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Re: Doctors are caring physicians? Not!

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From: Scott
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 12:51
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"Rodney Wines" <rodney_usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<3ca361c2$0$8885$79c14f64@nan-newsreader-02.noos.net>...
> > And you want me to pay for their trouble? You're a big asshole.
> 
> Hey, yeah! Give 'em hell, Mike!!! Sue the bastards!
> 
> While you're sticking it to 'em, don't forget the other "special needs"
> people out there.  You mustn't be selfish like those sleazy doctors you're
> suing, right?
> 
> I don't see well enough to drive, so obviously a doctor should provide
> transportation for me while s/he is providing an interpreter for you! 

irrelevant

>What
> about non-English speakers? Let's see, the two most common "second
> languages" in the US are Spanish and Ebonics.  Any decent doctor should
> provide interpreters for those at least.  But, French and German are common,
> and don't forget all the Vietnamese who've immigrated.  There are quite a
> few Chinese as well.
> 

ASL is "spoken" by Americans.  It is an American language developed
here in the USA.  Therefore, it should be provided for.  The others
can learn ASL or American English.

> But, what about physical accomodations? There should be smaller chairs in
> the waiting rooms for the vertically challenged, wider chairs for the
> calorically gifted, and the office should be open late for the insomniacs.
> There should always be food available for the diabetics.  Surely I've
> forgotten somebody.  Oh, yes, the doctor should be responsible for calling
> Alzheimer patients so they don't forget their appointments.
> 
> You go get 'em, guy, and when you're done America will be a great place for
> medical care for all of us no matter what "challenge" we might have!

Ridiculous and irrelevant to the discussion
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Subject: Re: Doctors are caring physicians? Not!
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