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How about the hospitals opting out of handling emergency cases? https://twitter.com/dokhollidays/status/1582013255106498560 https://twitter.com/dokhollidays/st

by bhaak 4y ago

How about the hospitals opting out of handling emergency cases? https://twitter.com/dokhollidays/status/1582013255106498560 https://twitter.com/dokhollidays/status/1582013255106498560

happyopossum 4y ago
I think the past few years have shown that an unsubstantiated twitter thread is worthy of much credence - especially in light of a significant lack of traditional reporting on the topic.
- bhaak 4y ago
  How is it unsubstantiated if the tweet cites its sources? The Brandbrief can also easily be googled. The traditional reporting sucks. This year there was a strike in hospitals in NRW and the traditional media mostly reported about it after it finished after 77 days. I agree, a tweet on its own doesn't prove much. But I've been following some accounts that work in hospitals for a while now and I noticed a change in tone. I would be extra careful right now not to get yourself into an emergency situation. The problem is you only notice how bad the situation is if you work there or you need some services.
- pixelfarmer 4y ago
  What is "traditional reporting"? If you refer to these profit driven attention seeking media outlets which love to label themselves as "traditional media" I'd be careful assuming that their selection of news is any sensible indication of what is really important. As said, they have to make money first and foremost, and this entire CV19 topic is burnt to a crisp by now, i.e. "ROI" is low compared to other topics. Fact is that Germany has seen a jump in people being infected, hospitalized, and generally being on sick leave, which triggers and triggered already a number of consequences from that. This includes operations being shifted around, and other (localized) health system overloads due to staff shortages. "Traditional media" actually covered the more official complaints coming from that direction.

by bhaak 4y ago

How about the hospitals opting out of handling emergency cases? https://twitter.com/dokhollidays/status/1582013255106498560 https://twitter.com/dokhollidays/status/1582013255106498560

happyopossum 4y ago

I think the past few years have shown that an unsubstantiated twitter thread is worthy of much credence - especially in light of a significant lack of traditional reporting on the topic.

bhaak 4y ago
How is it unsubstantiated if the tweet cites its sources? The Brandbrief can also easily be googled. The traditional reporting sucks. This year there was a strike in hospitals in NRW and the traditional media mostly reported about it after it finished after 77 days. I agree, a tweet on its own doesn't prove much. But I've been following some accounts that work in hospitals for a while now and I noticed a change in tone. I would be extra careful right now not to get yourself into an emergency situation. The problem is you only notice how bad the situation is if you work there or you need some services.
pixelfarmer 4y ago
What is "traditional reporting"? If you refer to these profit driven attention seeking media outlets which love to label themselves as "traditional media" I'd be careful assuming that their selection of news is any sensible indication of what is really important. As said, they have to make money first and foremost, and this entire CV19 topic is burnt to a crisp by now, i.e. "ROI" is low compared to other topics. Fact is that Germany has seen a jump in people being infected, hospitalized, and generally being on sick leave, which triggers and triggered already a number of consequences from that. This includes operations being shifted around, and other (localized) health system overloads due to staff shortages. "Traditional media" actually covered the more official complaints coming from that direction.