thurley42
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I hope he's ok!
ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL
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It is a HOSPITAL, it has in-patient as well as out-patient services and it holds a designations as a Level III Trauma Center. With level III they have demonstrated an ability to provide prompt assessment, resuscitation, surgery, intensive care and stabilization of injured patients and emergency operations. Quite a bit different then a Urgent Care facility.
OccamsRazor
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Then why is it that quite a lot of surgeries and trauma victims have to be flown out? Can they not attract enough or the proper surgeons? Can they not handle a lot of the trauma levels that occur?
Just wondering why so many people have to be redirected up north...
Did you read KK's post, if you did what part DID you understand?
OccamsRazor
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Did understand: SMH is classified as a hospital and they are a L3 trauma center.
Didn't get answered: Why do they seem to not be able to handle a lot of the surgeries and traumas that occur? Why don't they make necessary changes to handle these surgeries and traumas that get redirected?
So basically, I got a definition. NOT and answer to my question(s)
Same reason you don't get a engine rebuild at Midas muffler, even though they work on cars.
What exactly do you expect a somewhat rural hospital's staff to cover? Should they have a neonatal neurosurgeon on staff?
mitzi
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Then it shouldn't be called St Mary's HOSPITAL. It should be called St Mary's Urgent Care Plus
No. Urgent Care can't treat anything serious. I was admitted for 7 days at the beginning of the summer and I received excellent care.
mitzi
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Just because you believe you know everything about everything and are unwilling to admit that you may not be as informed as you believe yourself to be doesn't make you an expert on every topic known to humanity.
But since you seem to be the expert on EVERTHING... do enlighten us "know nothings" on how the medical system works everywhere in this country... I'll wait
Have you ever worked in a hospital?
mitzi
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I hope you are doing well.
sunshine98
Active Member
Ended up in St. Mary's ER this summer. Wasn't crowded and I received the care I needed. However, the only staff that provided more than the minimum of human engagement were the intake/triage lady and the wheelchair transport gentleman. The attending nurse, could not be bothered to talk to me or explain anything she was doing - I was lucky to be barely lucid enough to ask. The doctor, when she *finally* came in to see me, was just perfunctory. I felt like a piece of meat most of the time.
mitzi
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Thank you!
mitzi
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Cardiac bypasses, brain surgery, severe burn victims, the list goes on. All 4 local hospitals in the region fly these patients out. If I had to have bypass, I'd rather go to a hospital with a cardiac surgeon who performs this all day, every day.
You would have to be a total moron not to understand that, I spent over 2 weeks interviewing cardiac nurses and patients before I had my bypass done at WHC. Glad I did I was in and out in four days with a quintuple bypass. Still kicking too.
NorthBeachPerso
Honorary SMIB
Short answer is that it has nothing to do with attracting or not the needed staff. The State of Maryland through the Maryland Health Care Commission decides what services are offered at what hospitals as well as how many beds will be authorized among other things.
MHCC Overview
An overview of the Maryland Health Care Commission, brief description of the centers and managing results
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