Brickbat: Wait Right Here

Jeffrey Duck went to a Veterans Administration clinic in Orange City, Florida, one day as a walk-in patient. He was taken to a consultation room and left for three hours. When he finally decided a doctor was not going to see him, he left the consultation room and found everyone had gone and the clinic had closed. The VA has apologized to Duck, and an administrator promised to make sure nothing like this happens again.

Comments

[PM]

At least he has access to quality health care at low cost.

[UnCivilServant]

The VA has apologized to Duck, and an administrator promised to make sure nothing like this happens again.

"This" being the story getting out rather than patients being abandoned after hours.

[Fist of Etiquette]

It won't be repeated because Duck will never see the inside of a VA exam room again.

[Swiss Servator, Alles Klar]

Found smothered by a pillow at a charity clinic in a bad neighborhood...

[Steve G]

This is my favorite part:

we are looking at our closing procedures and will make changes to ensure that this does not happen again

How's about you work on your 'seeing patients way before closing time' procedures?!?
Fixing their "closing procedures" just ensures Duck gets thrown out on the street after 3 hrs and not locked inside.

[Bardas Phocas]

Boss: "Looks like a slow day. Let's go to the bar and have a few beers and wings."
Underling: "What about the guy in examination room 3?"
Boss: "Fuck'im. I'm out of here."
Underling: "I love my government job."

[Live Free Or Diet]

My older sisters used to do that to me when I was a toddler. That means the VA is acting like a couple of pre-teen girls.

[invisible furry hand]

Your older sisters would not have left you there indefinitely. So the VA is acting worse than a couple of pre-teen girls.

[UnCivilServant]

It was not indefinitely, they planned to come back in the morning.

/sarcasm

[invisible furry hand]

Your optimism is touching

[sloopyinva (previously -inca)]

Sounds like these administrators are auditioning for a job with the San Diego DEA Field Office.

[Swiss Servator, Alles Klar]

+1 drink of urine

[invisible furry hand]

still or sparkling?

[Bill]

Reminds me of "Waiting for Godot" except it makes less sense.

[Rich]

"Waiting for Godot" performed by guinea pigs

The human version is much funnier.

[Ted S.]

Gotta love your single-payer health-care system at work.

[Doctor Whom]

Something something Bush something something obstructionist Republicans in the House something something this isn't real single-payer.

[vserve629]

I think I like the sound of that.

http://www.WentAnon.Tk

[jmomls]

*an administrator promised to make sure nothing like this happens again*

But s/he didn't promise that something equally stupid would never happen again.