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Date Posted: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 11:23: pm
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's message, "Re: Small Town Doctor" on Sunday, March 28, 2010, 10:45: pm
No - our hospital doesn't have a helicopter. We have a helicopter pad. The helicopter has to be brought in from a neighboring town. We do have amublance service. Sometimes a patient can be taken by ambulance, sometimes it is more urgent and they need to go by helicopter. Sometimes weather conditions do not allow for helicopter transport. From my side of it, it seems like if the wind is blowing at all, and I need someone to go quickly, I am declined for weather.
yes - doctors who take care of nursing home patients or home health patients are on call for those patients 24-7. docto As I mentioned before, doctors sometimes have call groups who cover hospital call, but for nursing homes/homehealth we don't.
Medical student call and intership/residency call is NOT 24/7. There are new laws that preclude this from happening. Residendt can not work more than an average of 80 hours/week during a 4 week period.
I honestly did not realize how uninformed the public is about the challenges faced by practitioners of rural healthcare.
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