Joining The Medical Field

David Lovell

Mrs. Fyke

English 3 H

11 November 2017

Medical Field Essay

The Medical field is a very promising field of work. There are many different niches in which people can find lifetime careers in this healthcare industry. Even though the medical field is a phenomenal place to find a job, the healthcare industry is loaded with flaws, especially from the perspective of the patients, because there are people who don’t have the resources to afford healthcare and suffer because of their underprivileged situation. People go on with their lives, unable to receive the medical attention they deserve because of their economic situation.

Granted, joining the medical field has copious benefits. One such benefit is that there are many different opportunities

The main drawback is the enormous prices and the exorbitant fees related to healthcare services. The quintessential example of this is surgery. Before a surgery is even considered, patients have to meet with a doctor to see if surgery will be necessary (“The High Cost”). Out of all the expenses, this is probably one of the lowest. In a surgery, there are always two “physicians” present, in addition to the “surgeon’s assistant” (“The High Cost”). There are also a “circulating nurse” and a “surgical technician”, who prepares the operating room for action (“The High Cost”). Each person is getting paid a substantial amount for their contribution to the surgery, which adds to the bill presented to the patient. In addition, the use of the operating room itself costs money (“The High Cost”). Operating rooms are rented out in 15 minute increments, which includes the sterilization of instruments, anesthesia machinery, the cleaning of the room afterwards, and the use of the tools (“The High Cost”). Similar to this, the patient will spend time in a “recovery room” as the “anesthesia wears off”. Furthermore, there are medications administered during surgery. Patients end up paying for IV fluids, anesthesia medicine, and antibiotics used during or after the surgery (“The High Cost”). These expenses are just the minimum of what contributes to the cost of a surgery. Implant Surgeries, for instance, have even more cost associated with them. Implants have a few aspects that make them cost such a high premium. Implants have to be sterilized, designed to perform for a lifetime, and they require extensive research (“The High Cost”). Another expensive type of surgery is heart surgery. After some heart surgeries, patients are required to stay in the Intensive Care Unit, which costs $5000 each day (“The High Cost”). This piles on to the already high cost of a basic surgery. After the