Huggins Hospital

[camp guy]

I think chasedawg nailed it perfectly. Sadly, many people criticise without knowing all the facts. There is always another side to a story, and without knowing the other side it is unfair to use a broad brush and paint a negative picture.

I am not an apologist for Huggins Hospital (and I am not associated with them in any manner), but you must understand that in the face of public criticism, Huggins, and any hospital, is somewhat restrained from making public comment in any detail due to privacy laws and medical ethics. In essence, they have both hands tied behind their back when faced with criticism. I happen to appreciate the privacy laws. (In another setting, would you want your local bank teller discussing your bank business in the general public? I didn't think so.)

Huggins has new management, many new people, and, for my money, is doing exactly what their level of classification expects them to do.

Wolfeboro is very fortunate to have Huggins Hospital in the community.

[dickiej]

Always remember in life there are three sides to every story: my side, your side and the truth.

[camp guy]

Thanks, dickiej, you make my point exactly.

[Rusty]

Geeeeez...someone says they had a good experience at Huggins and they get many thank you's. Then someonde has a different experience and they get beat-up.

We all have different experiences regardless of where we go or what we do in life.

[Merrymeeting]

Originally Posted by camp guy

I think chasedawg nailed it perfectly. Sadly, many people criticise without knowing all the facts. There is always another side to a story, and without knowing the other side it is unfair to use a broad brush and paint a negative picture.

I am not an apologist for Huggins Hospital (and I am not associated with them in any manner), but you must understand that in the face of public criticism, Huggins, and any hospital, is somewhat restrained from making public comment in any detail due to privacy laws and medical ethics. In essence, they have both hands tied behind their back when faced with criticism. I happen to appreciate the privacy laws. (In another setting, would you want your local bank teller discussing your bank business in the general public? I didn't think so.)

Huggins has new management, many new people, and, for my money, is doing exactly what their level of classification expects them to do.

Wolfeboro is very fortunate to have Huggins Hospital in the community.

It's also interesting that most seem to expect the same level of treatment no matter what "hospital" they end up at. People need to realize that like most things in life, there is a hierarchy. Huggins is not going to be the same critical care/emergency room experience as you will have at Mass General (or Frisbee for that matter).

What I care about is whether Huggins can take care of me when I need to be stabilized before being transferred to a more highly prepared, highly trained facility. On this grading, they pass very well (and I say this with at least 3 family members who work in critical care in Boston hospitals).

Yes, Huggins is not Mass General, and never will be. But if you need them, are you glad they are here?

[NoBozo]

I had two consecutive bad experiences in the Same (Newport) Rhode Island hospital, same doctor, four months apart, then a bad experience in a Maryland hospital...five months later. ..ALL the Same Issue. Fix an "Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm."

Three MAJOR operations to correct the problem...Lets OPEN my belly....Again. When will the "professionals" get it right..?

Mass General saved my life. The Forth opening (11 hours) was the charm at Mass General. I am still here stiring the pot on the Winni Forum .. .18 years later. No further problems. NB

OH Wait: Did I say Mass General is the place to go.. YES I Did.

[Rusty]

This concern about Huggins Hospital is in today's "Letter to The Editor" page of the Granite State News:

[VitaBene]

Originally Posted by Rusty

This concern about Huggins Hospital is in today's "Letter to The Editor" page of the Granite State News:

Is your real name Jim?

[Woody38]

In my previous post I stated that Massachusetts General saved my life X 2.

Also saved my wife in 2005 when following my spinal fusion (New England Baptist) with great neurosurgeon, my wife had severe pain. No problem breathing etc. If we had gone home she would have been a goner. I took her to MGH on Sunday around noon time. The ER staff did great workup and she was admitted around 1 am the following morning with all the top docs in to see her. She had eleven pulmonary emboli and they saved her.

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by Rusty

This concern about Huggins Hospital is in today's "Letter to The Editor" page of the Granite State News:

Holy crap, is that guy really that worked up about the volume of the TVs? Most of us have much better things to worry about, such as quality of care.

[TheTimeTraveler]

Originally Posted by chipj29

Holy crap, is that guy really that worked up about the volume of the TVs? Most of us have much better things to worry about, such as quality of care.

Yes he is very worked up. My guess is that he either works there or lives nearby.




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[Macavity]

I hate that, too, but in a lot of waiting rooms, there is a remote, or you can ask to have it turned down. I haven't tried that at Huggins, but if I were trapped for any period of time, I surely would.

Mac