Mission Statement / Reason at Correct Care, Inc.

Mission Statement/Reason

We all know that finding quality physician coverage in the emergency department of your hospital can be difficult, but it's not impossible. It takes a team of people constantly searching for the best available coverage. It also takes constant hands on analysis by the company that you pay to insure that quality coverage. Coverage should not be determined by getting the lowest cost physician with a license who is willing to walk in the door. All too often this is the case. But imagine if your son or daughter were injured in an auto accident and were rushed to your ER. Would you have total confidence that the doctor there would be knowledgeable enough to care for your child? Would the doctor be compassionate enough if he had to tell you bad news?

This was the life lesson taught to me the hard way. I hope and pray that you do not have to learn that lesson the way I did. On July 10, 1998, I had returned home from an ER shift in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.

The time was 4 p.m. on a Friday afternoon. Our nanny was bringing our children home from a summer camp. We waited at home, but our children did not come home. The suburban in which they were traveling flipped less than a mile from my home and killed my son instantly. My daughter received a skull fracture and was rushed to the hospital. As I entered the ER by ambulance with my daughter, I wondered who would be the doctor caring for my daughter. As the doctor later approached me about the donation of my son's body, I felt a cold chill as now the doctor-patient rolls were reversed, and I was on the wrong end.

Today, my daughter has recovered fully and my son is in heaven. However, I feel an awesome responsibility to insure that quality health care be given wherever it is under my control. My previous job was with another physician staffing company as regional medical director. As such I was a liaison between hospital administrators and physicians. I have seen your frustration with arrogant doctors that yell at patients because they have been awakened at 2 a.m. for a two year old child with a cold. Usually these parents do not know any better. And even if they do, they are the customers, and they are always right.

All too often I have seen problem physicians shuffled from one hospital to the next. The closer to being fired they are, the more willing they are to work for less money and on long shifts. This is a frightening thought. Could these doctors be working on your family member? Could these doctors be working on my family member?

It is with this in mind that Correct Care was formed. With proceeds intended to fund my son's college education, this medical mission was begun. It is the intention and purpose of this company that every patient be treated as if they were the son or daughter of the doctor within the ER. Correct Care has brought physician staffing to a new standard. We would like your hospital to be part of this new vision.

You know that this letter is simply a form letter presented to each person who reads this marketing booklet. However, it is meant with the highest sincerity. I would not use my son's death or my daughter's injuries as simply a sales pitch to gain new business.

If you would like to set up a time to talk with me about the future of your ER coverage, please call me today. Every second that your ER is improperly staffed is a danger to you and your community.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Dr. Eddie Dease