CATW practice # 2

Hospitals require careful attention to patients. So it’s very important for staff member to have a close eye on patients who check in. in the article “The woman who died in the waiting room”, I agree that “Public hospitals across the country have struggled to provide acute psychiatric care to the poor and uninsured since the early 1960’s, when large mental hospital began closing their doors en masse”.

Esmin Green a 49 year old lady was in the waiting room of Brooklyn’s largest psychiatric hospital. Esmin Green was suffering for 20 minutes. Have in mind nurses and security guards were in the area she was sitting in. The staff member of this hospital did not bother to see if she was alright. They glanced by her and failed to help Esmin who was suffering.  Esmin fell out her chair and was notice 40 minutes after.   A nurse walking by noticed the helpless lady and pushes her lightly with her foot.  Esmin was not moving she was dead. How uncaring are the staffs in the hospital to not notice someone suffering. It’s like a correctional officer look at a serial killer break out of prison and just not care.

Jeneen Interlandi who wrote the article “The women who died in the waiting room” says “They are the poor, the uninsured and the undocumented”.  I believe Jeneen point is that the poor, the uninsured and the undocumented are the ones who need the help the most and are not given.  People in this category are not able to afford treatment.  My good friend Felix was in a major car accident. The hospital stated that he was brain damaged. To this day his parents are not able to afford for Felix’s emergency. The hospital also let Felix parents know that he has a certain amount of time he can stay in the hospital. Felix died within two months. His parents were not able to afford the treatment.  

I believe hospitals need to pay more attention to their patients. The poor and undocumented need to receive the same amount of care to those who are documented and have insurance. It’s not right to see someone in pain and need medical attention.