mistyjackal842 said:Everyone is overcomplicating this. They might just be adjusting to a new computer system. Mayo Clinic is actually a great hospital; the cardiology department is wonderful, and both the doctors and nurses are so kind. They always went out of their way to help my immobile father in urology at Mayo Clinic, and I’ve always trusted them. Even during our last visit, they did everything they could to assist us. Wasn't it mentioned yesterday that another major hospital was struggling because too many people showed up on Friday to take advantage of the holiday weekend? Some people didn't even have appointments. I often end up calling Quest Diagnostics, a private lab, for my dad because they are so reliable—it’s really the only way to ensure his bloodwork gets done. The home health nurses don't have enough experience with blood draws, and honestly, they're too busy with other tasks to manage it. In a few days, I’m heading to Breyer to get some tests done that my pulmonologist ordered. One perk of using a private lab is being able to request what you need yourself. For instance, I’ve had my BNP levels checked several times, even though no cardiologist specifically ordered it. Quest Diagnostics even offers heart disease screening packages. My BNP was actually quite elevated once, so I'm glad I took the initiative to check it myself.
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That trashy CNN news outlet was just quoting employees saying Mayo Clinic uses the same BIS system as everyone else... which they... well...
use.
And they've been using it since 2003.
Seriously, if they are still "adjusting" after 19 years of using a system they pray to, maybe they should focus more on medicine rather than administration? 😲
The private options are nonsense.
Cardiology is nonsense too, since I don't go there.
A lab that
doesn't email results or even have me registered in the system while I'm physically in the outpatient clinic is working for
all hospital and external patients; saying
we don't send results via email is just plain unprofessional.
You're supposed to
make an appointment for bloodwork. That's the rule everywhere except here. Only a few specific tests don't require one.
So, when they say
too many people arrived, it just means they were being nice enough to take walk-ins, even though they got completely overwhelmed that day.
Mayo Clinic uses the same systems as any other hospital; the only thing they are "adjusting" to is continuing to refuse to do the things everyone else does.
Home health care depends entirely on the agency you call. I called one that
does a great job, but they don't have flashy advertising and aren't a private firm.
Nonsense regarding which tests are performed; it sounds like someone is describing a different set of services than what I use.
Nonsense about private labs; they make most of their money from people who order their own tests.
Basically, it's nonsense for all the departments at Mayo Clinic that function just like any other hospital... assuming they actually work. But I couldn't care less about the place I'm visiting now, or a hospital lab that won't email results—that's usually just pure incompetence.
It's just like how their website lists three phone numbers and three emails, hiding everything like a snake in the grass. It's like they're telling patients, "Please, just stay away from us."
The lab doesn't even list the tests they offer, for example.
Amateur hour.
Just look at the websites for Johns Hopkins or a Suburban hospital to see what a real medical site looks like; Mayo Clinic's site is a joke, especially with all the typos. 🤣
