Skimping on light

February 14, 2007

Debt-ridden UK hospitals are taking down light bulbs to save money.



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1 Anonymous February 14, 2007 at 4:31 pm

Heck, that’s happened in my hospital; the hallways have half the fluorescent bulbs that they can hold.

This wasn’t a big deal until we have had to resort to seeing and treating people in the halls. Now it’s a bit dark, especially for suturing.

GruntDoc

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