That openness attracts a wide variety of believers--Board of Directors, staff, patients and their families, as well as others--each with infinite influences on his or her own thinking. .
Stakeholders realize or understand the differences between ethics, laws, beliefs, oaths, etc. If they do understand, how many accept the fact that we draw our value lines at diverse junctures when it comes to applying these ground rules?.
Patients refuse to take certain medical services, .
Staff members refuse to provide certain services.
Medical intervention conflict with their religious beliefs or personal moral convictions. .
The Neo-Natal Ward, Child Protective Services taking custody of the baby may file charges because of the way they allege we failed to provide services. .
Troubles despite our actions being in agreement with the parents' wishes. .
Three staff members in the ICU initiated Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) directives with no written orders to that effect.
Qualified staff that is driven by a personal directive that says we have to do all that we can. .
Staff members did not follow DNR directives with the support of the families.
Problems Continued.
Doctors responding by still putting patients first.
Various interpretations of the Hippocratic oath.
Assorted compassion's and passions regarding the right to die'. .
Health care givers are experiencing a tremendous loss of power.
Pharmacists are filling uninsured prescriptions by accepting payment in installments. .
Two of Faiths Hospital counselors are treating some of their clients pro bono "unauthorized.
Staff members concerned about Faith's survival that they refuse to serve patients unless they confirm insurance coverage first.
Patients and the media alike, dislike the "confirm coverage first- process.
Possible someone could die because Faith Hospital did not service him or her! .
