Hospital level care at h ome

江蘇 周偉國

居家護理有助于減輕病人的壓力，是一種更舒適的體驗。病人菲利普·桑蒂尼在體驗居家護理后，他希望這種護理方式能夠受到更多人的青睞。

主題語境：居家護理 篇幅：355詞 建議用時：7分鐘

1 When Philip Santini noticed an infection,he contacted his primary care physician,Jane Chargot,M.D.,and she gave him some medicine.

2 However, test results showed that he wasn't recovering.Over the phone, Santini was told he would need to go to the hospital to get infusions (輸液) three times a day for a week.He was packed and ready to head out to the hospital when he received another phone call.An alternative plan was suggested instead—Hospital Care at Home.

3 Hospital Care at Home, a medicine program which improves the patients' experience while freeing up hospital beds, has already admitted and transferred more than 50 patients from the emergency department and inpatient hospital to receive hospital level care from the comfort of their own homes.

4 Santini was the first direct registration patient for this program, meaning he never presented to the hospital initially.It was no surprise that there was a celebration for this milestone.

5 “I was ready to head out to the emergency department,”said Santini, who even had a list of things to take when he got a call from Stephanie Paran, R.N., a nurse at U-M Briarwood Family Medicine.“Hearing Paran's words, I sprang to my feet and didn't hesitate to accept the advice.”

6 Although he initially didn't know what to expect, he later said what the care team did was far beyond his expectations,especially the caregivers.The staff gave him infusions three times a day for six days.They took his regular medications away, just like how they would in a hospital.They checked the infection, drew blood and even brought in an ultrasound machine.“I didn't know that was possible,”Santini said.After discharge,a visiting nurse visited once a week until he completely recovered.

7 Santini believed treatment at home has helped the healing process.“I've never felt really comfortable in the hospital,”he said.“It's hard to get good sleep there.At home I had my own food and my own bed, plus my wife is here.No one has to go out of their way to visit me.It's a healthier experience.I would encourage anyone to consider it.”

Reading Check

Detail1.What is the advantage of Hospital Care at Home?

A.It can reduce the patients'expenses.

B.It can lessen the pressure on hospitals.

C.It can avoid the waste of medical resources.

D.It can improve the doctor-patient relationship.

Detail2.How did Santini feel when hearing of Hospital Care at Home?

A.Hesitant.B.Upset.

C.Excited.D.Curious.

Inference3.What can we infer about Hospital Care at Home from paragraph 6?

A.It offers professional service.

B.It is much better than that in the hospital.

C.It can make the impossible possible.

D.It only provides one-week treatment.

Inference4.What is Santini's attitude towards treatment in hospital?

A.Indifferent.B.Hopeful.

C.Appreciative.D.Negative.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Difficult sentence in the text

It was no surprise that there was a celebration for this milestone.為這一里程碑舉行慶祝活動并不奇怪。

【點石成金】It be no surprise that...意為“……不足為奇”，句中的it為形式主語，真正的主語是that引導的從句。

Ⅱ.Text-centered chunks

primary care physician 初級護理醫師

test result 檢測結果

alternative plan 替代方案

emergency department 急診科

direct registration patient 直接掛號患者

regular medication 常規藥物

check the infection 檢查感染情況

draw blood 抽血

visiting nurse 訪視護士

healing process 康復過程

good sleep 良好的睡眠