Disney Culture in Hospitals

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Anyone out there been visited by Disney yet? That's right, Disney. Mickey Mouse was there as well as a couple of other characters.All employees were required to attend the 2 plus hour sessions and the gist is that you are working in a perfect environment and you are to provide perfect care.No patients should ever have a complaint because we are at their (and their family members) beck and call 24/7.

It was like a new horror movie...The Stepford Staff.

Specializes in Geriatrics, MS, ICU.
My hospital hasn't gone so far as to bring Mickey or Donald but for the past month there has been this creepy woman sitting in the main lobby(in scrubs) with this crazy lady grin on her face. When you walk through the doors she chirps "Good Morning!". I think her job is to sit there until the volunteers come in at the info desk and function as a one woman welcoming commitee. I am NOT a morning person so I have to restrain myself from throwing things at her-it's become a point of honor not to even acknowledge she's there. I mean, if she was just ultrafriendly and was doing it because she's nice, fine. But its so insincere the way she says it and I just know it was some corporate pinheads idea to have her sit there.

I agree with you on the morning part...my husband tells people that I eat a bucket of nails for breakfast daily...I would really have to restrain myself if she was in my face first thing every morning as I left the hospital...YUK!!! I am required to be happy and cheerful from exactly 1900 until 0730 every shift! After that don't come near me...I am not really that bad but OMG! I think I would have to exit through another door if she was there every day...

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Specializes in Geriatrics, MS, ICU.
I was at Disney World recently, and I was amazed at the quality of their service staff. The people who clean up, take your tickets, sell you stuff- amazing! I know Disney is like the evil empire or something, but whatever they're drugging their employees with is working- they all seemed really happy to be there. :rolleyes:

I will be going to Disney World in a few months for vacation...One of our favorite things to do is people watch...especially the employees. Have you ever noticed that you never see the garbage being emptied, it is underground so that the "Guests" won't be subjected to it...Also, have you ever noticed that if you spot trash on the ground it will virtually disapear in a nano-second...???? I think they hire trash monitors...they are lurking about in the bushes just waiting for something to drop and then POOF!!! Gone before you even notice it there...

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OH you GOT me. "Be our guest" would have been so much more on point.

Actually, I was thinking of the most annoying song, not the most apt. Shoot, "It's a small world" is so annoying, even DISNEY makes fun of it, as they did in the "Lion King" when Scar annoyingly says, "ANYTHING but that!"

:Melody: :Melody:

"Come on and lift your glass.

You've won your own free pass,

to be our guest. . .

Life is so unnerving for a servant who's not serving.

He's not whole without a soul to wait upon.

Ah, those good old days when we weren't useful.

Suddenly those good old days are gone.

Ten years we've been rusting,

Taking breaks instead of nursing.

Needing exercise, a chance to use our skill.

Most days we just lay around the hospital.

Flabby, fat and lazy,

you walked in and oops-a-daisy!

It's a guest! It's a guest!

Sakes alive, well, I'll be blessed!

Water's poured and meds are scored.

I've had the bedsheets freshly pressed.

With bedtime, she'll want Ambien.

And, my dear, I won't be ambling.

While the aides tap their soft shoes

I'll be medicating, just for you!

I'll get warm, piping hot.

Heavens sake, is that a spot?

Clean it up! We want the company impressed.

Except for you, there's NOTHING else to do!

Is it one pill or two? CHORUS

For you, our guest. Be our guest!

She's our guest! Be our guest!" :Melody: :Melody:

~faith,

Timothy.

OH!!!! You need to copyright that little beauty!!!!!!! That is HYSTERICAL!!!!!!

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.
OH!!!! You need to copyright that little beauty!!!!!!! That is HYSTERICAL!!!!!!

I agree Timothy! Love it!

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.
And this differs from your average acute care hospital how?? :rolleyes:

Touche

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Specializes in OR.
I agree with you on the morning part...my husband tells people that I eat a bucket of nails for breakfast daily...I would really have to restrain myself if she was in my face first thing every morning as I left the hospital...YUK!!! I am required to be happy and cheerful from exactly 1900 until 0730 every shift! After that don't come near me...I am not really that bad but OMG! I think I would have to exit through another door if she was there every day...
The REALLY creepy thing is she sits there with a clipboard- I probably have a black mark next to my name stating that I am grumpy in the mornings and don't say good morning in reply...Heh, Heh, if my hospital did the Disney thing I could just claim that I was acting like my favorite dwarf!(funny how most administrators take after Dopey!) I will be at Disney in 9 days and don't have anything against them per se, but they don't belong in hospital administration! Actually I'm feeling creative today so I present to you the 7 Dwarves of Hospital Administration :

1. Sneaky

2.Greedy

3. Lazy

4. B$#%y

5. Dopey

6.Two-Faced

7.Clueless

Snow White was let go because, even though she did a fine job for the Dwarves, they had a bottom line to think of..and they heard other princesses would work for less!

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bahhwahhh!!!

okay, so do you think they will furnish nursing caps w/ mickey ears on them???

cuz if they do....

well.... sign me up (que: Timothy's song be our guest...) lol

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My hospital hasn't gone so far as to bring Mickey or Donald but for the past month there has been this creepy woman sitting in the main lobby(in scrubs) with this crazy lady grin on her face. When you walk through the doors she chirps "Good Morning!". I think her job is to sit there until the volunteers come in at the info desk and function as a one woman welcoming commitee. I am NOT a morning person so I have to restrain myself from throwing things at her-it's become a point of honor not to even acknowledge she's there. I mean, if she was just ultrafriendly and was doing it because she's nice, fine. But its so insincere the way she says it and I just know it was some corporate pinheads idea to have her sit there.

Say it ain't so!!! Not a Walmart Greeter!!!!!!!!!!

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Specializes in Geriatrics, MS, ICU.

Now that list of the new dwarf's is just plain hysterical...Although most of the administrators that I know are #4...Do you have to learn how to look constipated when you become an administrator? Where in the world do they learn that smile...you know the one where they look like they are in pain because they have to be nice...

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I have nothing against Disney. It is a great vacation experience especially with kids in tow, but the thought of them branching out into healthcare facilities and the powers that be falling for it. The employees in the movie section of the indoctrination had Mickey Ears on. I honestly thought I was going to need to see an eye surgeon. I don't think I have ever rolled my eyes so much in my life!!! Causes quite the headache when you use those muscles too much at once!!!

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are these hospitals in never never land? this is the goofiest thing i've heard of all week.

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