Hotspotting: The power of storytelling cannot be underestimated

“There was one time when I wasn’t here for seven months in a row,” ”Pam” told me.

I sat with Pam in her third floor hospital room — the floor on which she always stays when admitted to the inpatient medicine service — as nurses, doctors, and janitors poked their heads in the door to say friendly hellos and “Nice to see you again, Pam!” A dining facility staff member entered …

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