It’s that dirty little secret that hospitals don’t want you to know about… but it looks like we’re almost at the tipping point. Soon you may be able to find out what your local hospital’s infection rate is — and you can choose whether you want procedures to take place in that hospital or not. […]
MRSA Tipping Point – Almost There Read More »
Yes — today’s post is C-based! …. bear with me…. it will make sense in a moment! And we’ll discuss them — Chronologically! Thursday, I posted a comment to a blog called AlignMap that is aimed at medical professionals (OK – so I eavesdropped) and showcases patient Compliance – issues that surround patients following a
Oh Say can you C? Compliance, Colonoscopy and more Read More »
During my post misdiagnosis anger phase, I read everything I could get my hands on about medical errors, their causes, and their consequences. I’m not sure why, except perhaps I wanted reassurance that I had not been the only one ever to have suffered in such a way. It was partially cathartic, and partially responsible
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My head is spinning since my radio interview this morning with Dr. Sarah Friebert from Akron Children’s Hospital. I was fascinated by our conversation, and I’ll admit, I get a bit choked up thinking back on it. If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know I’m a spiritual person. I believe
Children, Death and Spirituality Read More »
In 2000, then-9th grade student Lewis Blackman died at the hands of the medical personnel at MUSC – the Medical University of South Carolina. It didn’t have to happen. Lewis, a bright young man with many talents and incredible potential, died bleeding to death after a practically-routine surgery — a horrible medical error. You, nor
Turning Heartbreak into a Lifesaver for Others Read More »
We received word yesterday that a dear family friend died while in the hospital. He was an 81-year-old gentleman who my parents (and therefore I) have known for decades. He was hospitalized a month ago with COPD. About a week after he arrived in the hospital, his wife called me, very upset, to tell me
Another Loss to MRSA Read More »
So when is news not news? When it’s invented for the sake of sales and marketing, that’s when. My friend and co-advocate, Helen Haskell in South Carolina, forwarded a link to an article in the Columbia Journalism Review by Trudy Lieberman about what those in the marketing biz call VNRs — Video News Releases. Excellent
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I’m visiting my parents for a week. They live in a retirement /transitional living center in Florida where my mother resides in the memory center (she is an Alzheimer’s patient) and my dad lives in the same building in a beautiful apartment. It allows them to spend time together each day, and it’s remarkable how
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