Recent comments in /f/WorcesterMA

KadenKraw t1_ix8io7i wrote

Reply to comment by GoblinBags in Anyone have mint mobile? by silvertiger3

Haven't been there in years so don't know. I know I generally get better service and 5g then verizon users.

Keep in mind mint mobile uses t-mobiles network. So anywhere they cover you will get service

6

jesseMc420 t1_ix89php wrote

Reply to comment by FalsePattern6258 in Saw A Woman Die Waiting To Be Seen At UMASS ER Last Night by incandesantlite

UMass has had RECORD PROFITS FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS. This is just a fact. There are not too many uninsured people in MA. In other states yes but Massachusetts has created the structure for the countries insurance structure or at least what it could be with better federal and state funding. It's far from good but our state has very few uninsured Patients in the hospital.

2

Notfromcorporate t1_ix6p4yy wrote

Reply to comment by guybehindawall in Maddie's closing by Mentalcasemama

Most small businesses fail.

It’s psychotic to blame this all on the stadium.

The reality is, nobody wants be down there, especially after a certain time. That’s why the market closes early, they get it. Nothing will survive down there unless it’s cheap food, that’s open late or an alcohol based business.

1

FalsePattern6258 t1_ix6dbex wrote

Reply to comment by jesseMc420 in Saw A Woman Die Waiting To Be Seen At UMASS ER Last Night by incandesantlite

I can't say how much UMass makes in profit, but I would honestly be surprised if it's a lot given it's a safety net hospital that gets a lot of uninsured/medicare/medicaid patients unlike some of the better-to-do hospitals in Boston. I think we're fortunately a state hospital, so we probably get lots of specific funds allocated only to stuff like research buildings, and to help make up for the loss of profit that safety net hospitals face.

I totally agree that it's crazy how many hallway beds there are. Not only are they in the ED, even on the regular floors we're having a few hallway beds. It's insane and the lack of staffing is just plain crazy. Healthcare and it's poor staff deserve so much more funding. We work on a shortage everyday - that is the norm - and we all put our hearts into it. I want to so badly fight for more funding for hospitals, but I don't even know where or how to even start. It's demoralizing though when you hear about how Medicare has cut its pay towards hospitals even further, which is absolutely nuts, especially for safety net hospitals like us who are already stretched way too thin... I wonder if the public knows how many hospitals are on the brink of collapse, because I think we need to band together and fight for some sort of change from our politicians.

2