we are patients too sometimes

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We who provide excellent healthcare services to others also require excellent healthcare services.
Those of us working in healthcare also need healthcare.

RNs, MDs, CNAs (insert your letters here) need healthcare that is transparent, available, effective, safe, and affordable.

We are asked to provide a lot in the care we give a patient, but it's just as important that we be allowed to expect that level of care in return.

I am not talking about "special treatment" here. I don't think there should be one experience for the CMO and a different experience for the incoming EMS MVA trauma patient with no insurance. Anyone and everyone should receive an excellent healthcare experience.

We are patients too sometimes. We who care, advocate, comfort, and communicate with the vulnerable strangers assigned to our worklist on any given day, need to be treated with as much sensitivity and respect when we are the vulnerable stranger/patient. We care for the sick, injured, suffering, hurt, and scared patient and sometimes we are those things too.

Today I just want to say that we deserve the same quality care we give others. It shouldn't sound like such a revelation and maybe to some it isn't, but I know so many of us try so hard and give so much - we need take a moment to appreciate that we deserve excellent care too. What are you doing to fill your cup today? xo

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