American Health Care… is it really that bad?

Submitted by Corey Smith on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 14:21

My daughter needed a surgery for her eyes. We had a nightmare of a time getting everything figured out with insurance. We had to reschedule two times before we could complete the surgery.

Yesterday, Jenna went in for the surgery and today she received a get well card. Not just a generic card with a couple of signatures, but personal notes from the pre-op nurse, the doctor, the recovery nurse and three people from the recovery team.

Today, I also received a call to see how she was doing.

She is two... she won't remember this, but her parents will remember and we certainly appreciate this.

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This really stands out for me because I would always expect to get a thank you note from a salesman (which I almost never do). I would never expect a doctor to send a get well card... never seen it in the past and I bet I won't see it very often in the future.



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Submitted by Ken Stewart (not verified) on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 17:42.
Corey, I do hope you daughter is doing well? I neglected to check and see how she was doing. My wife and I spent the Christmas holiday in the children's hospital here as they thought my daughter might have pneumonia. I must say that was a very stressful time, but it showed me 2 things. First, my family is most certainly the most important thing in my life, and I was quite thankful I was able to devote my undivided attention to my family during that time. Second, I learned there are a lot of caring people still in healthcare. They don't always have good answers, and they most certainly do not always agree, but they are there trying there hardest.
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