Hackensack hospital adding a trauma unit on wheels

[Moore, Rick]

I hear Del Webb is looking to unload the London Bridge if your
interested. 

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[mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Ronald Gross
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 10:53 AM
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Subject: Re: Hackensack hospital adding a trauma unit on wheels

Not any more - the center got moved 'cause I just bought that Bridge....

>>> "Doug Condit Jr" <thoracicsurgpa at msn.com> 12/7/2006 11:47 AM >>>
Pret-sarcasm??-never!  One of his lines particularly hit home:

"Let's build a bunch of multi-million-dollar roller-hospitals and store
them in a big warehouse, just in case a city collapses.  When a city
collapses (ideally, not the city with the big warehouse)"

 

Prior to 9/11, NYC Mayor Gulliani, incurred the wrath of fiscal
conservatives for building a multimillion dollar 'emergency' command
center, for use by the city in the case of a major terrorist attack,
hurricane, flood, or other catastrophic disaster.  And where was this
fortress located??   In the World Trade Center, of course.

 

Under current Mayor Bloomberg, this concept has been maintained,  The
current 'emergency' command center is physically located in Manhattan,
under the Brooklyn Bridge.

 

~doug~



  Gotta say that, sarcasm aside, Pret is absolutely correct.  This
mobile
  doc-in-the-box is counterintuitive.  It also fails to ascribe to the
  very basics of trauma care, and that is to bring the patient as
quickly
  to the place with the most resources, not to bring a few resources to
  the place where they will quickly be overwhelmed, overused and thereby
  useless!  I bet Frykberg would have a stroke with all of this.

  Let me see, now......I am looking at something that is round, has a
  hole in the middle, and can be put on a heavy stick with the identical
  round thing on the other end of the stick onto which I can put
something
  and roll along very easily.  Why, I just reinvented the wheel. 
Sounds
  like what these "medical innovators" want to do.

  Just my 3 cents (inflation and all.......)

  Take care,
  Ron

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