Heart Hospital Scrambles After All Cardiologists Call In Stuck After Snowstorm.

Boston, MA -  Massachusetts Heart Hospital was forced to scramble over the weekend after every single cardiologist called in stuck after a snowstorm dropped over two feet of snow on the city.  House Supervisor Jan Stevenson was notified of the hospital wide physician shortage after nurses started complaining nobody had rounded on any patients for nearly 48 hours, which isn't always unusual."Some nurses became concerned after the first  24 hours, but we decided to hold tight because it was actually nice having none of the doctors around.  After 48 hours, out of physician courtesy, we called every single cardiologist on staff to find out where the Hell they were. Of the 13 [cardiologists] that answered their phones,  not a single one of them could get out of their neighborhood in their really expensive real-wheel drive sports cars," said Jan, who had no problem making it to work in Benton, her awesome 1997 front-wheel drive Grand Am with 240,000 miles under its belt.Despite the total absence of physicians, the 100 bed heart hospital remained fully staffed with over 250 nurses, respiratory therapists and pharmacists who traveled as far as 100 miles away through ten foot snow drifts following nights of drunken stupor to make it to the hospital for their morning shifts. "Not a single one of our staff was even close to getting stuck," said Jan, who noted the average staff car was 14 years old, had 180,000 miles, three good tires, moderate rust and was named...
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