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To: puborectalis who wrote (843058)	3/16/2015 12:53:44 AM
From: i-node	2 Recommendations Recommended By D.Austin FJB Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574002

>> You wouldn't want to go to a rural or small community hospital anyway......the quality of the heathcare team from doctors on down is not very good. What you (and many physicians, unfortunately) don't get is that it is horrible for many people to make the trip to a facility in a city or even a bigger town. Many 80 year olds will tell you, "I'd rather be treated by people I know in our 25-bed hospital than to have to drive into a larger town, any day of the week." Others will say, "I'd rather die than go to a large hospital." That's a fact. Old people, in particular, need to be able to get treated whenever possible, close to home. My mom, after her CT guided biopsy in a big hospital told me not to ever take her back to one. After that we always went to the small hospital here. I had an oncologist that traveled to four different remote facilities (plus his own office) and delivered chemo. It was a great service as long as he could afford it. Sometimes you have to. A customer of mine since '93, a fine vascular surgeon, told me in regard to my mom -- "Look, you have to figure the best talent will be found in the bigger towns. But the patient sometimes pays a price for it and you have weight that." It was good advice. It totally depends on your circumstances. EVERY SINGLE DAY in rural areas people have treatments of all kinds, including chemo, surgeries, childbirth, etc., in rural hospitals. If you're having open heart surgery you want to be somewhere. But there are plenty of simple surgeries and other procedures that are done in small facilities.

To: puborectalis who wrote (843058)	3/16/2015 4:00:12 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Recommended By Brumar89 Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574002

Pubo, You wouldn't want to go to a rural or small community hospital anyway......the quality of the heathcare team from doctors on down is not very good.People at the bottom of the medschool class find jobs there.. That's a big lie. While it's true that doctors straight out of medschool these days prefer the large, urban/suburban areas, a lot of them still go to rural or small communities for various reasons including better pay, less hectic work schedule, and personal preferences. Some of my friends of college chose to go that way, and I guarantee you they were NOT at the "bottom of the medschool class." From my experience, the worst doctors are often the old fogies who are set in their ways, who don't adapt to updated medical practices, who are too stubborn to listen to anyone, and are most prone to overprescribe medications and neglect real patient care. Said old fogies are everywhere, not just in the rural communities. Tenchusatsu