SHOULDICE HOSPITAL CASE ANALYSIS
Case Study: An Analysis of Shouldice Hospital
Professor Achilles
Desmond Martin
10/28/2015
An Analysis of Shouldice Hospital
Introduction
During World War II, Dr. Edward Earle Shouldice served on the Medical Examining Board and found that many men who desired to serve their country had to be denied enlistment due to bad hernias. These men needed surgical treatment to repair their hernias before they could join the army; and as a result Dr. Edward Earle Shouldice performed a creative method of surgery on many of these men. These men were very satisfied with the services performed by Dr. Shouldice, and spread their success stories by word of mouth. This ultimately led to the development of the Shouldice hospital opened by Dr. Shouldice himself established in 1945 in Ontario, Canada. Through the establishment of unique practices and excellent customer service, the company was able to become successful
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Patients who live further away (more than 60 miles from the facility) have the option of faxing or mailing a completed questionnaire form to the office. Once information is processed, patients can expect to wait for two to three business days for processing to be completed. Once the patient arrives at the clinic to perform surgery, they are checked by an MD to begin what is a four day long process. On the first day patients are explained what the hernia repair procedures will consists of, as well as having their blood drawn for blood test. On the second day the surgery is performed, and patients are encouraged to move around after resting two to three hours after the procedure is performed. The third day is strictly for the client to walk, partake in fun entertainment with friends, and dinner of course. Patients check out of the facility on the fourth
Reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were shot during a live interview. On wednesday,August 26,in Moneta,Virginia. The suspect of the shooting was identified as fellow journalist Vester Lee Flanagan II. He appeared on WDBJ-Tv as Bryce Williams, he was fired from the station after a year of working there. The women being interviewed,Vicki Gardner, was shot in the back and as in surgery.
The hospital sees an average of ten thousand visits to the emergency department, and an average of six hundred admissions yearly. There is only about one thousand total surgeries performed on a yearly basis, which includes both inpatient and outpatient surgeries. This hospital has a long-term care facility, and a primary care group practice attached to the
Which also allows the Hospital Corps of the Army to consist of hospital stewards, acting hospital stewards, and privates; and all necessary hospital services in garrison, camp, or field (including ambulance service) shall be performed by the members thereof, who shall be regularly enlisted in the military service; said Corps shall be permanently attached to the Medical Department, and shall not be included in the effective strength of the Army nor counted as a part of the ' enlisted force provided by law. Lieutenant General R.C. Drum, (1887). It is significant to me because I now wear the rank of Sergeant and do the duties of a Hospital Steward (Medical NCO). I am proud to perform many medical duties as well as Soldier responsibilities that go along with that, whether that is in the field or Garrison that my authority requires me to
PARTIES: The named plaintiff, Oliver L. Brown, is the parent of Linda Brown and is African American. Oliver was one of thirteen plaintiffs in this lawsuit. The remaining plaintiffs included in this lawsuit were Darlene Brown, Lena Carper, Sadie Emmanuel, Marguerite Emerson, Shirley Fleming, Zelma Henderson, Shirley Hodison, Maude Lawton, Alma Lewis, Iona Richardson, and Lucinda Todd. These thirteen plaintiffs represented twenty children in this lawsuit.
The Due to the many medical dysfunctions that happened while Dr. Moe Mathis was in charge, this physician faces a major accusation of medical malpractice. However, when the physician saw the possible mistake he did in identifying Mr. Swensen’s medical condition, he decided to do justice by himself and falsify the medical reports for prostate cancer by doing a second cross-check of the prostate. But, what he did was use the prostate of another patient who indeed had prostate cancer at a similar stage as the initial diagnoses of Howard Swenson. This constitutes Fraud, and conspiracy to commit fraud, which is a major offence and moreover committed by a trusted, and respected medical professional. Additionally, by removing the prostate of a dead patient to use it to change Mr. Swenson’s medical reports, Moe violated a human corpse, and this constitutes desecration of a human body.
It is interesting the different cases that can be presented at a board meeting from practicing without a license to malpractice. It is also hard to be a board member, I would assume, because they get multiple stories and excuses and sometimes it can be hard to determine the best course of action. Take for example a case that was discussed at the September 2015 board meeting. A hygienist received two extensions, one till 02/15/2015 and one till 06/22/2015. This hygienist had also received prior extensions in the past.
To address Edwardo’s concerns the first things is to get a case manager/social worker involved, as discussed in class. This is important because they would be able to coordinate services or find out if there are services available for him. Find out what type of services the jail provides will let us know if it is safe for Edwardo to discharge. Yet, based on experience, most importantly they would be able to connect with case managers at the jail to coordinate services and care. Regarding the language barrier, organizing an interpreter to be present during the discharge process to make sure the patient full understands the material provided.
This relies to a big degree on the nature of the person's treated area. In many operations, the patient will be okay to go back to work after a week or up to two. After that, full recovery will be expected within a few months. After abdominoplasty, many recipients will be asked to utilize some type of specific compression garment. This has been shown to swelling and drive recovery in general.
alone, serve to bar Dr. Stout from bringing suit in tort to recover for termination in violation of public policy. Accordingly, Dr. Stout’s first claim against Health Management should be dismissed pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6). 2. TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACTS IS NOT PRESENT In his second claim, Dr. Stout seeks recovery of actual and punitive damages under a legal theory of tortious interference with contracts.
Healing may take about three to four days, so it is often recommended to have the procedure on a Thursday or Friday, so you can go to work on Monday.
The many hundreds of injuries encountered on the daily caused big challenges for transporting patients. Surgeons had to deal with the horror of being on the battle field while searching
The most common specialized hospitals treated eye problems or sexually transmitted diseases. Field stations were set up by surgeons on the edge of battlefields before a battle even started. The wounded walked or were carried to the field station and were sorted out by the severity of their injury. Soldiers whose injuries could not be helped were given narcotics. Those whose injuries needed
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One of their key strategies in meeting this goal is a focus on customer service in order to create an experience for its consumers. Another one of their strategies is to ignite their emotional attachment with consumers. They also have