摘要
派蒂·考威克感到呼吸困难,知道自己必须前往伊利诺伊州昆西市祝福医院的急诊室。但她害怕因住在医院而产生的不舒服和禁闭感。60岁的考威克患有充血性心脏衰竭和慢性阻塞性肺病(COPD),以前也曾住过院。“你们就不能做些治疗,让我回家吗?”考威克问道,“他们过了一会儿回来说:‘我们有一个方案可能适合你。’”
Strugglingto breathe,Patty Cowick knew she had to head to the emergency room at Blessing Hospital in Quincy,Illinois.But she dreaded the discomfort and confinement of staying in the hospital.Cowick,60,has congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)and had been hospitalized before.
