in leadership positions that do not have squiggly lines in their eyes or any where else !
Oh and I also have those squiggly lines as well as bright dots in my eyes, well at least my one good eye, anyway !
October 31, 2010 at 1:35 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )