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Posted on November 9 at 5:48 p.m.
"@ happyreader - In response to your criticisms, I am forced to remark that you seem so much for the doctors it make me wonder why?" - Barrister
It's not some sinister secret, Barrister. It's because I can see the other side of the story. I come from a family of health care providers (not in the Miss-Lou), and I have training and experience in healthcare myself. I know how hard those jobs are. I have tremendous respect for those who can get up every day and go in to work to try to help and/or save lives. They have to live with the reality that they can't do the job perfectly, but the vast majority of them try to do the very best they can.
Personally, I can say that the smartest, most considerate physician who has ever taken care of me was one I found in Natchez. I won't name his name here, because he has done nothing to deserve the mud-slinging-fest that I'm sure would ensue from some. I'm very sorry to hear that your family suffered from health complications as a result of negligence. One of my loved ones also suffered a catastrophic illness that resulted in disability which was likely as a result of a pharmaceutical issue... only it happened in a big city hospital with an excellent reputation. (And they didn't sue either.) It's tragic, but it does happen everywhere, not just Natchez. : (
Ditto to you, Kroger! Keeping my fingers crossed and contacting my representatives...
Posted on November 8 at 3:06 p.m.
Barrister, just what do you suppose causes your insurance rates to go up?? I'll give you a hint. When doctors have to order lots of redundant tests - on the off chance that they might have to prove to a jury that they AREN'T out to kill their patients - your insurance company picks up the tab.
You seem to have a great deal of cynicism and suspicion of doctors in general. I don't know Dr. Stubbs personally, but I don't automatically assume the worst of him as you have. What has he ever done to you, that you would question his decency and professionalism? And then, right after that, you made a negative, sweeping generalization about most of the doctors in the Miss-Lou area. Honestly, I read some of the comments on this board, and I wonder why anybody would want to hang around and practice medicine in Natchez. Talk about a hostile environment.
Posted on November 8 at 9:19 a.m.
"happy reader, your "health care provider" is probably one of the very ones that doesnt mind GETTING money from a lawsuit, just as long as they are not the ones GIVING it.
and as far as doing what is "best for their families"; are you saying that the doctors that kept their practices in natchez were not concerned about the financial well being of their family???" - ntzslums
And you know this about my family member how...? My family never took part in any lawsuit. We preferred to actually earn our income. I'll thank you to not degrade my family, whom you have never even met and know nothing about.
No, I'm not insulting the doctors who stayed in Natchez. Did I say that? If the benefits of staying in MS outweighed the difficulties, more power to them. But I also don't fault those who couldn't take it any more and determined that it was no longer working for them and their families.
Posted on November 8 at 8:23 a.m.
ntzslums, it's not the job of doctors to "keep ALL their business in Mississippi". If you're being financially and emotionally bled dry by opportunistic parasites in one location, you'd be crazy not to go somewhere that's more welcoming. Doctors are just like everybody else; they have to do what's best for their families.
And ucantfixstupid, doctors do make mistakes. But the whole point is that doctors are having to go to extreme, unreasonable lengths to cover their behinds because it has become accepted in certain circles to automatically sue if a patient gets worse. Most insurance companies would rather settle out of court than spend the money to fight a lawsuit, so it's usually an automatic payoff for these leeches. (Which then drives up the overall costs of health care.) It's like doctors are guilty until proven innocent. What if every health care professional decided that they couldn't handle the risk that they might make an honest mistake and left the field? That's basically what these "lawsuit hotspots" do to their health care... they just drive it away. Guess now they have to find someone else to sue.
A close family member of mine was a health care provider who had to deal with several frivolous malpractice lawsuits. After having just left court one day, he ran into a patient who was suing him. The patient basically told him that no personal offense was intended, but that he wanted to see if he could suck some money out of the malpractice insurance company. This kind of persecution of health care providers happens in courts EVERY DAY, so I have no sympathy for communities that harass their physicians right on out of town so that they have no one.
Posted on November 7 at 7:53 p.m.
Good idea, destiny. I've often wondered why so many businesses close right around the time that would-be customers are getting off work. I can see how it would be a real hardship for business owners with small children, but for those who can manage such a schedule, it might be worth a try.
Posted on November 7 at 7:57 a.m.
"As to address and phone number, both should be off by at least one digit. You won't receive any court summons, but if and when they finally track you down you can claim the officer took it down wrong. Always retain a reasonable deniability of fault, even in the face of irrefutable evidence." - grungebob
Oh, come on, grungebob. Tell me you're just stirring it up this morning. Do YOU really want to live with or around people who make a habit of breaking the law and lying to the police and/or courts? I don't; they usually end up lying to everybody else, too.
Posted on November 1 at 8:15 a.m.
The ND ran a really nice article today about kids being involved in 4H. Funny... an article about kids in Natchez, doing wholesome, mentally stimulating things, without a multimillion-dollar facility that only a select group in town wants. Gasp. I didn't think such things were possible. : )
Why is the city obligated to provide soccer and softball facilities? What about kids who are interested in canoeing, archery, horseback riding, putt-putt, rock-climbing... the list could go on... I'm NOT suggesting that the city ought to install those things either; I'm just pointing out that not everybody is wild about softball and soccer. We all have interests that I'm sure we'd love for our communities to subsidize, but most of us don't expect that to happen.
Posted on October 28 at 9:39 p.m.
"The City of Vidalia also has not set specific trick-or-treat hours, but Police Chief Tapper Hendricks suggests trick-or-treaters take to the streets between 6 and 10 p.m. Saturday."
10 P.M??! Are you kidding me? I had to stop and reread that a couple of times. I like giving candy to the little goblins and princesses as much as the next person, but by about 8:30, I'm done. Many trick-or-treaters will continue to ring your doorbell whether you have light on or not. Imagine getting summoned to the door in your pajamas and fuzzy slippers by trick-or-treaters at 10 p.m.!
Posted on October 28 at 7:57 p.m.
Well, I got my butt smacked a few times when I was a kid. As my hindquarters were smarting, I quickly learned some things: 1. There is such a thing as authority, and I am usually not it, and 2. Actions have consequences. I am very thankful that my parents taught me those lessons, which LOTS of children today don't get.
You know, the "experts" can never seem to keep their stories straight. (Remember when coffee was supposed to be bad for you? Then it was supposed to prevent Alzheimers? And now it's neither good nor bad for you...? The same goes for eggs, soy, etc. LOL) I find it interesting that parents successfully raised happy, healthy, productive, law-abiding children for hundreds of years with corporal punishment documented as one of their multiple parenting tools. But now, some have decided that it turns kids into angry little criminals who will spend the rest of their lives in therapy. Please. I say look at previous generations who did a good job raising their children and learn from them.
I will say this, though... I'm not so sure that paddling in the schools is a great idea. It just opens the door to lawsuits. It's not worth it. What schools could do for an effective punishment is make kids scrub floors, take out trash, etc., but I'm sure someone would howl that the little darlings' civil rights were somehow being violated.
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Posted on November 19 at 10:30 p.m.
This is some scary stuff. Everybody, please contact your representatives by phone or e-mail RIGHT NOW!
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