Hospital Ad Campaigns

[Emergent]

Lately on Pandora the advertising is dominated by advertising from both my hospital, and another one where I used to work. I swear, it's going to to drive me to pay for an ad-free subscription!

The ads are obnoxious, repetitive, and promising the sun and the moon. They also remind me of all I hate about modern healthcare.

Drug ads are the same. They should never have been legalised. Those have helped turn America into the pill-popping people we've become.

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

Shhhh! Boy you have really done it now. Please don't say it again. I heard that if you say his name three times in front of a mirror, he appears and throws a football at you.

With his laser-rocket arm!

[sevensonnets]

Well, I work at St. Blank Hospital, "Where Babies Come From." Apparently, the way it works is you decide you want one, then stop by on your way home from work (at your convenience, and when the time is right FOR YOU) and pick one up.

[amoLucia]

Shhhh! Boy you have really done it now. Please don't say it again. I heard that if you say his name three times in front of a mirror, he appears and throws a football at you.

I thought that was "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice".

And re the powder, deep down,I knew your response, but it's like an involuntary response. Like a knock on wood! Just don't want to tempt the Fates.

[Julius Seizure]

I thought that was "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice".

Well that would just be silly. Why would Beetlejuice throw a football at anybody!?

[BeckyESRN]

There is now a billboard about 100 yards from one local hospital that says "(4 letter) Hospital, the best hospital" I thought that was very tasteful:sarcastic:

[NurseSpeedy, ADN, LPN, RN]

This mentality is creeping into Canadian healthcare. Meals are basic and balanced. It's not an all you can eat buffet!

I had a patient demand polenta for lunch. She actually said that we owed it to her because it didn't come with her dinner the night before as she requested. Hate to break it to her, but the kitchen wasn't serving polenta that afternoon. It came with a specific entree, she ordered a different one. Anyone who has ever had a frozen meal knows you can't just separate one part off the top of the other. Shrimp over polenta is going to yield shimpy tasting polenta. I had to endure the complaining about that darn polenta for three days straight. There was once a time when you had a choice between meal a or b. Chicken or pasta (usually with some beef). Fish was one of the choices usually once a week.

Oh, and the other princess that wanted her flan. Okay people, whatever happened to jello? I'm sorry if I will not dedicate 2 hours of my day chasing down your food cravings. You're here for Vanco not a five star restaurant.

[MelEpiRN]

When I was a newbie nurse I once asked an admin at my hospital why they didn't advertise (I thought it was a wasted opportunity). She replied with something along the lines of "advertising is ridiculously expensive. We'd rather spend that money on our staff".

Can't help but think about that every time I see commercials ad nauseam for local hospitals.

[CaffeinePOQ4HPRN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN]

The most annoying ad I've seen was a billboard for a hospital ER advertising "make an appointment online and wait at home for your time".

People - if you can wait at home - it's NOT an emergency!

I can't believe that's real? Like what the actual heck? This is just encouraging the public to ignore common sense and instead make bad decisions leading to poorer health outcomes they can later try to blame or sue a healthcare provider for. Our culture is deteriorating.....