It may seem like a no-brainer

But having patient input in developing a rehab hospital, really is a good thing. One large rehab hospital in Nebraska is actually using a design firm headed by a quadriplegic designer most of you know if you shop at a very large retailer.

Yes, it is really important. So when Madison opens its satellite unit at Washington, our chief NP, a rehab nurse from way back, was duly insulted when she heard this.

"Well, we will just ask a few people to pretend to be a para or a quad and check out stuff in the patient rooms." (I wish this paraphrase was a joke, but it's not).

No, not okay, says the NP. So she makes a few phone calls, and lo and behold, we have several former and current patients volunteering to do a dry run before the unit opens.

Maybe the Manglement will really get this patient engagement thing involves REAL patients, not pretend ones.

You never know...stay tuned!