Miles for Medics
Apr 28, 2020 | 12:58 am
#31
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 1,843
If you'd ever need to visit the emergency room during a night shift you'd know why (not that it's much different during day time). The number might seem big, but that includes everybody from the janitor to the cleaning stuff, to the administrators and secretaries of each clinic, to cooks, security and ambulance crews (and for many of them it's a "times 3" calculation, since they need staff 24/7). It's still only about half the staff of, for instance, some German hospitals, which have numbers upwards of 4000 and even there you can see long waiting lists for surgical procedures, doctors complaining about long hours and little pay (and some are even migrating to other countries!)...
Apr 28, 2020 | 10:44 am
#33
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: HKG SZX
Programs: CX MPC GO, IHG, OZ, NH (no longer UA MP*G thanks to SMJ)(no longer A3 *G due to COVID))
Posts: 739
I've donated a total of 20 000 miles to two hospitals.
Hope the COVID-19 pandemic will end real soon. This saga is so tiring.
Hope the COVID-19 pandemic will end real soon. This saga is so tiring.
Apr 28, 2020 | 12:33 pm
#34
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 1,843
It just hit me that there are indeed "Covid-19-designated" hospitals and even covid-exclusive hospitals. My guess would be, that Aegean picked precisely those 17 hospitals for that reason and yes, many small countryside hospitals (but also some in major cities) will perform the tests and then send patients to the designated hospitals.
May 4, 2020 | 1:35 pm
#35
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Portugal
Programs: A3 Gold
Posts: 2,394
Donated a bunch of miles. If if helps the Greek medicos, GREAT. They should be supported. One never knows where and when you wind up in hospital.
About 15 years ago, when I "came to" in a hospital, my (now ex) wife said (and this is her actual words) "It was not your time to die". Please give the miles you can. If you die tomorrow, they will not help you - besides, that final trip will be "no charge". But if you can help a medico get some well- deserved R&R, please donate. 🙏👍
About 15 years ago, when I "came to" in a hospital, my (now ex) wife said (and this is her actual words) "It was not your time to die". Please give the miles you can. If you die tomorrow, they will not help you - besides, that final trip will be "no charge". But if you can help a medico get some well- deserved R&R, please donate. 🙏👍