> In the capitalist medical universe in which all bodies must orbit around profit at all times, even a double mastectomy is considered an outpatient procedure. After my mastectomy, the eviction from the recovery ward came aggressively and early. The nurse woke me up from anaesthesia and attempted to incorrectly fill out all the questions on the exit questionnaire for me while I failed in an attempt to argue with her that I was not OK. I told her that my pain was not managed, that I had not yet actually gone to the bathroom, that I had not yet been given instructions, that I could not stand, let alone leave. Then they made me leave, and I left.
Unless you live in a world where money grows on trees, that happens in public systems too.
There are finite amount of resources and keeping a patient overnight, when it could be out-patient, means another patient, who needs that bed more, has to go without.
It’s not due to profit. And actually, the hospital would likely make more profit if they could keep you overnight.
if the current patient is only considered as an out-patient because their bed is needed, then i say the hospital doesn't have enough beds, and should either charge more per bed, or invest in more beds.
Sure, but there is always a need for more beds. It doesn’t end. At some point, the money runs out.
That’s what countries like the UK do with QUALY measurements. You have X billions of Euros to spend, so you spend it on the most effective measures and say “no” to everything else.
> It’s not due to profit. And actually, the hospital would likely make more profit if they could keep you overnight.
It has nothing to do with the hospital's profit, and everything to do with the insurance provider's costs. What makes you think the hospital is calling the shots in this case? The people who write the checks call the shots.
> In the capitalist medical universe in which all bodies must orbit around profit at all times, even a double mastectomy is considered an outpatient procedure. After my mastectomy, the eviction from the recovery ward came aggressively and early. The nurse woke me up from anaesthesia and attempted to incorrectly fill out all the questions on the exit questionnaire for me while I failed in an attempt to argue with her that I was not OK. I told her that my pain was not managed, that I had not yet actually gone to the bathroom, that I had not yet been given instructions, that I could not stand, let alone leave. Then they made me leave, and I left.