This was forwarded to my in box.. I got it twice from two different people. So others believe this is one if not the main reason for our Health "Culture" Crisis.
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This doctor says it all. If only Washington would listen…….View of a Young Doctor.
If you doubt any part of what Dr. Jones says, go visit your local hospital emergency room as an observer for an hour or so some Friday or Saturday night.See how many responsible people you can send this to!
Pictured below is a young physician by the name of Dr. Starner Jones. His short two-paragraph letter to the White House accurately puts the blame on a
"Culture Crisis" instead of a "Health Care Crisis."It's worth a quick read:
Dear Mr. President:
During my shift in the Emergency Room last night, I had the pleasure of evaluating a patient whose smile revealed an expensive shiny gold tooth, whose body was adorned with a wide assortment of elaborate and costly tattoos, who wore a very expensive brand of tennis shoes and who chatted on a new cellular telephone equipped with a popular R&B ringtone.
While glancing over her patient chart, I happened to notice that her payer status was listed as "Medicaid!"
During my examination of her, the patient informed me that she smokes more than one costly pack of cigarettes everyday and somehow still has money to buy pretzels and beer.
And, you and our Congress expect me to pay for this woman's health care? I contend that our nation's "healthcare crisis" is not the result of a shortage of quality hospitals, doctors or nurses.
Rather, it is the result of a "crisis of culture,"a culture in which it is perfectly acceptable to spend money on luxuries and vices while refusing to take care of one's self or, heaven forbid, purchase health insurance.
It is a culture based on the irresponsible credo that "I can do whatever I want to because someone else will always take care of me.
"Once you fix this "culture crisis" that rewards irresponsibility and dependency,you'll be amazed at how quickly our nation's health care difficulties will disappear.Respectfully,STARNER JONES
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What opinions do you have about this Doctors quest to right a wrong and improve the Health of our nation?
That is if you believe this is real. Now I do note that he hasn't worked in any rural areas. As in these location they are losing their hospitals because of this very thing And the states lack of funds to reverse the situation.
Here in Topeka, KS. we just had St. Francis Hospital lose it Colo., backer because this hospital serves all people including the ones that can't afford to pay.
Lucky enough it did find new backers to stay open. And this isn't the situation in many rural locations, as many do lose their local hospitals do to lack of funds..