hi everyone
thank you so much for all of your nice comments. i apologize that it has taken me so long to respond, but i have had some health issues to take care of for an out-of-town parent as well as working extra hours at the real hospital.
richard
i found your comment about the hospital being very much like a factory, i often think of it as being a very exclusive restaurant, as the service and delivered goods must be impeccable and as close to perfect as humanly possible to maintain the highest of standards for the patron.
p.s.: One thing I wonder: the presence of so many cellular/mobile phones. In Germany it is prohibited to use any mobile phones within a hospital.
when cell phones initially became commonplace for the general population, there were rules regulating their use in the hospitals here in the states, as there was a concern that their use would interfere with monitoring equipment. that is no longer the case and cellphones are in use everywhere in the hospitals, including by staff for general communication. i included cell phones in the hands of the visitors, because at any one moment anywhere in the hospital, nearly half of the people you will be looking at are using a cell phone
One of my favorites is the radiology department and the controll desk behind the protective glass.
tim, i was rather pleased with the airport control tower desk in the radiology department as well, purely unplanned until i found a bundle of airport parts on our local craigslist. i can hardly wait until the vet hospital is here in the states, as i want to include the scanner in the radiology department.
Was that Fred and Maisie I saw with their backs to us in Radiology?
*****, gepetto, i was wondering if anyone would notice fred and maisie. they were in san francisco, for just a short stop, and maisie tripped on the steps near the golden gate bridge, and injured her wrist. fortunately nothing serious, but they came to the ER to have it checked. actually, this is a common occurance, we frequently have patients in surgery who have stumbled while on vacation, and the steps at the north end of the golden gate bridge are a common culprit, because folks are so busy looking at the scenery, they neglect to watch their step on the older stairways.
one last thing, if anyone ever has an extra headless green dress OR girl body, i would love to buy or trade for it, as my avatar is not quite right, i need to put a chinese face/head on it, and i have not been able to get the body and head separated on the miniskirt girls, thanks in advance.
kaethe
