When we lived in a society where we had large families that lived together, especially in agricultural societies like my grandfather and father grew up in, the result is you always had family around to take care of you.
Atul GawandeYou know, 97 percent of the time, if you come into a hospital, everything goes well. But three percent of the time, we have major complications.
Atul GawandeCulture matters. Of course, if physicians are rewarded or penalized for their service and results, the culture will change. But the key values we doctors are being pressed to embrace are humility, teamwork, and discipline.
Atul Gawande