“he very word "patient" implies passivity and powerlessness. Me-teacher-you-dumbbell, or me-doctor-you-patient, or me-politician-you-voter, or any other paternalistic or maternalistic stay-in-your-place tradition will not pass muster with me.” TeacherPoliticianTraditionDoctorsPatientVotersPowerlessnessPassivityMusterDumbbells Author:Andrew Saul
“Doctors frequently get it wrong. One out of five patients today is in the hospital because incorrect treatment by a physician put him or her there.” TodayFiveDoctorsPatientTreatmentHospitalsPhysicians Author:Andrew Saul
“A hospital patient can expect one medical error every single day of any hospital stay. Malpractice suits are numerous enough that one may reasonably conclude that there is certainly no guarantee of proper health care by contracting it out.” MayEnoughCareErrorsPatientMedicalSuitsHealth CareGuaranteesHospitalsContractingMalpractice Author:Andrew Saul
