This is H1N1 scare is havoc on a parent’s nerves. Our 2 year-old son recently became sick with a serious fever. It was the weekend, and the first question that entered my mind was: when should I take him to the hospital?
Taking a sick child to emergency is the worst: putting them in an uncomfortable car seat, being jerked around during the drive, and then sitting in a crowded waiting room with other sick people is completely unsettling. And if you think about it: it doesn’t make sense.
Why are unhealthy people driving themselves to the hospital? Why are they driving at all? Let’s think of all the things that are prescribed when you’re feeling ill. You know: lots of rest, don’t move around, no additional stress, stay away from other sick people. Driving yourself to the hospital exposes you to all these things.
What happened to house calls? A mobile doctor, visiting a person in need of care in their home is a better way to do things. Why are we having all the icky, bacteria infected people congregate together in one place? Let’s stop this madness. Let’s give our doctors a cell phone, a Honda Fit, and the directions to our homes. We’ll all be better for it.
3 responses so far ↓
1 Joel // Nov 19, 2009 at 4:25 pm
That would be awesome for us, but I fear the doctor would need whatever magic Santa has to have time to make it to all of our houses.
2 admin // Nov 19, 2009 at 5:37 pm
If you think about it; a doctor driving from house to house is far more efficient than everyone driving to and from their homes.
This model is already working Europe.
3 Jeff // Dec 3, 2009 at 4:41 am
Doctors go through way more training then is even necessary for most cases. A specialized “diagnostic” nurse could be making the rounds and doing the basics, while a few more specialized doctors could follow up where their best abilities were needed.
The hospital would be used for non-contagious things such as injuries, disorders, etc.
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