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OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:


> Food service will be discontinued. Patients wishing to be fed will
> need to let their families know to bring something, or may make

Don't laugh too hard. When our children were born, we were advised to
bring our own food to the hospital, as the food was edible but not much
more. Ambulatory patients were forced to cook their own (hoof it down
to the microwave in each wing). It was much worse than airline food,
but similar.


> Housekeeping and physical therapy are being combined. Mops will be
> issued to those patients who are ambulatory, thus providing

The cost-cutting czar at my last job cut custodial services for those
who worked directly under him. I would go over there to talk to
somebody and see the controller running the vacuum cleaner in the hall.


> As you can see on the "FROM" line above, administration is assuming
> groundskeeping duties.

The treasurer ran the leaf-blower.



> In light of the extremely hot summer temperature the electric company
> has been asked to install individual meters in each patient room,
> office, etc., so that the electrical consumption can be monitored and
> appropriately billed. Fans will be available for sale or lease in the
> hospital gift shop.


To save money, the students in the dorms voluntarily (I guess) agreed
that the hot water would be shut off in the evening. Don't try to take
a shower then!

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA