Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out About Lack of Gear

Re:Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out... by save_ferris on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @02:45PM (#22752174)

You're proving my point. If one of the most powerful labor groups in the economy is being subjected to ruthless firing for speaking out on critical health issues during a national crisis, then what does that say about the state of labor in the US in general?

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Re:Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out... by deskamess on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @02:57PM (#22752316)

Are they (Doctors) misunderstanding the environment? Surely in this particular case, firing the Doctor looks bad on the hospital. Leverage/PR is with the Doctor. Perhaps I am reading it wrong.

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Re:Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out... by save_ferris on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @03:34PM (#22752715)

Negative PR is a poor tool to bring about meaningful change as it works very inconsistently. Zoom, Facebook, Equifax, etc. have all experienced sustained negative PR with little effect to their bottom line or operational structure. PR is also purchased, and companies spend heavily to rehab their image online.

Hospitals also are fairly well insulated from negative PR as well since they don't operate in a free market, which prevents patients from being able to choose to go elsewhere.

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Re:Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out... by Bombthecat on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @04:57PM (#22753409)

That the lack of ppe can't be that bad.

A cynical would say.

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