MOM2TWO

W have some of the Affintiy 3 beds but now Stryker has been doing bed demos for us because we are replacing a few older models. They seem alright.

This thread is so funny because I have heard so many of the same comments. We used to give large scrumptious gourmet cheesecakes to pts at discharge asr a gift from the hospital. They were kept in the freezer by the pt snack fridge. One night when we did a check on a labor pt every "SUPPORT" person in the room had a slice and a fork telling us how good it was. They just opened up the freezer and helped themselves!! :angryfire So we decided she chose her gift early and did not get one at discharge. We also had a dad tell (or actually yell) that we must not want dads to be at the hospital and be involved in their child's birth since the pull out beds we have were so uncomfortable for him! :uhoh21:

Our unit is charged per item for things we use from the dietary dept. We still serve dad a meal at meal times(for now) but to save money we stopped ordering the laboring mom's clear liquid trays at meal times and just let them know we are now better stocked with the liquid diet items in our kitchenette and we can get them what they want throughout the day. Most of the trays from dietary sat because they either weren't hungry at the time, or were just delivering. It also makes for less trays to pass now. So far it seems to work great. :)

I too, have never seen one.