There is Hope – Doctors who Care More

One quick story about these guys:

An elderly lady woke one morning, stepped on her scale and found that she had put on 4 lbs.
Concerned, she made breakfast and wondered what to do.
A few minutes later the phone rang and a nurse asked her how she was doing.
The RN had been alerted by wireless that her patient, who suffered from heart failure, had put on 4 pounds overnight.
Asked to come in to the office, the patient explained that she did not have anyone to drive her that day.
“If we send a car, can you be ready in 1 hour?”
Not only did they pick her up but they treated her and prevented her from retaining any more fluid and going into congestive heart failure.
She was back home in no time, unlike another woman without this care who ended up in hospital fighting for her life.
This is a true story.

This is Medicine the way it should be practiced. And it saves $ Billions.

This company, CareMore, was acquired last year for $800 million.

2 responses

  1. Margaret's avatar

    Good information.

    1. Gerard Armorer, MD's avatar

      Thanks. This company is yet another example of how one person can make a difference. It came into being when a doctor became upset because his patient developed a foot ulcer and ended up having an amputation. It took him years but he succeeded in getting a group of MDs and RNs to set up clinics and do home visits to prevent amputations. They then went on to handle all diseases with the emphasis on prevention.

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