09-02-2021, 06:14 AM
The only time I was hospitalized was at HMC about 18 months ago for sepsis. I ended up in the secondary ICU but then ran into a problem - I couldn't be given a medicine because the hospital admin staff had misspelled my first name so their system wouldn't allow the nurse to administer the drug. It's not as if I have an uncommon first name, so I don't think it's beyond belief that things will be misspelled by medical staff. On the other hand, that clearly isn't the case here, but you might want to check your vax card and insurance to make sure your name is spelled correctly. And, if you're at HMC, the wristband you're given has your name spelled correctly.