Sharp Grossmont's emergency department earns rare senior-friendly accreditation
Print During Vincent Quasarano’s March 30 visit to Sharp Grossmont Hospital’s emergency department in La Mesa, the experience may have been different than previous trips to the hospital. The 85-year-old patient was offered a voice amplifying device by registered nurse Michelle Christensen, then asked a series of questions to see if he could recall his name, the date and a series of words. She pointed to various objects in the room asking Quasarano what they were, accompanied him during a short walk down the hall, and inquired what his home life was like. Christensen — assigned to the ...
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