Communication access is a patient safety issue
Imagine nearly dying while being unable to communicate your health needs, and the important medical decision-making doesn’t involve you. All that is left for you to do is to feel frustrated, helpless, and afraid.
I had such an experience at the height of the pandemic when I contracted COVID-19 and landed in the intensive care unit. I was put on a ventilator and then on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, the highest form …
Communication access is a patient safety issue
