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 davidg109 on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @03:57PM (#22752934)

Former PM for a hospital. Listen, I have a lot of trust and respect for physicians, moreso now than ever.

Unfortunately, there are some bad apple physicians who are very aware of the power they wield and if they feel something needs improvement, they will be extremely vocal... Sometimes at the detriment of the truth.

I've been subject to the spread of misinformation by a couple of physicians related to some past projects, and it's not pretty. All you can do is try to re-educate these same physicians who are misunderstanding some facts, and as you can imagine, it's an uphill battle.

I would make the effort to understand both sides of the coin before assuming these "big, bad" hospitals are in the wrong. As they say, the truth is often somewhere in the middle.

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Re:Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out... by vsskanth on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @04:35PM (#22753240)

The ask in this context seems to be simple - adequate PPE while treating a highly infectious virus.

Evidence from Spain suggests medical professionals on the frontline are at very high risk.

maybe you can share why you think it is unfair on the hospitals in this case ?

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Re:Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out... by verylittlemeat on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @06:17PM (#22754087)

I'm not the OP but I have read a bit about how "adequate PPE" can be controversial.

It really boils down to how long certain ppe can be used, what is the risk of infection from reused ppe and how to sanitize ppe effectively.

I'll leave the dispute over the facts to the experts but from my understanding that is the source of the conflict over ppe.

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