I’ve always known how critical nurses are to our health care system. I’m afraid that policymakers don’t understand, mistakenly believing it is doctors who are the critical part of our system.

I was reminded recently when I spent three days in MaineGeneral’s Critical Care Unit. Though I am not a fan of the hospital and its administration, I am a huge fan of its nurses!

I never had a doubt as to whether I was in good hands. My nurses combined skill and competence with high-level people skills.

We need to let healthcare administrators and policymakers know how important nurses are to high-quality care. The ratio of nurses to patients must increase. Their wages must also increase. If costs must be cut, let it be in administrative overhead.

Dean Crocker

Estero, Florida

and Manchester

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