February 10, 1941 (Monday)
- Jill Johnson Tewsley
- Feb 10, 2021
- 1 min read
HENRY IS FEELING RATHER BLUE
Beautiful Day.
Washed - hung clothes in
attic.
Alice + I went to hospital
to see Henry. He is feeling
rather blue. Giving him
inter venous solution twice
a day. Very tired to - night.
Road Comm called on
Henry at hospital.
In today's world, Henry would be in and out of the hospital rather quickly. But it is 1941 and Henry is not coming home anytime soon.
A 2014 U.S. News & World Report article explored the biggest changes in health care over the last century. A decrease in length of stay was noted as one such change. Why? Advances in technology, more emphasis on controlling health care costs, concern about prolonged exposure to germs, and statistics that indicated longer stays correlated to more errors.
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