So #NewAmsterdam is a new medical drama about “breaking all the rules” and “tearing up the bureaucracy.” Worth a live tweet a la #TheResident?
Bets on “third leading cause of death” myth?
Sex at work?
Arrogance and bullying presented as competence?
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I’ll start at 10 EST/9 central. I promise to give it a fair shake. But at the same time these shows decry medical error they attack the entire notion of having systems - preferring charismatic rogues - which is the main mechanism for trying to mitigate individual fallibility.
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The hospital is nick-named "the Dam", seems ominous. But yes, Oxygen for CO poisoning. So far so good. Apparently it's based on a book about Bellevue. By an actual doctor. Doing better than The Resident already.
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The director has apparently introduced himself by changing in the janitorial locker room (I think they would notice) and eavesdropping. Not exactly building trust. And the actors read lines like they think things are all one word defibventilatorACLS.
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One of the conceits is he isn't waiting to learn anything before he's deciding to run things his way. That's not a great sign for a leader. He's been here one hour and pissed off the janitorial staff and one of the more prestigious physicians.
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Here is one conceit they're stealing from
#TheResident and I guess every other drama, he's trying to "win back" his lady. Vomit. Let's hope he's less rapey than Conrad and doesn't do it by cornering her in a call room.1 reply 0 retweets 9 likesShow this thread -
It is a little odd for a medical director to wear scrubs rather than a suit when he is introducing himself to the medical staff. He mentions he and his sister were born here but she died from a hospital acquired infection which was "totally preventable." Here we go.
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That's debatable. Now, he's asking for ideas...silence. And when he doesn't get an answer, he fires the entire cardiac surgery department for placing billing over care. Theoretically admirable but this is group punishment, scary, and extreme, how will you acquire new talent?
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If people can't trust the hospital isn't being run by a fickle lunatic, why would you trust them enough to come work there? It's not like it's a small deal to onboard new faculty, doctors and nurses. It also entails huge risks for the new employees. This is madness.
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He then says he will hire 50 new attendings because "untrained residents" will no longer run the hospital. Good luck with that, now that they've heard you just fired an entire department on your first day. This guy seems like a malignant monster. Run for the hills.
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Exactly. And now...a patient from Liberia with probable Ebola. Are there any cliches @NBCNewAmsterdam won't embrace?
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