{"id":162459,"date":"2022-11-17T07:29:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T11:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=162459"},"modified":"2022-11-17T07:29:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T11:29:42","slug":"letter-vandals-thieves-terrorizing-doctors-and-nurses-at-slbmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-vandals-thieves-terrorizing-doctors-and-nurses-at-slbmc\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Vandals, thieves terrorizing doctors and nurses at SLBMC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DEAR EDITOR:<\/p>

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I\u2019m sure we\u2019ve all seen the videos\/photos recently circulating on social media showing a Vitz that was parked overnight at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Center which was apparently vandalized.<\/p>\n

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It has taken me a while to write this, but I feel this needs to be said. Many persons have found this situation funny but it is not. THAT WAS A DOCTOR\u2019S VEHICLE (rented of course).<\/p>

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Now I have been working at said institution since 2017 and I happen to be a doctor myself. In the short time that I have been there I have seen the vehicles of many of my colleagues (nurses and doctors) in a similar predicament.<\/p>

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From all 4 wheels being removed, to emblems, side view mirrors, windshields\/windows smashed and valuables removed, and the list goes on. There has even been an instance where a complete stranger walked into the hospital, into the doctor\u2019s lounge and removed a doctor\u2019s bag with laptop, phone, wallet, etc. and walked back out.<\/p>\n

Now for those of you who are unaware. We doctors work everyday from 8am to whatever time the work is done (we frequently find ourselves at work at 8pm and even later on occasions) and we have our \u201con call days\/duty days\u201d where we work a full 24 hours or more at a time.<\/p>

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Now can you imagine working for 28, 32 or even 36 hours non stop without food or even proper rest to take care of persons, all while neglecting yourself, and when you finally get the chance to leave work you meet your vehicle vandalized!!?? Can that be right!? Can it be right that we slave over patients day in and day out, just to be taken advantage of?! For the general public to find our misfortune \u201cfunny\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n

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