Hospitals Can't Accept This As 'Normal'

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17. My doc, who is a wonderful person, lost a patient in the first spike to a situation like this.

She had set the guy up with as much support as was available for him to be cared for at home because beds were short around here. She put in all kinds of safeguards, daily checks and home equipment and careful instruction to him and his carers on when to go to the hospital.

Despite all that, he died. I saw her shortly after that, and she was a mess over it. It was clearly not her fault, but she felt terribly guilty. She was frightened because she could foresee that the situation would probably be repeated, and often. She worried that she was liable for situations she could not control, and her family and livelihood would be at risk.

We are putting all these medical people in an impossible position. And for hospital workers, we are additionally treating them like cannon fodder.

And I am sure we will be shocked, just shocked, when there is a dangerous shortage in coming years of medical personnel.

Just like we will be shocked, just shocked, when there is a dearth of competent teachers.

It will be fodder for NYT interviews in rural diners for years!