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A reminder for those concerned about hospital capacity and staffing

Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:44 pm
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:44 pm
Ochsner, Louisiana’s largest medical system, forced much of its staff to take mandatory vacation every 2 weeks. Why you ask? Because many of them weren’t needed due to lack of procedures and patients.

So when JBE or Redfield spout off about lack of staff at hospitals or hospitals being close to full, remember that it’s bullshite. And these companies are forcing their staff to take time off rather than come to work because there isn’t enough work to do.

PSA over.
Posted by p&g
Dixie
Member since Jun 2005
12995 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:45 pm to
Thanks for the useless info.
I believe you 100% but in grand scheme of things it makes this BS hoax nothing more than what it is.
This post was edited on 7/21/20 at 7:47 pm
Posted by ruzil
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2012
16915 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:45 pm to
Dumb Bell Edwards.........

Roasted!!!!
Posted by Uncle JackD
Member since Nov 2007
58640 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:46 pm to
They’re probably stopping elective procedures... so there isn’t work for those nurses. ICUs & Covid floors are absolutely slammed where I work.
Posted by jeffsdad
Member since Mar 2007
21423 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:54 pm to
What is the most frustrating thing to me is that if we had a Democratic President right now, we would never have heard of the china virus. It would maybe be mentioned every month or so as a "bad flu year" and nothing else mentioned.
Posted by More beer please
Member since Feb 2010
45050 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:54 pm to
No they’re not
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
73681 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:54 pm to
Are they still being forced into vacations?

I didn't need to fill up my vehicle in May; but I'll be damned things changed and I had to fill it up this week.
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
Member since Jun 2009
84118 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:55 pm to
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Why you ask? Because many of them weren’t needed due to lack of procedures and patients.


That's not why . Inb4pride
Posted by Tiguar
Montana
Member since Mar 2012
33131 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:55 pm to
You can’t take a med surg nurse and throw her into the ICU with no training and experience, but the mouth breathers here will lap this up.
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
85040 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:56 pm to
Yes. They have at least one more pay period to complete. No one knows yet if they will continue the program.
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
Member since Jun 2009
84118 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:56 pm to
quote:

You can’t take a med surg nurse and throw her into the ICU with no training and experience,


But you can make a med surge unit a covid unit

Not critical of course. This was not meant to say you're wrong
This post was edited on 7/21/20 at 8:00 pm
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
85040 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:57 pm to
I guess training them was out of the question when hospitals were supposed to be preparing for surges?
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
73681 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:57 pm to
They'd have to want to be trained
Posted by htran90
BC
Member since Dec 2012
30111 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:58 pm to
quote:

A reminder for those concerned about hospital capacity and staffing



quote:

Ochsner, Louisiana’s largest medical system, forced much of its staff to take mandatory vacation every 2 weeks. Why you ask? Because many of them weren’t needed due to lack of procedures and patients.



I mean there are MULTIPLE parts of the hospital, no?

The 16 bed ICU all being taken up, requiring a full ICU staff means its at capacity, requiring critical care physicians/fellows/residents/RTs/RNs is one side.

The ORs aren't all being used, so they're making the circulating nurses and surgeons/anesthesiologists, etc take off
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
85040 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 7:58 pm to
Well that and the company was hemorrhaging money.
Posted by Btrtigerfan
Disgruntled employee
Member since Dec 2007
21458 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 8:00 pm to
quote:

You can’t take a med surg nurse and throw her into the ICU with no training and experience, but the mouth breathers here will lap this up.


Every RN went to school, Baw. They may have a specialty, but they are smart. Treating 100 patients for different illnesses is hard. Treating 100 for the same illness makes the learning curve less steep.

TLDR, I'm not buying that. They know how to work a bi-pap machine.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
97643 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 8:01 pm to
No time for vacation when there are tiktok videos to be made
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
73681 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 8:02 pm to
quote:

Every RN went to school, Baw. They may have a specialty, but they are smart. Treating 100 patients for different illnesses is hard. Treating 100 for the same illness makes the learning curve less steep.



As long as my life isn't depending on it.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
134865 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 8:02 pm to
quote:

You can’t take a med surg nurse and throw her into the ICU with no training and experience, but the mouth breathers here will lap this up.

Is every person in the hospital for COVID an ICU patient?
Posted by ruzil
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2012
16915 posts
Posted on 7/21/20 at 8:04 pm to
quote:

They'd have to want to be trained




They have the chest.
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