- Uncomfortable chairs [To break you in for even less comfort later.]
- Old magazines [Imagine the results of a germ test on that Sports Illustrated!]
- Limited space [Because sick, hacking, sneezing, people like to sit close to one another.]
- Carpeting that cries out for a thorough cleaning [Guess what caused that stain.]
- Boring artwork [Better than charts of the internal organs.]
- A television screen with special medical programming [Because we know you want to hear more about illnesses.]
If these rooms are the result of careful study, it is time for the architects to consider some revisions.
4 comments:
Think this is bad?
Wait till its free.
Then we pine for the good ole days.
Using the term "free" in the "You're really paying for it" sense.
As a medical group administrator, this is definitely a topic that interests me. We are looking at improving the look and feel of our waiting room. I would love to hear everyone's thoughts on what the ideal medical waiting room would be like.
@ M Wade
Yes, "Free" in the bend over and take the socialist 4 finger exam of your wallet.
Much more painful than a doctor 4 finger exam.
Who knew that pork-bloated taxes were so bad for your blood pressure?
As for what a waiting room should look like, that depends on the type of office:
> Humor is always good medicine, and is rare to find there. Art, design, cartoons, charts, books etc.
> Snacks or coffee would be welcome, although not all patients should be eat/drinking.
> It would be nice if a new patient (w/appointment) was emailed the blank forms to fill out b4 arrival.
> How about a clock that displays the average current wait time?
> What about a couple video game consoles?
> Who picks the selection of magazines? Why not 1 or 2 of interest to men (guns, diy, sports, woodworking, etc). I am tired of the mommy/kiddie ones there, although i begrudgingly flip the pages out of sheer 40+ minute boredom.
In the Halfbakery world, I would love to see a machine in the waiting room that you run the magazine through that kills germs.
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