Guess where my first patient is coming from tomorrow?

[nick1985]

Probably. These assholes are apparently the only ones that realize that money is finite, that the state of California is bankrupt, and that putting a pacemaker in a guy who is about to get the chair isn't helping anyone.

I am one of these assholes.

 

[CycloWizard]

So basically $30K for a battery, a small chip and some electrodes, and $20K for a room and a few man hours of labor. Like I said, the biggest obscenity of this situation is NOT who the patient is.

Yep, no reason an engineer should receive compensation for designing a device which will keep someone alive. No reason an expert should be paid to install it. Why should we give any incentive for people to invent and innovate? After all, the idiots we innovate for don't see any value added and think that the value of the final product is equal to the sum of its components.

 

[werepossum]

Probably. These assholes are apparently the only ones that realize that money is finite, that the state of California is bankrupt, and that putting a pacemaker in a guy who is about to get the chair isn't helping anyone.

Verily, thou art wise and stuff.

 

[Zebo]

This is disgusting. I don't even want to read about victims and how he killed him. Death row is no street fight gone wrong but premeditated usually multiples of people. Add that to a normal law abiding tax paying person just getting by who has no insurance for one reason of another can't even have this done. :thumbsdown:

 

[JS80]

It's obscene... how much it costs to put in a pacemaker.

$50k is a pretty damn good deal.

 

[classy]

Pacer itself costs 30K(or at least, thats what they charge), hospital charges 15K for use of the facility/nurses/drugs/etc., ~3K for the cardiologist, 2K for me.

What do you do?

 

[JS80]

So basically $30K for a battery, a small chip and some electrodes, and $20K for a room and a few man hours of labor. Like I said, the biggest obscenity of this situation is NOT who the patient is.

$30k for something that cost billions to develop. Pretty damn good deal.

 

[JSt0rm]

uhh guys. This is his FIRST patient. Seems like a proper use for death row inmates

 

[Slew Foot]

What do you do?

I'm an anesthesiologist. Technically this will probably be the only case of the day, its scheduled for 8 hours. There will probably be a total of 60-80 man hours of work involved for all parties(doctors, nurses, technicians, etc..).

 

[Zebo]

I'm an anesthesiologist.

Oh shit perfect....hmm...

 

[JSt0rm]

Oh shit perfect....hmm...

For some reason I don't think he wants to kill his first patient ever.

 

[Jaskalas]

Oh shit perfect....hmm...

What the hell is wrong with you people?

Maybe you'd like to be next in line.

 

[Zebo]

Obviously joking but only because it's illegal to do so.

 

[JSt0rm]

I actually find it odd that a medical professional would post this about his first patient. Like who the fuck else do we toss a noob that is in a position to kill someone? Someone thats going to die anyhow thats who.

 

[Slew Foot]

I should clarify, i meant meant first patient of the day, ive been in practice for 5 years.

 

[classy]

I'm an anesthesiologist. Technically this will probably be the only case of the day, its scheduled for 8 hours. There will probably be a total of 60-80 man hours of work involved for all parties(doctors, nurses, technicians, etc..).

Cool

 

[theamericans075]

Sorry, we can't sacrifice due process to save money.

 

[JSt0rm]

I should clarify, i meant meant first patient of the day, ive been in practice for 5 years.

ohh ok. I'm like who the fuck is this kid does he want the president as his first patient ^_^

 

[ebaycj]

Pacer itself costs 30K(or at least, thats what they charge), hospital charges 15K for use of the facility/nurses/drugs/etc., ~3K for the cardiologist, 2K for me.

Anesthesiologist?

EDIT: yep, (didn't read far enough )

 

[ebaycj]

Probably. These assholes are apparently the only ones that realize that money is finite, that the state of California is bankrupt, and that putting a pacemaker in a guy who is about to get the chair isn't helping anyone.

I thought wealth was not finite ?

 

[MotF Bane]

Sorry, we can't sacrifice due process to save money.

This. The expense is unfortunate, but due process must be preserved.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

So basically $30K for a battery, a small chip and some electrodes, and $20K for a room and a few man hours of labor. Like I said, the biggest obscenity of this situation is NOT who the patient is.

I have an idea. You can offer your services to the state. Tell them you'll do it for fifty bucks.

 

[MotF Bane]

I have an idea. You can offer your services to the state. Tell them you'll do it for fifty bucks.

As what, a janitor? That would fit. A mop and bucket doesn't have an R&D cost associated to it.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

As what, a janitor? That would fit. A mop and bucket doesn't have an R&D cost associated to it.

But isn't that all it takes? I mean the "expert" opinion seem to think there's not much to it at all.

 

[JSt0rm]

As what, a janitor? That would fit. A mop and bucket doesn't have an R&D cost associated to it.

You know most medical R&d is done by the nih right? "progressives" fucking with medical research and having the government do it. And look at just how horrible our medical research is in this country... government cant do anything right. I heard they are doing research on how to disprove the existence of GOD