title: Trauma patients feted by staff.
abstract: Members of the trauma center staff at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, IL, believe that patient care doesn't end with discharge. They recently held a special event to celebrate their survivors, and they plan to make it an annual affair. Invitations were sent out to all survivors who had had injury Severity Scores of 17 or above. Several opportunities were created to enable staff and patients to interact. Patients were invited to tell their stories, which can be an important part of the healing process.
mesh_terms: D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D014947:Wounds and Injuries