Tag Archives: Patient

The $5.2 Million Man: When Is It Time To Die?

Posted on April 6, 2015 by annecwoodlen

Five-point-two million dollars were spent to keep one 69-year-old retired prison guard alive in the Duke University Hospital ICU for 34 days; he was then discharged to death. His wife said, “I was just hoping it would save my husband’s … Continue reading →

Posted in American medical industry, Death, drugs, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicare, physician, Poverty, Values | Tagged Conditions and Diseases, death, democracy, diagnosis, doctors, drugs, end-of-life, God, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicine, Patient, pharmaceuticals, Physician, poverty, values | Leave a comment

Going Out AMA

Posted on December 30, 2013 by annecwoodlen

So after months of being too sick to leave the isolation room at Crouse Hospital, I finally started getting out a little. After all, some of the management team—including the Chief Medical Office, Dr. Ronald Stahl—repeatedly told me that I … Continue reading →

Posted in American medical industry, Government Services, Medical care, Powerlessness, Values | Tagged crazy, Crouse Hospital, DNV, doctors, DOH, IPRO, isolation, medical treatment, Medicine, Patient, pharmaceuticals, Physician, poverty, Upstate Medical Center | Leave a comment

I WON!!!

Posted on July 30, 2013 by annecwoodlen

The way I know I won is that the judge turned to me, smiled, and said, “You win.” The Iroquois Nursing Home had the burden of proof, consequently they went first. I never got to testify because the Iroquois failed … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, drugs, Medical care, Mental Illness & Health, Pharmaceuticals, physician | Tagged doctors, DOH, drugs, end-of-life, Iroquois nursing home, Medicine, mental disorder, Onondaga County New York, Patient, pharmaceuticals, Physician | Leave a comment

Meeting Mickey Lebowitz, M.D.

Posted on June 22, 2013 by annecwoodlen

On Monday, I also met Dr. Mitchell Lebowitz, whose business card says he’s Mickey and Senior Medical Quality Director/Endocrinology, Quality Improvement & Dept. of Medicine. He maintained a private practice as an endocrinologist for seventeen years, then came over to … Continue reading →

Posted in American medical industry, drugs, Medical care, physician, Values | Tagged Conditions and Diseases, Crouse Hospital, doctors, drugs, insulin, Medicine, Mickey Lebowitz MD, Patient, pharmaceuticals, Physician, values, Xanax | 1 Comment

How You Lose Control (Part III)

Posted on October 17, 2012 by annecwoodlen

See also “How You Lose Control (Part II)” https://annecwoodlen.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/how-you-lose-control-part-ii/ Sara Wall-Bollinger, Executive Director for Health Planning at Health-e-Connections, showed me what appears to be the paper copy of a power-point production. It says “Who is Health Connections? Health Advancement Collaborative … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, Government Services, Health Care, Medical care, physician, Power, Powerlessness, Values | Tagged EPIC, HAC-CNY, Health Advancement Collaborative, Health-e-Connections, HIPAA, medical information, Patient, patient representation, power, privacy, Sara Wall Bollinger, secrecy, SUNY Upstate Medical Center | Leave a comment

Aides to the Bible

Posted on September 1, 2012 by annecwoodlen

Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Let’s start with the bad news, get it over with, and move on. Tuesday the home health care agency sent Sonya, supposed to be here from 8:00 a.m. to … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, God, Government Services, Health Care, Medical care, Spirituality, Values | Tagged aides, Bible, CMS, coffee, Conditions and Diseases, death, disability, end-of-life, health care, Holy Bible, home health care, Iroquois, Loretto, Nursing home, One Year Bible, Onondaga County New York, Park Central, Patient, Rosewood, St. Camillus, strangers, Sunnyside, values, Van Duyn | 1 Comment

The Only Option

Posted on August 21, 2012 by annecwoodlen

This is the iced tea I’ve been drinking all my life and Hospice plans to take it away from me. What Hospice will do is discontinue Amelia, who knows how I like my iced tea, and replace her with their … Continue reading →

Posted in American medical industry, Death, Government Services, Health Care, Medical care, physician, Poverty, Values | Tagged Amelia, CDPAP, Conditions and Diseases, consumer directed personal assistant program, death, doctors, Enable, end-of-life, family, Francis House, health care, home health aide, Hospice, Medicaid, Medicare, Patient, poverty, Sister Ida, suicide, values | Leave a comment

The SPD That Can’t Do Anything Right

Posted on August 8, 2012 by annecwoodlen

At 6:22 a.m. a car alarm started sounding outside my window—well, somewhere outside my window. I live on the eighth floor, so it wasn’t directly outside my window. Directly under my window is a Crouse Hospital parking lot. If the … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, Government Services, Powerlessness | Tagged car alarm, Conditions and Diseases, HUD, mental disorder, mental health, Patient, problem solving, SPD, Syracuse Police Dept. | Leave a comment

Great Aunt Mildred and the MRI

Posted on July 24, 2012 by annecwoodlen

A few years ago I needed an MRI—I no longer remember why. I’d had open MRIs but this one had to be a closed MRI and my psychologist and I weren’t entirely sure if I could handle it. He—Dr. Paul … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Medical care | Tagged conscious, Dr. Paul M. Cohen, Hope Family Reunion, Hypnotherapy, Mary Hope, MRI, Patient, psychologist, relationships, Roy Hope, unconscious | Leave a comment

The Old Man has a Name (Part V)

Posted on April 24, 2012 by annecwoodlen

The Old Man on the Sidewalk has a real name: Edward C. Bloser. He was on the sidewalk with his five cartons of possessions because the good Lord put him right in front of me where I’d have to trip … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, disability, disability rights, Government Services, Health Care, Medical care, Poverty, Power, Powerlessness, Values | Tagged ambulance, choice, Conditions and Diseases, democracy, disability, disability rights, Edward C Bloser, Freedom, God, Governance, health care, Onondaga County New York, Paramedic, Patient, poverty, power, Rural Metro, TLC Medical Transport, VA Hospital, Veterans Administration, Veterans Health Administration | 2 Comments