It's Full of Sandwiches
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Hospitals and the practice of Medicine 60 plus years ago were quite different than they are today. This is the story of my experiences both in the hospital and private practice as it was at that time. All the stories are true with only a few names changed to protect the people involved. Many years ago the doctor was respected, trusted, and patients felt their physician could do no wrong. Patients obeyed the doctor’s instructions with no doubts or questions. There was no Hospital or medical insurance and almost no hospital regulation or government or government inspection or oversight. Detailed rules and regulations govern how hospitals must be run today, from State regulation, to four year reviews by the Joint Commission, which approve the hospital for continuation of Medicare reimbursement. This then is the background for the following stories. All the following events took place in the frame work of years ago and could not happen in today’s environment.
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The practice of Medicine and hospital care has changed drastically in the sixty three years since doctor Irwin began his career. Things we know now were impossible at that time. Hospitals were run quite differently. We are all aware of Medicare and the proposed complicated changes in the coming medical plans proposed in Congress. This book will take you back to a more simple time and give you a look at how things were sixty plus years ago. Both sad and funny things happened in the hospital and in General practice and are all related in this book.
About the Author
Gerald Irwin is a retired Professor of Radiology at SUNY Stony Brook, NY, He received his MD, CM degrees at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. During his academic career he has published many scientifi c articles, book reviews and abstracts. He recently published a childrens book entitled “Harry the Spider and his Friend Charlie”. His new book “It’s Full of Sandwiches” describes sad and funny incidences which occurred during his time as a family doctor and then his long years in academic medicine. He is currently writing a love story entitled”Shaggy dog and Mrs. Mole.”