Taking care 36 BEIO NG FRONTEIRS / SEPTEMBER 2013 When Barbara Schroyer’s husband, Ty, experienced chest pains in November of last year, they initially went to the emergency room as a precaution. But it was a follow-up visit with a local cardiologist that confirmed the worst: Open-heart surgery was needed. “It was scary,” said Barbara Schroyer, an employee involvement and engagement facilitator at the company’s Everett, Wash., site. “Our cardiologist said to look at the top possible facilities for heart surgery. In our research, we saw the Cleveland Clinic mentioned as a top cardiac surgery hospital, but never did we think we could go to Cleveland for this type of operation.” Clinical care programs provide expanded health services to employees By Bridget O’Meara and Susan D’Alexander
Frontiers September 2013 Issue
To see the actual publication please follow the link above