A visit to Johns Hopkins #EMSToday2015

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 We arrived a day early into Baltimore and decided it would be a good idea to visit what is arguably the nation’s best hospital. Johns Hopkins Hospital’s core values include Excellence & Discovery, Leadership & Integrity, Diversity & Inclusion, and Respect & Collegiality and you sense when you’re walking around that it’s more than just lip service. I’ve written many times about Peter Pronovost and The Science of Safety (everyone in medicine should be required to watch the video). It’s not an accident that one of the world’s foremost experts in patient safety calls Johns Hopkins home! The history in this place is incredible. It was originally built in 1889. The Rotunda, which is now part of the Administrative Building, houses a towering statue of Jesus known as Christus Consolator. It is a powerful presence. Passers-by including patients, family members, medical students, residents, and surgeons reverently touch the statue. You can’t help but wonder about them. What challenges do they face? What complex cases are they participating in? Here in a hospital famed for modern medicine, a 10-and-a-half-foot marble statue of Jesus rises beneath its historic dome. Elsewhere, such a prominently featured religious symbol might be cause for controversy. But at Hopkins Hospital, “Christus Consolator” has managed to defy its traditional symbolism and garner respect from nearly all who...
Source: EMS 12-Lead - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Uncategorized EMS Today 2015 Source Type: research