"I'm sorry to hear that..." : real life responses to patients' 101 most common complaints about health care

From the patient's perspective, a complaint about healthcare or service is an urgent statement of fact. "I am here where I don't want to be," "I am frightened and unsure what will happen next," "I put my trust in you, and now something is wrong," or "How can I be sure I will be okay?" When you respond to a patient's complaint, you are responding to the patient's sense of helplessness and anxiety. The service recovery scripts offered in this book can help you recover a patient's confidence in you and your organization.