“Of Keys and Death”

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The messages arrive a few times each year.  Emails, voicemails, notes from staff.  They are all similar.

“Vince, a woman called.  She has one of our keys and when her son passed away it was in his belongings.  She’s looking for help on what it may go to.  She’s hoping you can help her.  Can you call her?”

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Patients Value Safe Storage

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The world of healthcare is one of many scientific studies, papers, trials, presentations, and research. Rarely does research of a subject within other disciplines compare to that within healthcare.

Granted, a 20-page technical analysis can be pretty dry reading–no matter the subject. Yet, I reviewed just such a paper recently, titled “Healing Environments: What Design Factors Really Matter According to Patients?”

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