In a hospital they throw you out into the street before you are half cured, but in a nursing home read more

In a hospital they throw you out into the street before you are half cured, but in a nursing home they don't let you out till you are dead.

Hospitals, like airports and supermarkets, only pretend to be open nights and weekends.

Hospitals, like airports and supermarkets, only pretend to be open nights and weekends.

In hospitals there is no time off for good behavior.

In hospitals there is no time off for good behavior.

A hospital should also have a recovery room adjoining the cashier's office.

A hospital should also have a recovery room adjoining the cashier's office.

Looking out of a hospital window is different from looking out of any other. Somehow you do not see outside.

Looking out of a hospital window is different from looking out of any other. Somehow you do not see outside.

Nursing would be a dream job if there were no doctors.

Nursing would be a dream job if there were no doctors.

Hospitals are only an intermediate stage of civilization

Hospitals are only an intermediate stage of civilization

One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is the assumption on the part of the read more

One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is the assumption on the part of the staff that because you have lost your gall bladder you have also lost your mind.

The ultimate indignity is to be given a bedpan by a stranger who calls you by your first name.

The ultimate indignity is to be given a bedpan by a stranger who calls you by your first name.