Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Uterus Pillow In Hospitals a Standard Amenity For Gyn Patients?

There's something for everyone in this world, including this example of cozy uterus pillow!  What is it with the fascination for pillow art these days?   I know every hospitalized cardiac patient gets a heart pillow these days.  It was only a matter of time before other organs got the same respect.   Soon the hospital will be filled with hospital pillows which transcend the imagination.

I'm waiting for the day that pillow reps replace drug reps as the important providers of hot lunches  from all the favorite local eateries.    Taking a page from the drug reps, I heard hospital pillow art is being pushed as a new first line therapy for depressed patients.  I heard  randomized trials comparing medical therapy and pillow art are already being developed with the blessing of Congressional oversight.    

Along with  SSRIs and electroconvulsive therapy, all  depressed hospitalized patients will now get  the Hug Me pillow  to let them know somebody cares.   On the gyn floor, everyone gets the Brest Friend pillow.  And coming soon for the men?   The  penis pillow for all those post up prostate resection patients who just need a little something to hold on to in their hour of grieving.

I knew it was only a matter of time before all the gyn patients joined the revolution in hospital pillows.  The uterus pillow will make a nice addition.  By the end of the year I expect most hospitals to have the   lung pillow, the bariatric pillow, the kidney pillow, and even the liver pillow to make patients feel right at home.    Yes folks, hospital pillows have definitely met pillow art.  My only concern is that the  uterus pillow could represent a strangulation hazard which, if I remember correctly,  is a never event.
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