Article about hospital

[Lynlw]

Ross, I don't get on as often, so if this was posted feel free to delete thanks
This is another reason why we recomend having someone with you 24/7 if possible at the Hospital
Lyn (PS Justin will be 20 on SAT the 12th, Wow what a ride I am so thankful)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24002334/
Before Code Blue: Who?s minding the patient?
Little-known ?failure to rescue? is most common hospital safety mistake
High-profile medical errors such as operating on the wrong body part or receiving a mistaken dose of drugs should take a back seat to a far more common and insidious mistake, a new report reveals.

For the fifth straight year, an analysis of errors in the nation?s hospitals found that the most reported patient safety risk is a little-known but always-fatal problem called ?failure to rescue.?

the rest of the article is at the link

 

[Nancy]

This is one of the reasons that I think EVERY person undergoing heart surgery, or any surgery--or even any serious hospitalization should have someone with them 24/7 or as much as humanly possible, even in the ICUs where they discourage constant visits.

I cannot tell you how many problems I have seen that could have been averted. When I saw them happening, I could head them off.

If you see something happening that you have a bad feeling about, it is important to speak up and not let up on it until the problem is addressed.

Who cares if you are not popular? This is not a beauty contest. It is life and death.

 

[Ross]

People want to know why I'm paranoid of hospitals now. Right here is the reason folks. A lot of stuff goes on to a patient when no one is around. For this reason alone, you need someone with you 24/7 and don't leave because it's against floor policy. Horse puckey.