As always, we continue to update the Inside Medicine Covid metrics dashboard every week. Last week, we published our first 50-state readout on wastewater levels—the best proxy for case counts these days. This week, we are looking at Covid-19 hospitalization trends in all 50 states.
Partners, the owner of multiple hospitals in MA is the state’s largest employer, and it always pains me when management chooses not to lead by example such as eliminating masking and now Covid testing. I looked at the mix of the Board of Directors of Partners and the majority, as would be expected is comprised of attorneys from the Bay States’ most prominent legal firms and the members of the financial sector with a nod to the medical profession. Recently, a young friend of ours did the unexpected. He had gotten his undergraduate degree from Harvard, then obtained an MBA paid for by the consulting firm for whom he worked. Then, he left the usines world and obtained a medical degree, then accepted a job working at a COE hospital only to quit medicine altogether after reaching his goal. That sort of shocked us because he’d worked so hard and put together an impressive resume in the medical field. But, he explained that due to the seniority factor of the medical field, it would be years before he moved into senior management. So, he accepted an exciting job offer with a hedge fund evaluating medical start-up companies. He has the ability to acquire equity in growing new businesses and interact with young people who are expanding their experiences. I worry that the same management that makes decisions to abandon masking and Covid testing at the hospitals caring for us is losing the brightest minds.
It’s no longer Partners-- it’s Mass General Brigham-- a rebranding that cost 4 million and caused layoffs. (A family member works in HR at MGB.)
Taking COVID tests off the EPIC test page is a deliberate effort to discourage testing. Who made that decision??
In Rhode Island, our largest healthcare system-- Lifespan-- never gives ED patients their COVID results prior to discharge, and the bloated note makes it hard to find that it’s pending. I just had a very high risk patient who wasn’t told she was COVID positive in a timely manner and not offered treatment-- she’s one of many. If you don’t look, you don’t find...
I see a specialist at MGB in a clinic that only treats immune compromised patients: my physician doesn’t mask, some support staff do. I’m not pleased. My clinic just strongly recommended masks again. And we’re not the Mecca.
Partners, the owner of multiple hospitals in MA is the state’s largest employer, and it always pains me when management chooses not to lead by example such as eliminating masking and now Covid testing. I looked at the mix of the Board of Directors of Partners and the majority, as would be expected is comprised of attorneys from the Bay States’ most prominent legal firms and the members of the financial sector with a nod to the medical profession. Recently, a young friend of ours did the unexpected. He had gotten his undergraduate degree from Harvard, then obtained an MBA paid for by the consulting firm for whom he worked. Then, he left the usines world and obtained a medical degree, then accepted a job working at a COE hospital only to quit medicine altogether after reaching his goal. That sort of shocked us because he’d worked so hard and put together an impressive resume in the medical field. But, he explained that due to the seniority factor of the medical field, it would be years before he moved into senior management. So, he accepted an exciting job offer with a hedge fund evaluating medical start-up companies. He has the ability to acquire equity in growing new businesses and interact with young people who are expanding their experiences. I worry that the same management that makes decisions to abandon masking and Covid testing at the hospitals caring for us is losing the brightest minds.
The brain drain is always a problem. I will say that the incoming pre-meds also have incredibly gifted people. But yes, your point is well-taken.
It’s no longer Partners-- it’s Mass General Brigham-- a rebranding that cost 4 million and caused layoffs. (A family member works in HR at MGB.)
Taking COVID tests off the EPIC test page is a deliberate effort to discourage testing. Who made that decision??
In Rhode Island, our largest healthcare system-- Lifespan-- never gives ED patients their COVID results prior to discharge, and the bloated note makes it hard to find that it’s pending. I just had a very high risk patient who wasn’t told she was COVID positive in a timely manner and not offered treatment-- she’s one of many. If you don’t look, you don’t find...
I see a specialist at MGB in a clinic that only treats immune compromised patients: my physician doesn’t mask, some support staff do. I’m not pleased. My clinic just strongly recommended masks again. And we’re not the Mecca.