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Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care.

So, I actually do a weekly YouTube live where you can come and join me, and I answer your questions. I did one of those YouTube live in the last few days. I usually do them at 6:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on a Saturday night in the U.S., which is 3:30 P.M. Pacific time on a Saturday in the U.S. It’s at 10:30 A.M. in Sydney Melbourne time in Australia on a Sunday. So, I usually do them every Sunday my time.

Anyway, in one of those YouTube lives, one of the viewers asked me, “My mom is in ICU. She’s there with tracheostomy and off the ventilator and just with some oxygen. She had a stroke and ICU was telling me, “Look, they can’t do anything else for my mom, and they just want to move her to palliative care and let her die.” She said, “Look, that’s not what my mom wants. That’s not what I want. That’s not what my family wants. Where should we go from here?” There’s a fairly simple solution here.

You should be looking at Intensive Care at Home and you will find more information at intensivecareathome.com. Basically, what we do with Intensive Care at Home is we send long-term intensive care patients predominantly with ventilation and tracheostomy at home as a genuine alternative to a long-term stay in intensive care. Some of what we do there is also palliative care. But that’s not the situation that this lady was in. She didn’t want to talk about palliative care, fair enough, but whether you are a family in a similar situation, have a look at Intensive Care at Home.

With Intensive Care at Home, we are currently operating all around Australia, in all major capital cities as well as regional and rural areas. We can also help you if you are in the U.S. or in the UK. We can help you there privately.

But one way or another, you need to think outside of the box, and you need to think about what solutions to those problems are. They are massive problems, I get that. But you should not be hesitant to thinking outside of the box and look out for solutions that also provide a win-win situation.

With Intensive Care at Home, for example, an ICU bed costs $5,000 to $6,000 per bed day. Intensive Care at Home costs around 50% of that. Also, ICUs are bed blocked all the time. So, by freeing up an ICU bed, but more importantly, by improving the quality of life for you, for your loved one, and for your family, by bringing the intensive care into the home, it’s a win-win situation. Everybody is winning. So, it makes perfect sense in this situation.

I told obviously the viewer on the show that this is the next step and the same is applicable for you. Reach out to us at Intensive Care at Home. You get more information at intensivecareathome.com.

We are in National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) as approved service provider in Australia, but we’re also approved for a Transport Accident Commission (TAC) in Victoria, iCare New South Wales, National Injury Insurance Scheme (NIISQ) in Queensland, Department of Veterans Affair (DVA) all around the country. We have also received funding through public hospitals, departments of health, as well as private health funds. So, you’re well covered there and like I said, that’s for our Australian viewers. If you’re in the U.S. or in the U.K., please contact us. We can help you privately there.

So, that is my quick tip for today.

Also, tune to my YouTube live shows on Sundays 10:30 a.m. Sydney Melbourne Time. Currently, it’s 6:30 p.m. on a Saturday Eastern Standard Time and 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time, that’ll change when the U.S. goes into daylight saving. It’ll change slightly, but I will announce that here as well. For now, it’s those times.

Now, if you want to have your questions answered when you have a loved one in intensive care, we have created a membership for families of critically ill patients in intensive care at intensivecarehotline.com if you click on the membership link there, or if you go to intensivecaresupport.org directly. You can become a member in our membership for families of critically patients in intensive care. We answer all questions intensive care related for your loved one’s situation and for your family situation. In the membership. You have access to me and my team, 24 hours a day, in a membership area and via email, and we answer all questions intensive care related.

I have worked in intensive care/critical care for over 20 years, nearly 25 years in three different countries where I have worked as a nurse manager for over five years. I have been consulting and advocating for families in intensive care since 2013 here at intensivecarehotline.com. You can verify that in our testimonial section, as well as in our podcast section, where we have actually interviewed clients. I can say without the slightest hint of exaggeration that we have saved lives and we have saved many lives through our consulting and advocacy.

In the membership, you will also have access to 21 eBooks and 21 videos that are not publicly available, and all of your questions there are answered for families in intensive care, really give you a strong mindset so that you can make informed decisions, have peace of mind, control, power, and influence.

99% of families in intensive care are not in a position to make informed decisions, have peace of mind, control, power, and influence. They don’t know what they don’t know, as a matter of fact. They don’t know what to look for. They don’t know what questions to ask. They don’t know their rights, and they don’t know how to manage doctors and nurses in intensive care.

I also offer one-on-one consulting and advocacy over the phone, Skype, Zoom, WhatsApp, whichever medium works best for you. I talk to you and your families directly. I talk to doctors and nurses directly. You will see that when I talk to doctors and nurses directly, that the dynamics will change in your favor very fast because the intensive care team can no longer hide behind medical jargon or saying, “Oh, you won’t understand anyway.” They have no more place to hide, and you will see that I will turn situations around very, very quickly.

It’s also interesting that people sometimes call us here at intensivecarehotline.com and they inquire about the service and then they say, “Oh, it’s too much, it costs too much.” Then, a year later they say, “Oh, if I had only listened because my mom, my dad passed away. Now, I understand. I would have needed this.” It’s interesting that people will turn around and say, “Well, it costs too much”, and “It’s not too much.”

We have saved lives here and we’re doing great work. I just want to put that out there that the money that you’re investing to us is money well spent because we have achieved significant results for our clients. Like I said, have a look at our testimonial section and have a look at our podcast section with client interviews.

Now, I also represent you in family meetings with intensive care teams. I can be there over the phone or over a video call. Once again, I’ll make sure that your loved one gets best care and treatment, and I’ll make sure all the right questions are asked.

I also ensure with you whether it’s even the right strategy to go into a family meeting with intensive care teams because sometimes it’s not the right strategy to begin with.

We also offer medical record reviews in real time so that you can get a second opinion in real time. We also offer medical record reviews after intensive care if you have unanswered questions, if you need closure, or if you are simply suspecting medical negligence.

All of that, you get at intensivecarehotline.com. Call us on one of the numbers on the top of our website, or simply send us an email to [email protected].

If you like my videos subscribe to my YouTube channel for regular updates for families in intensive care and Intensive Care at Home, click the like button, click the notification bell comment below what you want to see next, what questions and insights you have.

Thank you so much for watching.

This is Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com and I will talk to you in a few days.

Take care for now.