The Patient's Checklist>

"A godsend for concerned friends and relatives trying to rein in the chaos."

-The New York Times

Whether you're addressing the rising chaos of a pandemic or preparing for a scheduled surgery having checklists prepared to guide you through a hospital visit can often mean the difference between comfort and pain personal and distant care--and even life or death.

In today's hospital system you can face a series of perplexing obstacles to satisfactory care from overworked healthcare providers to understaffed facilities--which are heightened in times of crisis. You need to know how to take charge of your own healthcare; Elizabeth Bailey shows you how to do just that with a series of essential easy-to-use checklists to better manage monitor and participate in your own healthcare including: Before You Go What to Bring Master Medication List Discharge Plan and more.

It is more important than ever to have a protocol including a detailed plan for hygiene and communications while hospitalized. You can trust the medical staff but you also need to trust yourself or a loved one to be your own best advocate. Newly revised and completely up-to-date The Patient's Checklist shows you how.