If you thought medical errors were only restricted to hospitals, you are probably misinformed. Globally, as many as 4 in 10 patients are harmed in outpatient settings with up to 80% of those medical errors preventable, according to a white paper released by the nonprofit Foundation for the Innovation and Development of Health Safety. With…
If you’ve been thinking that rehabilitation is only for people who are seeking addiction treatment then we suggest you pause and think again. Your loved one has just undergone surgery and is being discharged from the hospital. The next thing they want is to return to their normal routine. But are their bodies ready? Maybe…
The adage goes something like this – illness brings with it medicines, doctors, hospitals and clinics. But ask someone from the present, and they will say that the most important factor that comes with any chronic illness is the nursing staff. They are rare and come with a tag of “handle with care, whether you…
I tried to debate this in my head over and over again as to what had compelled the family to think that a 90-year-old had to be kept mobile? Was it really the concern or the guilt that they weren’t doing enough for a 90-year-old to stay healthy? A few days later, I had a…
