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more about #hospitals more comments → BytheSea: What's there to investigate? Was she loud or rude, or did she just make a request? She's entitled to be an asshole, just like every other customer, pa... more » Dances with Peeps: So she wants a white staff like the nurse that left me hooked up to a machine, refusing to call the OBGYN on call, despite the fact that meconium was ... more » sybann: How about responding with, "well ma'am, you're going to have to deliver in the street because we don't treat your kind here"? Kinda flies in the face... more » PoisonPixie: Though it IS racist, I think that in that situation, the woman (and child's) care is the most important thing. ALL requests made by a scared and in-p... more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: What is there to investigate? People are racist, and the hospital responded appropriately by not accommodating that racism. #racism more » Evie Havok: When I get around to doing clinicals (and then actual treating of patients) in the near future I wouldn't be surprised if this happened to me. Which i... more » lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black: Oh man. We've been dealing with these issues in my family for a couple of years now. My grandfather has Parkinsons and my grandmother has Alzheimers... more » lizdexia: These issues are hard. I work in a VA hospital as a patient advocate, and we do sometimes get requests to change provider due to sex or ethnicity. W... more » eleanorstrousers: This actually used to happen when I worked at a place that held children's parties as a hostess- parents couldn't imagine little Timmy's party hostess... more » funzette: This is really interesting. In Canada, several hospitals that are affiliated with religious groups, they can request treatment compatible with their ... more » willwriteforfood: I've never been pregnant, but it seems to me that when I am in labor, in need of a doctor and drugs to help pop a bowling ball-sized person out of my ... more » CurtCole: When I was working as a Nurse's Aid in high school we had some elderly patients like this, who demanded a white person change their sheets. My boss a... more » LaComtesse: I fail to see the need for an "investigation" by the hospital on how to handle this in the future. It sounds like it was handled pretty well without l... more » telecomic the thoughtful red panda: How committed to racism is this woman that she would request an all-white staff in a hospital *in England*!? Isn't being in a hospital in England pret... more » sportz.star: She clearly didn't think this through. How can she be sure the sheets and fixtures in the room weren't made by non-whites? What about the medical in... more » -
#birthofanation
Start 'Em Young
Upon arriving at the Milton Keynes Hospital, an unnamed pregnant woman immediately requested an all-white staff for the delivery of her child. Her request was denied, but hospital officials are launching a "full investigation" into the incident. [Independent] -
#tresstrust
Study: Men More Loyal To Hospitals, Women More Loyal To Hairdressers
Today in gender studies: the NY Times reports that men are more loyal to hospitals than individual doctors, meaning "female self-identity centers on close individual relationships, and male self-identity centers on less intimate group relationships." Also, ladies love hairdressers. [NYT] -
#hospitalcorners
Better To Die Alone Than With A Non-Legal Partner, Right? Right!
When Janice Langbehn's partner of 18 years suffered an aneurysm, Langbehn and their children were not allowed to visit her in the hospital. Now the case is the subject of a lawsuit with major implications. More »
