The Youngblood Article


The talk of the PGH OB-Gyne Town..

Click the link:  Heavy Duty

It's an article submitted to youngblood by a co-intern in PGH.  Up to this moment, no one has come out to take the credit (and questions, reprimand, etc hehe).  But whoever you are, you got it all right.  

What's in the article is true.  All true.

OB - Toxic OB duties specifically, truly make a mark, deep enough to be worthy of a space in a blog, or better yet, in one of the leading newspapers in the country.

I heard some people took offense.  Our reaction:  Why?  We do not have to pretend that we are a rich hospital, because money-wise, we are not.  We deliver services, yes, but in truth, may kasamang dugo, pawis at allowance yun.  PGH is great for reasons far more important and relevant than logistics - say, clinical material, or the character that is molded each and every day.  Should not we be glad that finally, someone had finally uncovered the little heroism that each and every hospital staff, doctor, intern, and all-the-rest, has been showing which, we often think is just a normal thing to do because we are in PGH?  Should not we be happy to realize - wow ang galing pala natin - to afford to function as efficiently as we do and help as much patients as we can even with the meager supplies and the almost nil resources of our patients? 

And it does not only happen in OB.  It happens in most departments as well.  And I'd bet it happens in other hospitals too.

There's more to tell, mind you.  A lot more.  Good and bad.  Ask me.  Hehe.

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