The battle for control of one of Florida’s largest public health systems has turned political.
The policy enraged some parents, leading to months of tense school board meetings. Meanwhile, the public feud over the pandemic increasingly centered around covid patient care
As his roommate’s condition deteriorated, Guffanti said he became worried the man was not receiving quality care and became his “patient advocate.” He said he notified nurses and the on-call doctor that his roommate was getting worse — and accused them of not taking his concerns seriously. After raising his concerns, Guffanti said he was separated from the man and placed in a room by himself. Later, he signed a document to get out of the hospital, even though it was against medical advice.
About a month ago, Guffanti decided to press his grievance with the hospital even further by recruiting the slate of candidates to run for the health system’s board, personally reaching out to Rohe, Fiorucci, Maraia and Chirillo to launch their campaigns under the“The biggest problem, and it’s not just here, it’s all around the country, is the interruption of the doctor-patient relationship,” said Rohe, adding Guffanti’s experience at the hospital is one reason he decided to self-treat his own...
“Partisanship is creeping more and more, and in fact sprinting, into all facets of society,” said Goldenberg, who studies political trends in health care. “And one of the things that people can do to hopefully protect themselves is just be aware of that phenomena.”the University of North Carolina professor, said a conservative takeover Sarasota’s hospital board could have a variety of implications.
Thomas R. Oliver, professor of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, said he worries politicization of health care could eventually filter into the boards of larger, statewide hospital systems.
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