A Pep Rally

Last week was a busy week. We had a visit from Head Quarters and a team of five arrived. The team consisted of a Senior Vice President, a Board Member, the founder’s wife, a member of the development team and a radio talk show host. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the visit and had visions of it being like a giant inspection. Instead it was like a week long pep rally. It was a little chaotic and a little stressful at times but overall it was encouraging to have them out. The bonus about their visit was we went out to eat every night and I didn’t have to cook at all.

The team arrived on Sunday and that evening we had dinner and a team meeting. We made the introductions and each of us talked about how we ended up here. On Monday they arrived at the hospital, had meetings with the department heads, and were given a tour and a rough schedule was set for the week.

The hospital staff was really interested in meeting the “American Visitors.” We held a mini-all staff meeting and provided everyone an opportunity to introduce themselves and ask questions. About 25 staff attended the meeting and it was a good representation of all the departments, both clinical and non-clinical. I was a little nervous about what questions the staff might ask but overall it went really well. Staff was mostly concerned about how the current economic situation in the States will impact our funding and ability to raise support for the hospital. They asked a lot of questions about long term plans and if we were going to open more clinics around the country.

My favorite part of the week was when we took some of the graduates from our Residency program, who are now Attending’s and working at the hospital out to dinner. It was great to see the Doctors outside of work and get to know them better. The conversations were fun and light hearted. I think the visiting team and the doc’s really enjoyed themselves. I know I did.
Overall the week was great, exhausting but great.
Keep Smiling!!