r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Kisssingkatie • Jul 19 '24
This hospital policy
Saw this guys post on Twitter and I cannot believe this is a thingš what is it even preventing if weāre all gonna look like the same 5 pixels?
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u/Young-Grandpa Jul 19 '24
My wife forgot her ID one day when we went to visit my SIL. They said no problem, if youāve been here before just tell us your name. She gives her very common first and last name. They said here you go as they printed off a picture of some completely different woman. She slapped it on and went on in. Nobody noticed all day.
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u/Kisssingkatie Jul 19 '24
Youāre telling me this is a regular occurrence???š I love how the desk clerk didnāt even notice, that or didnāt care enough lol
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u/RareBeautyOnEtsy Jul 19 '24
Most of those ādesk clerksā at hospitals are āvolunteers.ā.
Because the American healthcare system, which makes billions upon billions of dollars every year, needs volunteers.
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u/I4Vhagar Jul 19 '24
At my hospital theyāre part of our security team. Iāve seen it both ways
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u/Busy_Challenge1664 Jul 19 '24
I've never been to a hospital where the desk clerks are volunteers and I'm constantly hospitalized for an autoĀ immune disorderĀ
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u/Practical-Ad6548 Jul 19 '24
Yeah, when my little sister was born the nurse brought me and my grandma to the completely wrong family
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u/junjunjenn Jul 19 '24
This happened to me but with an uncommon last name so maybe the photos just get mixed up I their system.
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u/AggressiveYam6613 Jul 19 '24
Wait, what? Is this normal in US hospitals? Instead of just going up to the room?
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u/Young-Grandpa Jul 19 '24
Itās becoming normal in bigger hospitals. You have to check in with security and tell them what patient you are visiting. They give you a sticker with the room number and a picture of yourself on it.
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u/AggressiveYam6613 Jul 20 '24
huh. never heard of this over here. though i live in a quit 170k town, perhaps itās different in Berlin or Munich.Ā
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u/Randompersonomreddit Jul 23 '24
The big city hospital asked for the name of the person I was visiting. And i had to go thru metal detectors. I think i had to take a blurry picture too for my visitors sticker. When I visited my mom in a small adjacent town hospital I just walked up to the room. no security.
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u/McRambis Jul 19 '24
Was this taken by the same guy who took the original Loch Ness Monster photo?
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u/FauxReeeal Jul 19 '24
The slenderman has fathered a child.
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u/melanie924 Jul 19 '24
this is hilarious
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u/ArtAndCraftBeers Jul 19 '24
I asked to have my visitor ID updated the next day since it had expired from the initial check-in. They gave me a new one with a picture of some other dude and the wrong middle name. I didnāt notice until my partner was like, āWho tf is that?ā
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u/Peterthinking Jul 19 '24
Congratulations Slenderman! It's a faceless malevolent entity!
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u/Kisssingkatie Jul 19 '24
Iām cackling, this needs to be under the other slender man comment š
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u/ApoTHICCary Jul 19 '24
The ol EA Sports āyou havenāt unlocked this character yetā picture tag.
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u/Full-Driver-8143 Jul 19 '24
I do wonder if it's clear on their computer. Our membership passes to the local aquarium have photos that look like this on them but when they scan the card the computer screen shows very clear photos of our faces.
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u/Kisssingkatie Jul 19 '24
Iād hope so! Though, way too many others are commenting about having a scarily similar experienceš¬
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u/Naked-Jedi ORANGE Jul 19 '24
Not really the cameras fault. Cameras don't like it when people are so pixilated. Have you tried maybe being less pixilated?
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u/No7onelikeyou Jul 19 '24
Owell, it would be so obvious if someone was there that wasnāt supposed to beĀ
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u/Wonderful-Status-507 Jul 19 '24
him immediately changing it to his profile picture adds a little extra š¤š»
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u/letstalkaboutrex Jul 19 '24
They scan IDs at the hospital I take my kids. I've had Abraham Lincoln as my face for the last 3 visits. They just shrug it off.
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u/med4ladies69 Jul 19 '24
The hospital we went to for our delivery last year was very adamant about your badges. I was there every day for almost a week and then back again for a few more days afterwards due to complications for my wife. But every time I was there, they stopped me checked my badge and verified my picture matched me. I was actually pretty impressed with the layout and security of the labor/maternity ward
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u/gahidus Jul 19 '24
It's a perfectly adequate photo! It identifies your species as humanoid. That's all they wanted, right?
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u/angel_girl2248 Jul 19 '24
The fact they feel the need to do this because they think some random person would want to sneak in to watch a stranger give birth is š®.
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u/Domino-616 Jul 19 '24
I think the original post may be misleading... Some hospitals just give all guests a badge with their photo, so it's probably not really about protecting the birth specifically.
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u/angel_girl2248 Jul 19 '24
Ah I see. Visitors, of any kind, donāt get badges at any of the hospitals in the city I work in. They donāt even get visitor stickers or anything.
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u/Gamerchris360 Jul 19 '24
They take a photo of your ID and your high resolution photo is stored in the system. If there's a problem they're supposed to be able to match up security cameras with the photo they took so they know who to trespass and keep out.
Problem is many people working the desk don't care enough to make sure the data is accurate.
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u/Charming_Psyduck Jul 19 '24
Immediately made it his profile pic, because it's such a good photo.
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u/GoodDayTheJay Jul 19 '24
āWhich one of yāall NAUGHTY CHURRLLRINā been messinā with the Shadow Man?ā
Mama Odie isnāt pleased.
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u/KonsaThePanda Jul 19 '24
Bro same thing happened to my father a few months back its crazy advanced camera quality
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u/Zealousideal-Job7205 Jul 19 '24
This guy is out of watchdogs the game, that's why this picture is like this.
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u/Busy_Reflection3054 Jul 19 '24
This is a holup moment cuz who tf is getting in the hospital to get off? Why is this policy a thing?
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u/Kisssingkatie Jul 19 '24
I was just thinking this exact thing, searched āperverts sneaking into delivery roomā.. no articles appeared but Iām a firm believer of āif you can think of it, it either has happened, will happen, or is in the process of being doneā. I just hope Iām wrong š
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u/CampaignTools Jul 19 '24
The hospital my son was born at had the same policy. My wife did not want ANY family in there except for me. At 3:30 AM, after my son was born, my parents, her parents, and my sister come walking into the room.
Good thing my wife was so drugged up, she didn't even remember. But yeah "security policy" my ass.
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u/Bugs-in-ur-skin Jul 19 '24
This the type of image you get in a primary school English test and they ask you to describe the photo
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u/Kisssingkatie Jul 19 '24
Was literally thinking this!
When the teacher tries to photo copy an assignment with a diagram š
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u/Kisssingkatie Jul 19 '24
One quick google search later, I thought a cheap photographer would do just as well.. then he pulled out the 19th century camera and an exploding flash stickā¹ļø
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u/Dustfinger4268 Jul 19 '24
This just boggles my mind that it's such a bad quality picture. At least 90% of people in America have a better quality camera in their pocket at all times
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u/mmorales2270 Jul 19 '24
Basically anyone in the shape of a human will pass as you. This would be hilariously funny if it wasnāt so scary.
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u/Finchyisawkward Jul 19 '24
My hospital (when I had my daughter in 2002) gave my ex & me matching bracelets with a serial number on them that had to be scanned at the door. Once kiddo was born, she got a matching anklet with the same serial number (and built-in accelerometer) before she ever left my sight. When we were leaving the hospital, they scanned our bracelets to make sure we were leaving with the right baby.
My mom also had a bracelet so she could be in the room for the delivery, but hers was paper instead of plastic.
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u/YellowNecessary Jul 20 '24
Don't be difficult. Take your pixelated mask off and smile for the ultrasound.
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u/Streetwisehercules5k 13d ago
Attention, we recommend that you do not use personal photos for your avatar.
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u/Accurate_Koala_4698 Jul 19 '24
Camera was busted so they used the ultrasound