Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. - Cyril Connolly
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Pushing It
Hospitals are notorious for having meetings at unbearably early hours. In order to communicate with physicians and staff, and still get a full day of surgery and patient care in, we often start our day with a 7:00 AM meeting, or end it with one at 6:00 PM. If you choose a career in a hospital, you better be a morning person.
Being a morning person is one thing, but I think we set a new record for meeting early this morning: 6:00 AM
UGH. Honestly, it was the only time that worked for the key people that needed to attend, and it was a time sensitive meeting.
Luckily, since misery loves company, everyone cheerfully albeit bleary eyed, showed up on time, and I even performed a mission of mercy at 5:30 this morning to stop at Dunkin Donuts for a Box of Joe and some sugary goodness for everyone on my way in.
I'm fine now, but I think I'll be circling the drain by about 3:30 this afternoon.....
See, but I bet you're the most popular hospital administrator for that reason -- "Broadsheet? She works us to death ... but she brings doughnuts!" :)