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re: Spanish speaking in the United States
Posted on 5/18/14 at 1:15 pm to mmcgrath
Posted on 5/18/14 at 1:15 pm to mmcgrath
The patient told me she had all her prenatal care at Galveston as I was wondering if I could maybe find some old medical records to read through so I could take care of her appropriately. So I know she was here for her pregnancy - which is more than a month.
A nurse is not a babysitter. Why should they be asked to do this?
No a phone line is not magic but it's not free either. Why should the hospital be required to pay for an interpretation service?
You woke up at 3:30 AM to go work and didn't get paid? Were you a salaried employer? If so, you got paid. As a physician, I get paid for the cases I do, which may or may not get reimbursed. I am not salaried.
You were expected to use skills unrelated to your profession? Please provide examples. Speaking Spanish is not relevant to practicing medicine in the USA.
The sad thing is, the patient is not to blame. We continue to accommodate her , so why would she need to learn English?
A nurse is not a babysitter. Why should they be asked to do this?
No a phone line is not magic but it's not free either. Why should the hospital be required to pay for an interpretation service?
You woke up at 3:30 AM to go work and didn't get paid? Were you a salaried employer? If so, you got paid. As a physician, I get paid for the cases I do, which may or may not get reimbursed. I am not salaried.
You were expected to use skills unrelated to your profession? Please provide examples. Speaking Spanish is not relevant to practicing medicine in the USA.
The sad thing is, the patient is not to blame. We continue to accommodate her , so why would she need to learn English?
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Posted on 5/18/14 at 1:35 pm to BeaumontBengal
quote:to make sure that the patient gets adequate care. What happens when a single parent comes in with an injury or illness but also has an infant in hand?
A nurse is not a babysitter. Why should they be asked to do this?
quote:I guess they can use a physician who "kind of" knows Spanish instead... I would trust a qualified professional more when it comes to life or death.
No a phone line is not magic but it's not free either. Why should the hospital be required to pay for an interpretation service?
quote:I have done work as a contractor and an employee. I don't recall having to wake up at 3:30 am for support as a contractor, but I would have if needed.
You woke up at 3:30 AM to go work and didn't get paid? Were you a salaried employer? If so, you got paid. As a physician, I get paid for the cases I do, which may or may not get reimbursed. I am not salaried.
I take it that you have a contract with the hospital? I don't know about reimbursements on an individual basis, but I am sure you have weighed the positive vs negative benefits before signing that contract. You get paid well at times, and I guess at others you just bitch about the patients. BTW, what does any of that have to do about the language spoken by a patient?
This post was edited on 5/18/14 at 1:38 pm
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