Great, well written article, I wish your father a speedy recovery.
Anecdotally, when I was in the hospital (much more minor, at a much younger age), they kept waking me up at 3am to draw blood and clean and do god knows what, and the light outside my room was constantly on. It felt... at best annoying, at worst, downright jarring and disruptive. It certainly feels like the sleep and rest parts of recovery and care need to be revisited.
>Anecdotally, when I was in the hospital (much more minor, at a much younger age), they kept waking me up at 3am to draw blood and clean and do god knows what, and the light outside my room was constantly on. It felt... at best annoying, at worst, downright jarring and disruptive. It certainly feels like the sleep and rest parts of recovery and care need to be revisited.
After ACL reconstruction surgery many (~30) years ago, I was required to stay overnight due to both the general anaesthesia and the lateness (late afternoon) of the procedure.
I had a similar experience with the nurse coming in every two (2) hours to take my vitals. I was trying to sleep, but she kept waking me up. I groused about wanting to rest, but was informed (direct quote) "this isn't a hotel!"
And it's not. Rather it's a money printing facility for the owners of the health care system that runs the hospital.
There was an interesting article that showed "state of the art delivery rooms" from the 1950s - and they were ALL oriented around the doctor and nurse's convenience.
Now we've moved back toward "birthing centers" which focus on the mother and the baby; perhaps it is time for something similar to grow across all aspects of care.
> There was an interesting article that showed "state of the art delivery rooms" from the 1950s - and they were ALL oriented around the doctor and nurse's convenience.
And women are still giving birth lying down, fighting gravity, for the doctor’s convenience.
Anecdotally, when I was in the hospital (much more minor, at a much younger age), they kept waking me up at 3am to draw blood and clean and do god knows what, and the light outside my room was constantly on. It felt... at best annoying, at worst, downright jarring and disruptive. It certainly feels like the sleep and rest parts of recovery and care need to be revisited.