Not surprised this organization was bought out by Intermountain. SCL operates in the red and is in daily short supply of medications, when no other hospital in Colorado is experiencing similar problems. For several month's St. Joseph's barely had enough lidocaine to provide adequate pain relief for vaginal repairs after a vaginal delivery. No other hospital experiences such problems in Colorado, and it is because administration refuses to spend a little extra money to provide adequate pain relief for women. If the corporate executive board had one woman, maybe they would actually take care of the women service line. You are also encouraged to file formal complaints against your colleagues, nurses, and support staff, known as PEARL's, instead solving problems verbally. The massive amount of turnover amongst physicians, nurses, and non-physician providers speaks for itself and is understandable. The corporate executive board has put systems in place - such as a centralized phone scheduling system - which has done nothing but cause numerous patient complaints. It is not surprising their patient satisfaction scores are so low. My biggest lesson from working at this company, is how NOT to treat your employees. The corporate executive board needs to learn medicine is reliant on patients and those that treat them. The amount of non-paid work SCL puts onto their physicians is mind-blowing and has contributed to massive burn out. Let's remember, you are paid to sit in a meeting, we are not, and we absolutely should if we are required an unreasonable amount hours per week for meetings, etc. There are better organizations in Denver that care about their employees and patients.
