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ctindel t1_j1fz496 wrote

Reply to comment by lispenard1676 in ‘Major Trustee, Please Prioritize’: How NYU’s E.R. Favors the Rich by goodguyfdny

It’s a very sad story and there’s no doubt in my mind that lots of people die from substandard care due to being poor or not having someone in the hospital to advocate for them and stay on top of the care plan. I have two nurses in my family and they always talk about how important it is to have an advocate in order to get proper care.

My only point was that this isn’t an NYU problem per se, the problem is systemic and only regulation can fix systemic issues.

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lispenard1676 t1_j1h1q38 wrote

> My only point was that this isn’t an NYU problem per se, the problem is systemic and only regulation can fix systemic issues.

Okay, fair point. Regulation is always helpful.

Nevertheless, even if it is systemic, I can't see how that exempts NYU here. They seem to be a particular egregious example, since they're one of the most prestigious hospitals in the city.

In fact, it might be good for the public if they're called on the carpet before everyone. It might scare the other hospitals into treating the public better.

EDIT: Plus, ideally there shouldn't be a need for advocates to drive people into doing their job. If that's necessary, isn't there something much more wrong?

I know someone else who had to do that for his mom. He nearly got arrested bc he had to be persistent to overcome the resistance of the doctors - twice.

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ctindel t1_j1i4t7x wrote

> Plus, ideally there shouldn’t be a need for advocates to drive people into doing their job. If that’s necessary, isn’t there something much more wrong?

Well that was my whole point, it’s all a symptom of a much larger problem because the whole system is broken. It doesn’t “exempt” them per se but it seems weird to selectively apply the rules and excoriate NYU for something that is true all across the country.

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