r/HouseMD • u/Master-Ad-9922 • 3d ago
Discussion House's team has one case, every week or two? Spoiler
* Disclaimer: I'm aware House is not meant to be a realistic portrayal of hospitals and medical doctors. This discussion is mostly about "in universe" settings, and doesn't need to be applied to real life.
House's team has one case, every week or two? That's a LOT of time for a team of 4-5 doctors to treat ONE patient.
- The doctors literally have nothing to do between cases. House's department doesn't seem to have other work, although House himself gets clinic duty.
- Even when there is a case, the doctors can't possibly spend THAT much time on it, considering there are 4 or 5 doctors, and what is shown in the episodes doesn't require an entire week of work.
- I have no problem with this. It's nice to know that some really smart doctors can find a job like this, where they don't have to work non-stop everyday at full capacity.
