There’s a lot of complaining in health care. Here’s just a sampling of quotes from letters I’ve received this week:
Physicians:
“I’ve become so disillusioned with medicine. I don’t know who to talk to anymore or what to do with my life.
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Did you forget to thank someone? There’s still time. →
I’m a family physician in Eugene, Oregon—a sweet town where folks are pretty darn friendly. I still do house calls. Patients often surprise me with gifts. And nearly every appointment ends with a hug.
Kindness is contagious.
I like to return the favor. So every few weeks I celebrate “patient appreciation day.” I thank patients with balloons and chocolates.
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ATTENTION DOCTORS: You do NOT need resiliency training! →
Here’s the latest medical fad: Physician resiliency training.
Huh?
Doctors are already the most resilient people on the planet.
Doctors can go days on call without eating. I know. I have.
Doctors can go 24 hours without a bathroom break.
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Doctor’s death an ‘inconvenience’ for patients →
An investigation is underway after a Chicago-area doctor is found dead—a suicide according to the medical examiner. What demands investigation is the callousness with which the this doctor’s death was reported by the media—and received by neighbors, many healthcare professionals themselves.
I’m alerted to the death initially by a Facebook friend: “Pamela,
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Assisted Physician Suicide: Are Doctors Killing Doctors? →
Standing on the edge of his hotel balcony, a doctor describes the rolling hills. He tells me, “It’s a beautiful place to die.” Ten minutes later, he agrees not to injure himself—for now.
I’m not running a physician suicide hotline. But doctors keep calling me.
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