You're right - that sort of thing IS symptomatic of the whole US health care "system." And you're right, people in the USA are still swallowing the propaganda that we have the "best" health care int he world. We certainly don't. We have some of the best individual hospitals in the world, but 99% of our citizens can't afford it. And it's so much a business - all about cash, profit, and not patient well-being.
Hot tea and hot buttered toast? That DOES sound lovely. Although I'll admit, the hospital where I had my hysterectomy has very tasty food, ordered and delivered room-service-style. I was quite shocked. (Too bad my pain level was uncontrolled because of poor nursing staff, and I had almost no appetite.)
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Date: 2010-10-25 09:13 pm (UTC)Hot tea and hot buttered toast? That DOES sound lovely. Although I'll admit, the hospital where I had my hysterectomy has very tasty food, ordered and delivered room-service-style. I was quite shocked. (Too bad my pain level was uncontrolled because of poor nursing staff, and I had almost no appetite.)