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Dr. Katz's perspective on Metropolitan Hospital

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Dr. Mitch Katz shares his positive view of Metropolitan Hospital, highlighting its strengths and unique position within the Health + Hospitals system.

Dr. Katz expresses his affection for Metropolitan Hospital, describing it as the 'most loving hospital'
He emphasizes the hospital's excellent relationship with the surrounding community and its high-quality staff
Metropolitan Hospital is praised for its controlled environment, allowing for more family-centered and patient-centered care
The hospital has become a successful rehabilitation center due to its ability to provide focused care without the pressures of a trauma center

Dr. Mitch Katz

1:10:45

Well, let's work on it.

1:10:46

I mean, you know, I I have a tremendous love for Met Hospital.

1:10:51

It is our most loving hospital, and has a great relationship with the surrounding community and excellent physicians and nurses, and doesn't have the havoc of some of the trauma centers.

Diana Ayala

1:11:05

That's right.

Dr. Mitch Katz

1:11:06

Right.

1:11:06

So that it's a more controlled environment where you can generally provide more family centered, patient centered care without, you know, one ambulance after another coming in with a shooting or, you know Absolutely.

1:11:20

You know, I'm very supportive of the hospital.

1:11:23

We've had a a huge success in making them our rehab center for the for exactly that reason.

1:11:29

It's the thing that hospital does super, super well Mhmm.

1:11:34

Because it doesn't have to deal with the car accidents and the, you know, the huge traumas.

1:11:40

Yeah.

1:11:40

So I would love to get a new emergency department format.

1:11:44

So I'll go back

Mercedes Narcisse

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