The Hospital Page #5

The patient's in the holding room.

You want his Blue Cross number, go get it.

Dr. Spezio, may I see you for a moment,

if you don't mind?

Is this your handwriting, if you don't mind?

Am I supposed to read this?

Was that a sprain, a broken wrist?

I can't read that scribbling.

I have to bill these people.

I know you are the ministering angels...

and I'm the b*tch from the

accounting department, but I've a job, too.

If you don't mind, Doctor.

The kid had a colly fracture,

we had him in the OR.

We reduced it,

and we gave him a small cast.

But did you give him a sling?

You must've taken x-rays.

How am I supposed

to make out the charges?

- Are you Mitgang?

- I'm Mitgang.

Do you carry Blue Cross Blue Shield,

if you don't mind?

Do you have your card with you?

Do you know your number?

You are not leaving this room

until I have this information.

Do you mind if I at least

ask this gentleman to fill out his chart?

May I have your AHS policy number, sir?

Do you carry Blue Cross Blue Shield?

Dr. Spezio!

I think one of your patients in here is dead.

Why do you say that, Mrs. Cushing?

Because he wouldn't give me

his Blue Cross number.

Christ!

How long has this man been lying here?

Isn't he the doctor that came in

around 9:
00?

"Pete's sake," I said, "This is a hospital.

One of our feed lines just blew."

We were lucky to trace it in time.

Have we covered everything?

Dr. Kish has been driving me nuts

about the OR schedule.

He's supposed to see me about that.

This is the Emergency Room.

One of the doctors died of a heart attack.

- One of our staff?

- I think so.

Tom, you want to go down

to the Emergency Room?

- One of our doctors just died.

- Another one?

See what that's about.

I'll be on Holly 8, and I'll be right back.

It's no longer pilferage.

It's reached the point of piracy.

- That's the third microscope this month.

- Let's get together on this later today.

- How about 1:
00?

- 1:
00 will be fine.

Your brother's in his room.

- What one is it?

- 806.

You're gonna be in the hospital

for two lousy days.

- What's the fuss about?

- You're supposed to be a big wheel here.

The private rooms are full.

If they brought in Jesus Christ

fresh off the cross, I couldn't get him one.

- I'm not staying in a room with a dying man.

- He's not dying.

They'll screen him off.

You won't even know he's here.

If you want a private room, go home.

I'll call you when one comes up.

But you phoned me, in a panic.

You're going on vacation.

They'll cut this polyp out tomorrow.

You'll be home Thursday, in Miami Friday.

- Will you talk some sense into this lunatic?

- You said it. He's a lunatic.

Big wheel! Can't even get me a private room.

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