tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post7576181153749615026..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: "someone may just end up dead"Paul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-18078309574933379682009-01-07T09:55:00.000-05:002009-01-07T09:55:00.000-05:00Words like please, thank you and excuse me aren't ...Words like please, thank you and excuse me aren't expected during a code or a surgery. It is when the same demeanor persists when a critical situation is not present that the same demeanor becomes unprofessional and a personal choice.<BR/><BR/>I have never found that arrogance equates excellence. At what step of the food chain at your hospital is it acceptable for those that choose to be arrogant because they can?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-39095379583853138572008-12-22T10:12:00.000-05:002008-12-22T10:12:00.000-05:00Paul and Bongi,Great comments. I am the Periop PI ...Paul and Bongi,<BR/>Great comments. I am the Periop PI Manager and a very large midwest academic center. I've always worked in the surgical side of life and have understood this psyche that drives surgeons. We try to harness this mindset to drive changes that will benefit patient care. Thanks for describing it so eloquently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-3785931637381808652008-12-20T10:35:00.000-05:002008-12-20T10:35:00.000-05:00I am deeply moved. Bloggin' in now.I am deeply moved. Bloggin' in now.e-Patient Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608258246509102466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-1764363554313163592008-12-20T09:17:00.000-05:002008-12-20T09:17:00.000-05:00thanks for the kind appraisal.thanks for the kind appraisal.Bongihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918640034313468627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-31409083855925181182008-12-20T09:00:00.000-05:002008-12-20T09:00:00.000-05:00I agree with him that it takes a certain confidenc...I agree with him that it takes a certain confidence to cut a human body. I suppose any profession in which there's no turning back, in a big way, requires what can seem like arrogance. Architects, maybe, and diamond cutters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com