tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post1817764958886825297..comments2024-03-17T05:36:26.059-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: The $9.8 Million Dollar ManRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-83854465566518068242010-11-08T22:42:13.310-05:002010-11-08T22:42:13.310-05:00This hospital is a joke. I lost a friend there who...This hospital is a joke. I lost a friend there who was literally neglected for days following an elective surgery. He had the luxury of excellent insurance and could have gone any where in the US. Unfortunately, he wanted to go to NYP and he never made it out of there. He developed a common and obvious post op complication that was overlooked by his nurses, PA and MDs. He died from that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-48594117590969489302010-10-08T11:03:16.882-04:002010-10-08T11:03:16.882-04:00Having worked at NYP for a number of years and bei...Having worked at NYP for a number of years and being privileged to certain information, I know that this organization does engage in some activities that are ethically questionable. I've witnessed first hand some of the decisions made by some named in the article and know that these individuals are not always above board when making certain decisions. One day the truth will come to light Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-38688327006108590672010-02-23T20:48:45.851-05:002010-02-23T20:48:45.851-05:00It is absurd that NY-Presbyterian hospital pays 10...It is absurd that NY-Presbyterian hospital pays 10 executive employees over $26 million dollars, when huge hospitals like them are cutting back payroll and job cuts for nurses, who are essentially responsible for patient care at their institutions. Their extreme greed is disgusting and they could be using a fraction of their executive salaries to hire more nurses who continue to be overworked andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-59402717583319720452009-12-21T10:40:00.664-05:002009-12-21T10:40:00.664-05:00Professor CZ -
Note that we most recently posted ...Professor CZ - <br />Note that we most recently posted about Dr William McGuire and his back-dated UnitedHealth stock options here:<br />http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2009/08/final-settlement-of-unitedhealth.htmlRoy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-7500334896559568292009-12-20T13:03:10.513-05:002009-12-20T13:03:10.513-05:00In the spring of 2007 several organizations demons...In the spring of 2007 several organizations demonstrated outside the annual shareholders meeting of United Health Group the largest HMO in the U.S. to "decry the gap between need and greed.” United Health Group CEO William McGuire, and his replacement Stephen Helmsley, as well as other Minnesota HMO executives, took billions in stock options. McGuire was the highest-paid CEO in Minnesota professor czhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430641869357966067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-41720132392384613252009-12-15T22:27:08.787-05:002009-12-15T22:27:08.787-05:00The Post quoted Brian Conway of the Greater New Yo...<i>The Post quoted Brian Conway of the Greater New York Hospital Association with this excuse: There are thousands of 20-somethings on Wall Street making millions who don't have anywhere near the responsibilities or skills of New York hospital CEOs. This fits in our catalog of logical fallacies. It is an appeal to common practice.</i><br /><br />I wonder if Mr. Conway has the brains to even Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-29735966500612369442009-12-15T08:38:35.217-05:002009-12-15T08:38:35.217-05:00In my community the nonprofit hospital that owns a...In my community the nonprofit hospital that owns a for profit insurance company will not release the compensation package of the senior staff for competitive reasons.<br /><br />Convenient.<br /><br />Steve LucasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com