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it does cost alot of money to run a hospital. you have to have insurance, pay the doctors a bunch, pay the nurses a bunch, come up with new ways to stiff your maintenance staff, present a great public image, hoard money that can be used for upgrades and pay raises to buy new land. Yeah i support moses cone going after north high point and I know that my money helping their cause. I remember the last time i got a bill after going to the hospital without insurance. actually it was 2 bills. The hospital bill and the doctor's bill. what was the service? 3 hours in the waiting room, x-ray, a wooden shoe thingy and a pain pill prescription. The hospital bill: $368. The Doctor's bill: $218. Realizing that had I just put my foot up and stayed at home, I would've been fine and wouldnt go into debt even further: priceless.

I can see why High Point Regional doesn't want any competition. In my opinion, that hospital is a deathtrap and they would lose to any decent competitor. The last time I went there, the doctor's were unfriendly, the sanitation was pathetic, and even some of the procedures done were botched.

Nit, HPRH has one of the lowest rates for patient infections in the country. Infection is one of the causes of many hospital deaths and problems. I have friends who volunteer there and they love the staff and patients. Also have many friends who have had successful stays and have nothing but good things to say for the hospital. Also have a friend who just had surgery at Cone and has nothing good to say for the hospital. Everyone has good and bad stories from hospitals. I am sorry yours was not a good stay.

Carol,

Thanks for the information. I will say that 95% of the staff (nurses, volunteers, etc) I encountered were very friendly. My doctor was a complete ass. Rude, unfriendly, condescending, etc.

I found the hospital to be dirty on several occasions. Not sure how they got their rating. I've been to several hospitals and High Point is not the worst in terms of cleanliness, but definitely not one of the best.

At one point, they asked me to pee in what looked like a tupperware juice bottle. They set the bottle on the tray I ate on and left it there for hours, even when they set my food beside the tray. Talk about disgusting.

Regardless, I think competition is a good thing.

While I have never dealt with the Moses Cone System, I have dealt with HPRHS. Nit, my experiences were not quite what you share though. I did have a NA who refused to wear protective gloves when doing blood work on me. She did not last long with me. Nearly three years ago, when I had an insulin pump and had to be admitted to the hospital, NO ONE in the hospital had ANY knowledge of an insulin pump. I was the "doggie in the window" with that! Many people were coming by to see what it was and asking questions about what it did, etc.

For the record, there are now TWO diabetic endocrinologists in High Point. At the time of my experience, there was ONE! FYI, there are NONE in Davidson County. So, guess where the diabetics who utilize an endocrinologist go?! What is wrong with High Point? Or need I ask?

Shalom

Darryl,

I can't imagine why anyone working in the medical profession would not wear protective gloves if asked. It protects them as much as it does us.

You should have mentioned you were gay. She probably would have ran to put on gloves! (That was a joke against her, not you)

I'm sorry about your experience. Medical knowledge is better today than probably ever before. However, in my opinion, the CARE in medical care is getting worse every year.

Speaking of medical care, anyone heard from Yvonne lately?

Nit, Yvonne blogged some last week. The one I am worried about is Jan. Was he from Greensboro, did he ever say?