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Re: Nurses/Staff Required to Wear Masks at HCA Hospitals, But Not Doctors

Prime — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:31:55 GMT

limitgov:

Which would beg the question, why does HCA care about pushing flu vaccines?

Hospitals get penalized from Medicare for not properly screening all patients.

Re: Nurses/Staff Required to Wear Masks at HCA Hospitals, But Not Doctors

limitgov — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:41:10 GMT

the problem is with HCA and how this makes them look.

It makes the policy look like it is not about safety, but compliance and pushing flu vaccines.

Which would beg the question, why does HCA care about pushing flu vaccines?

Re: Nurses/Staff Required to Wear Masks at HCA Hospitals, But Not Doctors

limitgov — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:54:19 GMT

"I'm not seeing the problem here with this inconsistency. Where's the aggression?"

Also, the problem is that in return for these subsidies, I believe HCA does their part to push vaccines. My only guess as to why, is because vaccine companies must give money to the right politicians.

Re: Nurses/Staff Required to Wear Masks at HCA Hospitals, But Not Doctors

limitgov — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:47:07 GMT

"I'm not seeing the problem here with this inconsistency. Where's the aggression?"

We both know HCA hospitals exist because government funnels tons of money to them via medicaid and other government subsidies.

Re: Nurses/Staff Required to Wear Masks at HCA Hospitals, But Not Doctors

cab21 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:40:04 GMT

is this prvate policy or government regulatuon?

Re: Nurses/Staff Required to Wear Masks at HCA Hospitals, But Not Doctors

Blargg — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:20:56 GMT

I'm not seeing the problem here with this inconsistency. Where's the aggression?

Re: Nurses/Staff Required to Wear Masks at HCA Hospitals, But Not Doctors

limitgov — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:33:40 GMT

"The internet is trending with these types of stories."

I got this info DIRECTLY from someone who works at a HCA Hospital. I do not want to give their name or which HCA hospital and put their job at risk.

And this person PERSONALLY knows several doctors at their hospitals who did not get the flu shots.

Re: Nurses/Staff Required to Wear Masks at HCA Hospitals, But Not Doctors

Bogart — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:10:00 GMT

The internet is trending with these types of stories. I think their is something sinister about this going on with the Federal Government trying to get people to consumer the the vaccinations of their friends without exposing their friends to any liability.

My opinion is that in a free market for healthcare, this decision would be up to the employees themselves to get the shot and avoid issues with their employers. In the current government run healthcare system this is simply a back door approach to get people to consume something they would rather not do. So under the current govenrment I think this is a horrible policy.

Nurses/Staff Required to Wear Masks at HCA Hospitals, But Not Doctors

limitgov — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:57:27 GMT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospita...ion_of_America

At all HCA Hospitals (lots in Houston), all nurses and staff that do not get flu shots are required to wear masks all day long.

But doctors who don't get flu shot (and I've heard there are many) are not required to wear masks.

This proves that the policy is not about safety.

Call the management up and complain.

http://clearlakermc.com/contact-us/phone-directory.dot

http://hcagulfcoast.com/about/leadership.dot