(wrong procedure story) Formal complaint filed against University of Chicago over another hospit...

I will say most doctors and nurses care very much about their patients and doing the best job they possibly can. But all medical staff are humans, and humans do make mistakes. A lot of the people working in healthcare are over worked and stressed which doesn't help anything either.

All patients need to stand up for themselves, do research, ask questions, read the fine print. There are over 250,000 medical errors in USA hospitals yearly, and all staff are constantly trying to improve so the mistakes don't repeat. People act like doctors and nurses should be more like gods and goddesses, perfect in every way and when they aren't, then they treat them like they are the most wicked things around, this is not fair.

Ask yourself if the medicine or procedure really needs to be done.... is there something else you can do like even change your diet or exercise more, what are the risks and benefits, what is the outcome if you follow the recommendations or don't follow them. Any time a person has surgery there is a risk of death, just from the surgery even when everything is done right. Every time you take a medication, there are side effects. Don't be naive. Even going into the hospital increases your risks due to nosocomial infections.

Yes, doing the wrong procedure is a HUGE mistake in this case, but remember how many people are saved from the care of physicians and all medical staff. We have a big problem in USA healthcare, it is not because the doctors and nurses don't care, it is the healthcare system for profit, and the way they run things, this needs to change.

Get informed and demand a better system. Any one of us can go to other countries and get better care for less money. The citizens in many other countries also demand better food, and education for themselves, and many of them work a lot less so have more family time and less stress. We can make our system better for us!