Positive Shit

[Cornuck]

Mëds for the win! Awesome to read that.

[2Fingers]

After spending 3 months in VGH, 6 months going there daily/weekly and seeing how I was treated, I will never be able to repay them. I have huge admiration for all health care workers but especially those dealing with people at their worse (health wise). The compassion and empathy I was shown just amazed me. I once asked a nurse if they took classes on how to be "nice" to patients and she said yes, as part of their courses, not sure to what extent but to see 99% of the people who I interacted with and how I was treated, wow.

I was driven from the 1st hospital to VGH by ambulance, that was my first clue of what I was up against. The paramedics, man were they young, must be early/mid 20's and my wife said they were good looking .

I could never do those jobs.

[donlever]

Good post Reef.

The only time we only hear about our medical system is when it is getting (often unfairly) slagged.

Nice to hear a positive story.

[Cornuck]

Speaking of which - you might hear a lot about NIH (National Institutes of Health) and their wasteful, evil programs.

I've spent a lot of time there as part of a clinical study, had 3 major surgeries, and was absolutely fucking amazed at the level of professionalism and care there. From the janitors to the surgeons, everyone was considerate and a true pro.

Having seen some staff in 'regular' american hospitals that were... lacking in basic skills, I learned what top-notch care was all about.

[Meds]

I was driven from the 1st hospital to VGH by ambulance, that was my first clue of what I was up against. The paramedics, man were they young, must be early/mid 20's and my wife said they were good looking .

This is a requirement to be hired.

[Meds]

After spending 3 months in VGH, 6 months going there daily/weekly and seeing how I was treated, I will never be able to repay them. I have huge admiration for all health care workers but especially those dealing with people at their worse (health wise). The compassion and empathy I was shown just amazed me. I once asked a nurse if they took classes on how to be "nice" to patients and she said yes, as part of their courses, not sure to what extent but to see 99% of the people who I interacted with and how I was treated, wow.

Speaking of which - you might hear a lot about NIH (National Institutes of Health) and their wasteful, evil programs.

I've spent a lot of time there as part of a clinical study, had 3 major surgeries, and was absolutely fucking amazed at the level of professionalism and care there. From the janitors to the surgeons, everyone was considerate and a true pro.

In general what is true of the boots on the ground workers has been described by you both in those posts. There are exceptions to that, but they are the minority. It is the decision makers and policy-makers who give our healthcare entities bad names.

[Cornuck]

In general what is true of the boots on the ground workers has been described by you both in those posts. There are exceptions to that, but they are the minority. It is the decision makers and policy-makers who give our healthcare entities bad names.

I'll agree with that to a point, but having spent some time (not as a patient, thankfully) in big Vegas hospitals - there are some people who are there for the cheque.

But - back to positive shit...

My one time in an Ambulance (Vancouver), I was very high on Nitrous* and spent the ride trading Monty Python jokes with the driver - one of my fondest memories.

Me: "I want the most expensive machine in the hospital when I get there!"

Driver: " You see, we lease this back from the company we sold it to, and that way, it comes under the monthly current budget and not the capital account. "

The young female EMT in the back with me had no clue.

* At the scene, I was given oxygen and told to take deep breaths - then they switched me to nitrous, and forgot to tell me to take regular breaths. It worked, I was feeling NO pain after getting hit by a car.

[BCExpat]

Good news for the small town of Olds, Alberta, where I live - we are getting a new $10 billion dollar Data centre here. It will end up creating 1000 new jobs. This is absolutely huge for a town of around 10,000 people.

[Cornuck]

'small town'?

That's gotta be a huge boost! Will they be able to find 1000 people?

[BCExpat]

'small town'?

That's gotta be a huge boost! Will they be able to find 1000 people?

They will be moving here from other locations. Hell, in this town you would be hard pressed to get a 1000 people that know how to turn a computer on -

I probably should have called it a smaller town as opposed to a small town. But still, it takes 5 minutes to get to anywhere in town from my place - so it is fairly small

[Cornuck]

Nice - this is one of the big problems we have in our area. We have a couple of large(ish) manufacturing plants, and they are ALWAYS looking for people - part of the problem is housing. These companies will even build new homes or small apartment blocks just to add to the housing numbers.

[BCExpat]

They will need at least another 500 homes plus some multi-family condos (this is in addition to what is still required before we got the data centre). Our house will be worth a lot more in the next few years.

[5thhorseman]

I hope your electricity rates don't go up Expat. That seems to be a problem in some parts of the States that are getting AI data centres. The demand is huge and the grid is strained to the limit.

[BCExpat]

I hope your electricity rates don't go up Expat. That seems to be a problem in some parts of the States that are getting AI data centres. The demand is huge and the grid is strained to the limit.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ ... -9.7085902

Apparently it will not be connected to the alberta electrical grid. They are using natural gas to power it (don't ask me about the technical details). So it shouldn't affect our electrical bills.

This is from a press release about the project:

The facility is proposed to be powered by a closed-cycle natural gas system designed to achieve low emissions. The power generation system would be self-supplied and not connected to the provincial electrical grid, reducing strain on public infrastructure while supporting operational reliability. The water system, a closed-loop design, would only require a single fill with less than 1% of the Town’s daily water consumption. Eliminating the need to draw continuously from the Town’s water system."

[Cornuck]

The closed loop water system is huge.