Self-Generated # 2 Thoughts on Technology in Healthcare.

   Let's face it, in some point in our lives, we all will need health care. When we are ill, we don't think of technology as being important to our care. The quality of that health care may depend on the quality of the technology the hospital is using. Technology in health care is changing daily. With it comes the realization that what was standard practice just a year ago is now outdated. And the simple use of a phone will improve patient care. As I am going to school to become a nurse, this is a subject close to my heart. The way medicine is delivered is changing to become more affordable and provide individual care. As a consequence, better outcomes may be achieved. As the population ages the need for affordable health care will become critical. One hospital group that keeps current with technology is Banner Health, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. In addition to being close to my home, it also has the extra benefit of employing my best friend, Barb. She works in the area of giving stress tests. I hear stories from her and her co-workers about the newest innovation in giving stress test to make them safer for the patients. It is comforting to me to know that the hospital closest to me is not lagging behind in technology. I enjoy meeting her for lunch. As we walk down the halls, they are abuzz with activity. Everyone confidently going to and fro, with smiles on most faces. We are usually greeted by her supervisor and we chat for bit.The new dining room can make me forget that I am in a hospital. The whole dining experience is unbelievably lush. The food is as good, if not better then, the food I've had at fine dining establishments. The cavernous  room is filled with the sounds of dishes striking one another, the hum of conversation and the occasional out burst of laughter. The savory aroma of spaghetti wafts though the room. We pass by a couple engrossed in quiet murmuring, heads almost touching. The room has the feel of happiness. It is as though people's cares have been discarded like a jacket that will be picked up on the way out of the room. No one wants to become ill, but if I should, I plan on being pampered at Banner Thunderbird Hospital. Perhaps Barb will bring me lunch.

Barb and me after a good lunch