“How doctors die: they don’t die like the rest of us” is a fantastic piece. Touching in its humanity and at the same time revealing through its anecdotes. Perhaps, in the end, we must except our fate…we are human…and we all die.
Henderson says “Because contrary to the impression Krugman leaves the reader, and obviously wants to leave the reader, Hoover didn’t take Mellon’s advice…” That is not the impression I got from the excerpt. It says “Mellon urged Hoover”, it never says he followed the advice.
I agree Irving, the article was very revealing. It seems doctors are far more realistic than optimistic when it comes to their own health. Perhaps they have just seen so many cases and are too familiar with them to feel that aggressive intervention is the best course. If someone becomes terminal, it is probably best to adopt the life outlook of the singing fish on the wall, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy, Ooooo,ooooooo…”
For-profit hospitals are outperforming nonprofit and public hospitals in treating emergency department patients for stroke, heart attack and pneumonia.
Non-profit hospitals and public hospitals are basically surviving off gorging at the public trough. Especially non-profit hospitals have huge advantages — no income tax, no sales tax, no property tax, etc. For a for-profit hospital to survive, it has to do something very right!
How doctors die: they don’t die like the rest of us. HT: Jason Shafrin.
This is a very interesting topic. It certainly helps put some things into perspective. Knowing how physicians feel about CPR and about receiving care even though you know you are going to die sooner than later, is scary. They are the ones who know exactly what goes on behind close doors, and if they feel so strongly about not receiving CPR and not having anybody trying to resurrect them in case anything happens to them goes to show how traumatic that ‘resurrection process’ can be, for both patients and families, as well as physicians of course.
This is an excellent topic that I think most of us fail to think of when discussing physicians and their role in the medical industry. They are human too.
“Of course, doctors don’t want to die; they want to live. But they know enough about modern medicine to know its limits. And they know enough about death to know what all people fear most: dying in pain and dying alone.”
This is good life advice overall. Know your limits. In respect to the medical field, I have often thought that people spend too much time and effort trying to escape death. It comes for us all, so strive to live the best life you can while you have it.
There are no stats in the article “How doctors die: they don’t die like the rest of us.” For all I know it could be “How some doctors that I know die”. So I am left wondering.
“How doctors die: they don’t die like the rest of us” is a fantastic piece. Touching in its humanity and at the same time revealing through its anecdotes. Perhaps, in the end, we must except our fate…we are human…and we all die.
“Krugman on Hoover”
Henderson says “Because contrary to the impression Krugman leaves the reader, and obviously wants to leave the reader, Hoover didn’t take Mellon’s advice…” That is not the impression I got from the excerpt. It says “Mellon urged Hoover”, it never says he followed the advice.
I agree Irving, the article was very revealing. It seems doctors are far more realistic than optimistic when it comes to their own health. Perhaps they have just seen so many cases and are too familiar with them to feel that aggressive intervention is the best course. If someone becomes terminal, it is probably best to adopt the life outlook of the singing fish on the wall, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy, Ooooo,ooooooo…”
On For Profit Beats Non-Profit:
The Free Market Strikes Again!
I always feel like I’m hearing about one of Zorro’s exploits whenever the free market gets something right. Take that tyranny!
For-profit hospitals are outperforming nonprofit and public hospitals in treating emergency department patients for stroke, heart attack and pneumonia.
Non-profit hospitals and public hospitals are basically surviving off gorging at the public trough. Especially non-profit hospitals have huge advantages — no income tax, no sales tax, no property tax, etc. For a for-profit hospital to survive, it has to do something very right!
How doctors die: they don’t die like the rest of us. HT: Jason Shafrin.
This is a very interesting topic. It certainly helps put some things into perspective. Knowing how physicians feel about CPR and about receiving care even though you know you are going to die sooner than later, is scary. They are the ones who know exactly what goes on behind close doors, and if they feel so strongly about not receiving CPR and not having anybody trying to resurrect them in case anything happens to them goes to show how traumatic that ‘resurrection process’ can be, for both patients and families, as well as physicians of course.
This is an excellent topic that I think most of us fail to think of when discussing physicians and their role in the medical industry. They are human too.
“Of course, doctors don’t want to die; they want to live. But they know enough about modern medicine to know its limits. And they know enough about death to know what all people fear most: dying in pain and dying alone.”
This is good life advice overall. Know your limits. In respect to the medical field, I have often thought that people spend too much time and effort trying to escape death. It comes for us all, so strive to live the best life you can while you have it.
There are no stats in the article “How doctors die: they don’t die like the rest of us.” For all I know it could be “How some doctors that I know die”. So I am left wondering.