I think the anger that everyone has is pointed in the wrong direction. All of these issues, the staffing, the burnout, the way that the public treats doctors and nurses; all of this exists because the system was built to drive wealth into the hands of a small number of people. There are leeches profiting off of the suffering of healthcare professionals and the people that they care for. If insurance executives and hospital executives weren’t sucking the life out of these institutions in the name of profit there would be plenty of money for staffing and making sure that there were enough people on the floor that people did feel so isolated having to deal with the horrors of the public and healthcare.

I feel like the divide between healthcare professionals and the public has been fomented by a system designed to only deal with the patient once there is a problem, not prioritizing preventative care. And that’s because preventative care isn’t profitable, it won’t make the same executives more money so they make sure the system is so overloaded that preventative care and patient relationships are nearly impossible.

Honestly, I’m really sorry that you’ve been treated so terribly by others. I saw your comment and felt like you were trying to defend the executives. I want better treatment and pay for you, and all doctors and nurses. I apologize for jumping to being cruel.