A swimming pool in the ICU? By Wes Ely
Published in The Wall Street Journal on June 17th, 2016 “A swimming pool in the ICU? You must be nuts.” The nurse’s voice was almost lost amid the whooshing ventilator and infusion pumps. Five days [...]
A look to the heart in the ICU
To be admitted into a Hospital means an emotional trauma for anyone. It causes the breakdown of daily life. From HU-CI Mancha Centro, we contribute to alleviate loneliness and isolation faced by our patients through [...]
I Congress of Patient Experience
Hola a tod@s, mis queridos amigos. I told you yesterday that this final part of June comes full of activity. Next Friday June 17th is going to be held in Madrid the I Congress of [...]
Albert Jovell Awards 2016
Hola a tod@s, mis queridos amigos.We are in the final part of the first half of 2016, and we could not finish it better. Next Thursday June 16th will take place at the Universidad Internacional [...]
Distance is not oblivion
Today just a year ago, when you crossed the other side, and I can not hold back the tears remembering Alfredo´s words, and all we lived.A year where your lessons help more people every day. [...]
You to Vigo, me to Burgos
Hola a tod@s, my dear friends. We continue "Non-stop" with the humanization of care, and this week we will be in two different places in Spain. Today, José Manuel Gómez will participate in the VII [...]
Open ICU doors: Is there something more human than invididualize?
In Spain, ICU have a visiting policy that we could categorize in three groups: open access 24-hour (3.8%), open daytime (9.8%) and 2 visits per day, 30 to 60 minutes (67.7%). In the II National [...]
The Humanizing Intensive Care plan of Madrid
Hola a tod@s, mis queridos amigos.In September 2015, members of the Health Ministry of the Community of Madrid and the IC-HU Project (humanizing intensive care), agreed to the need to develop a plan of humanization of [...]
18 transformative ideas in #IVGestiónSanitaria
Hola a tod@s, mis queridos amigos.Today and tomorrow are held the fourth Meeting of the Spanish Society of Health Managers (SEDISA), at Hospital Universitario Son Espases in Palma de Mallorca. You can consult here the [...]
Necessary and unstoppable, by José Manuel Gómez
Humanizing in private Last Friday, the XVII Edition of ICU Nursing Course was held at Hospital Madrid Monteprincipe. On this occasion, it was focused on humanizing, and there I was, providing the best I can, [...]