This book by Karen Curtiss is a critical life support system. It is an inspirational navigator for patients and families that can guide them through dangerous waters and makes them a fully vested partner on their care team. I give it my highest recommendation. It is respectful and acknowledges the mind-body-spirit connection so important to healing. Our goal as caregivers and as families is to create the greatest number of healing moments along the trajectory of each patient. This book empowers each of us to play a role in those healing moments. Bravo Karen!

When we make care truly patient centered, will we achieve our best. For me, patient centered means active involvement with patients and families at each level of care. With simple checklists and a warm tone, Safe & Sound in the Hospital informs and supports family and nursing partnerships for patients’ best care – from admission through recovery at home. It’s the most patient-centered, family friendly, resource every hospital should offer to every patient and family.

Safe & Sound in the Hospital is an exceptionally well organized resource for people who want to be effective advocates for their loved ones in the hospital. It is also beautifully designed. I wish my siblings and I had it when we were managing the care of our parents. We could have used many of the tools in this valuable book.

I’m responsible for negotiating benefits for over 100,000 employees, retirees and family members who count on me to watch out for their health and well-being. As a nurse, I know that Safe & Sound in the Hospital is a common-sense resource that will help prevent HAC’s and readmissions. In my view, offering this book to our employees when they are hospitalized is simply the responsible thing to do.

This is a book that is both compassionate and knowledgeable, presenting actionable information in an easy-to-understand manner that enables families and patients to be good partners with providers in
their care.

Safe & Sound in the Hospital breaks new ground by placing a vital safety strategy of using checklists into the hands of patients and their advocates.

Karen Curtiss has harnessed the power of checklists to present a compilation of information that is both useful and inspirational for hospital patients and their families. Safe & Sound in the Hospital is a practical tool that can help make any hospital stay go more smoothly.

This is so much more than a book – it’s a breakthrough innovation that will transform how patients and their loved ones ensure their hospital stay is safer than ever before. This puts the care back in healthcare!

Safe & Sound in the Hospital is an outstanding patient centered resource. It is written clearly and concisely with real time guidance. It’s a mission-essential for patients’ families who want and need guidance from the voice of someone who has been in their shoes.