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Legion of demons found in ancient auto medical supply dispensing cabinets

Pascal Monett Silver badge

Easy to say.

The crux of the problem is that hospitals are a very costly business, and it is viewed as more important to have competent staff than it is to update computers. That means that the budget is seriously constrained and tools are used as long as they appear to function - EOL dates be damned.

Find me one hospital that is not understaffed with most departments not suffering from insufficient budget and you will have found a unicorn.

Unfortunately, the scum that take advantage of these institutions will provide a costly lesson to everyone - who survive it. One can only hope that some of those scum will find themselves in a hospital when another scum locks everything down for money, and that the scum on the hospital bed will live long enough to personally experience how unfair that is for all innocent people.

IT in hospitals is in for a rough and bloody ride, no doubt there.

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