Steve
Enjoying life!
This excerpt about Clinton's recovery caught my eye.
"Clinton's doctors will decide when he can be moved out of the intensive care unit. It was possible he would go to the hospital's McKeen Pavilion, where patients are treated to a piano player at a daily complementary high tea. Other perks include meals prepared by a gourmet chef and concierge service."
I wonder if this level of service would have been included in his proposed 1992 National Health Care Reform? Fascinated, I searched for some more information on the McKeen Pavilion...
"The McKeen Pavilion is a private, luxury medical-surgical unit with fifty-eight single bed rooms on the top floor of the hospital... Each room has sweeping views of the Hudson River or of New York City. The cuisine is prepared by a separate kitchen, which also serves a restaurant available to patients, guests and families. A high tea is provided each afternoon in the atrium. The rooms are comfortably large with appropriate furnishings, and there is a concierge who is available to assist with travel and other bookings. Internet access is available, as are VCRs and a videotape library. Patients may, when appropriate, be permitted to attend outside activities during their stays. This is particularly useful for patients being referred to outpatient treatment programs which require intake visits. The highest standards of privacy and confidentiality are maintained at all times."
This reminds me of Christy's hospital visit in April, when she laid on a gurney in the ER hallway for over 8 hours with the other gurney jockeys, before getting her very own personal cubicle. Ahh, what times...
"Clinton's doctors will decide when he can be moved out of the intensive care unit. It was possible he would go to the hospital's McKeen Pavilion, where patients are treated to a piano player at a daily complementary high tea. Other perks include meals prepared by a gourmet chef and concierge service."
I wonder if this level of service would have been included in his proposed 1992 National Health Care Reform? Fascinated, I searched for some more information on the McKeen Pavilion...
"The McKeen Pavilion is a private, luxury medical-surgical unit with fifty-eight single bed rooms on the top floor of the hospital... Each room has sweeping views of the Hudson River or of New York City. The cuisine is prepared by a separate kitchen, which also serves a restaurant available to patients, guests and families. A high tea is provided each afternoon in the atrium. The rooms are comfortably large with appropriate furnishings, and there is a concierge who is available to assist with travel and other bookings. Internet access is available, as are VCRs and a videotape library. Patients may, when appropriate, be permitted to attend outside activities during their stays. This is particularly useful for patients being referred to outpatient treatment programs which require intake visits. The highest standards of privacy and confidentiality are maintained at all times."
This reminds me of Christy's hospital visit in April, when she laid on a gurney in the ER hallway for over 8 hours with the other gurney jockeys, before getting her very own personal cubicle. Ahh, what times...
