tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576665998092614907.post4297489689184810616..comments2023-04-01T03:15:48.249-07:00Comments on DOING COMMON THINGS UNCOMMONLY WELL: Where is System Redesign?Anna Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094247734675876475noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576665998092614907.post-35231220762643868102008-12-29T13:59:00.000-08:002008-12-29T13:59:00.000-08:00Anna:This Feb will be 10 years since my dad died a...Anna:<BR/>This Feb will be 10 years since my dad died at Alta Bates. During a 3 week hospitalization where I did all the things you did (and tried to mediate between hospital staff and my parents and 6 siblings), I wandered around wondering why hospitals hallways weren't filled with families weeping from the strain of trying to protect their loved ones from what occurs everyday in hospitals. <BR/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576665998092614907.post-48698109526891374452008-12-29T09:30:00.000-08:002008-12-29T09:30:00.000-08:00Anna,I have also spent days at the bedside of my p...Anna,<BR/>I have also spent days at the bedside of my parents in the last few years. It makes us see health care from the other side, which in turn makes us better providers and better people.<BR/>Good Luck with your new position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576665998092614907.post-62444677533187451072008-12-23T13:13:00.000-08:002008-12-23T13:13:00.000-08:00Excellent writing Anna. I think this can be a plat...Excellent writing Anna. I think this can be a platform to keep others informed and inspired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576665998092614907.post-87664534884922930582008-12-23T11:41:00.000-08:002008-12-23T11:41:00.000-08:00Thank you for sharing about your dad. It reminds m...Thank you for sharing about your dad. It reminds me of why we must take the time to reflect on the care we are providing. Family members need to know that their loved ones are in an institution that is safe and has the ability to deliver the care that is needed, when it is needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576665998092614907.post-62519487800120916412008-12-23T10:31:00.000-08:002008-12-23T10:31:00.000-08:00Thanks for sharing your father's story. I'm collec...Thanks for sharing your father's story. I'm collecting real life stories of people who have lost their health insurance because of the economic downturn and have come to CCHS for help and patients who have gotten service from us that they couldn't get elsewhere. Send me your stories! Julie Freestone (jfreestone@hsd.cccounty.us)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576665998092614907.post-10706917195774542352008-12-23T08:23:00.000-08:002008-12-23T08:23:00.000-08:00Anna:I found your writing above to be of extreme q...Anna:<BR/><BR/>I found your writing above to be of extreme quality. It moved me very much.You have a real talent to share with others!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com