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Coming Together Amongst A Human Being On A Mission

Last calendar calendar week I had the pleasance of spending some fourth dimension alongside Dr. Sаmuеl Rоѕѕ, thе CEO оf Bоn Sесоurѕ Hоѕріtаl inward West Baltimore. Sam too I take been comparing notes virtually necessary changes inwards our national healthcare system. He visited GBMC a few weeks agone inwards add together-on to I made a trip to come across his functioning.

Bon Secours serves a community alongside a existent high unemployment accuse per unit of measurement of mensuration too a median family income of $23,070. While the baby mortality rate inwards Maryland is vii.9 per 1,000 live births, it is eighteen per 1,000 births for the population served past Bon Secours. The mortality charge per unit of measurement for cancer is fifty% higher than inward the residual of Maryland as well as the mortality rate for eye affliction is near double what it is inward the residuum of the State.

Dr. Ross took me on a tour of Bon Secours. Every swain fellow fellow member of his team that I met, from the guard at the entrance to the nurses inward the ICU, were upbeat. It looked to me similar they were all next their leader also they were on a mission. They appeared ignorant of the fact that the odds were stacked against them – they were determined to trounce those odds as well lessen the burden of affliction inward their community. No 1 lamented the historic period of the facility…solely they were really proud of their robot that allows them to function telemedicine to improve tending inward the intensive tending unit of measurement. Dr. Ross showed me the “COWS”- computers on wheels -  that are connected to the novel single database electronic record that they are virtually to scroll out. He explained to me that they would non take been able to purchase this scheme without the aid of the Bon Secours organisation.

I reflected on how lucky I was to non accept the same burden of poverty also accuse per unit of chronic disease inwards the community served past times GBMC. Sam also I spent some fourth dimension thinking nigh how we could learn from each other equally well as we committed to looking for areas inward which we could collaborate – I intend it would get fantastic if we could help Dr. Ross convey advanced primary tending to the Bon Secours neighborhood. There are many hurdles to get over but we will wait for ways to brand this take place. Sam too his squad are on a mission, together with I am betting on them.  

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