Our first day at JFK on this trip, and it was as expected: planned as a light, getting acquainted again day, but then it became busy. We started by going to surgical rounds and seeing a lot of friends among the residents and faculty, and then more of the same at the hospital-wide Grand Rounds. After that we went to the OR today hello and see the state of affairs. The exterior of the hospital is scaffolded and renovation is underway; inside there isn't much evidence of active renovations, although there are fewer buckets in the hallways catching water coming thru the roof.
In the course of our travels thru the hospital, we encountered Dr. Philip Ireland, who looks great ! He is an Ebola survivor who came to Waterbury Hospital to speak about his experience surviving the disease last year while he was in New Haven for a month observing. He told us about a 39 year old woman in the ED who had a large mass in her rectum and a swollen abdomen; when we saw her it was obvious that she needed surgery so relieve her bowel obstruction soon. She was placed on the schedule for later in the day. We also consulted on a young man who was operated on a week ago for a bowel perforation, and hasn't done well post finally got back to our hotel around 730, and then had a late dinner before heading to bed as we were all very tired from traveling.
The hotel we are staying in is quite lovely and new. It is called the Murex Plaza and is on Tubman Boulevard. It is a boutique-ish hotel with large, well-appointed rooms and bathrooms; I particularly enjoyed the shower which features a large high shower head and great water pressure as well as lots of hot water. The restaurant is quite excellent also.
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