Clay Ogden: I know too well about practicing medicine. My brother and stepfather are general practionners, one in Europe and one in Australia. In the family we also have 3 nurses, all in Europe. So I've observed the different systems, the work they all put in their profession, the income tax they pay (up to 60% in Europe)... It still does not explain why I would pay 30 Euros to see my generalist in Europe or Australia, but over $120 here. It does not explain why American doctors are no longer doing home visits, my relatives do...until 11pm on a regulat basis - at 30 euros per patient. However, many of them do not have the income of our American GP, I know it for a fact. So Mr Ogden, why don't we have a doctor in Steamboat, and I like many of them, who can be different that a medical bureaucrat 9 to 5pm... I just was raised with another human appreciation about health care, and I am determined to bring those views here.
Sir Hartless - Heartless - I hope - assume - You, your spouse, none of your kids, nephews, nieces, cousins...etc went to public schools... they must be a bunch of idiots! Indeed.
“We have some concerns when an outside group is brought in to create a new clinic in our community when we already have clinic capacity here.”
A little too late. Competition is waking the medical community up. Until now Steamboat doctors and hospital enjoyed a very comfortable monopole. It took me over 6 hours out of my class room this week for me and my sons to seek health care, get penicillin, go to the pharmacy... I can't wait to use our school clinic where all of the above will take 30 minutes at practically $0.
Add to that when you want to walk-in without appointment, anywhere, they all consider you as annoying. I don't like this practice... With 2 or 3 exceptions, many doctors in Steamboat seem to have forgotten their oath, work for large profits on our back, and forgot the fact that they should be available 24/7 like my relatives in Europe who will get out of their bed at 11pm to visit their very sick patients... They are the True Hyppocrates' servants. Never really encountered any of those here. I support my district choice because it will serve 300 employees and their dependents exactly as expected, without taking us away from our students for hours and hours and hours....
Steamboat School Board to vote on health clinic proposal Monday
$900 for 2 hours to receive benadryl in the vein...
March 29, 2012 at 8:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to Steamboat students, community
Thank You Debbie for such a refreshing presentation!
March 29, 2012 at 1:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Monday Medical: Giving back to fight cancer
Jan Fritz is the Angel in our valley.
March 26, 2012 at 5:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat School Board to vote on health clinic proposal Monday
Clay Ogden:
I know too well about practicing medicine. My brother and stepfather are general practionners, one in Europe and one in Australia. In the family we also have 3 nurses, all in Europe. So I've observed the different systems, the work they all put in their profession, the income tax they pay (up to 60% in Europe)... It still does not explain why I would pay 30 Euros to see my generalist in Europe or Australia, but over $120 here.
It does not explain why American doctors are no longer doing home visits, my relatives do...until 11pm on a regulat basis - at 30 euros per patient. However, many of them do not have the income of our American GP, I know it for a fact.
So Mr Ogden, why don't we have a doctor in Steamboat, and I like many of them, who can be different that a medical bureaucrat 9 to 5pm... I just was raised with another human appreciation about health care, and I am determined to bring those views here.
March 26, 2012 at 4:07 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat School Board to vote on health clinic proposal Monday
Oh yes Heartless, your premium will then go up to grant me medical visits at "practically $0".... Epitome of Capitalism> I must love it.
March 25, 2012 at 8:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat School Board to vote on health clinic proposal Monday
Sir Hartless - Heartless - I hope - assume - You, your spouse, none of your kids, nephews, nieces, cousins...etc went to public schools... they must be a bunch of idiots! Indeed.
March 25, 2012 at 8:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat School Board to vote on health clinic proposal Monday
“We have some concerns when an outside group is brought in to create a new clinic in our community when we already have clinic capacity here.”
A little too late. Competition is waking the medical community up. Until now Steamboat doctors and hospital enjoyed a very comfortable monopole.
It took me over 6 hours out of my class room this week for me and my sons to seek health care, get penicillin, go to the pharmacy... I can't wait to use our school clinic where all of the above will take 30 minutes at practically $0.
Add to that when you want to walk-in without appointment, anywhere, they all consider you as annoying. I don't like this practice... With 2 or 3 exceptions, many doctors in Steamboat seem to have forgotten their oath, work for large profits on our back, and forgot the fact that they should be available 24/7 like my relatives in Europe who will get out of their bed at 11pm to visit their very sick patients... They are the True Hyppocrates' servants.
Never really encountered any of those here. I support my district choice because it will serve 300 employees and their dependents exactly as expected, without taking us away from our students for hours and hours and hours....
March 25, 2012 at 3:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
The Record for Feb. 18
Ironic!
February 19, 2012 at 10:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat hockey's Matt Hale impressing as sophomore
BRAVO Matt!
December 31, 2011 at 8:36 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Police officer ticketed after downtown traffic accident
Spidermite... that was a good one for Cabaret 2012... Loved it!
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