Dan Pelino and Dr. Paul Grundy
“You’ll never look at healthcare the same way again.”
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Dr. Paul Grundy’s crusade to save healthcare is a story that has never been fully told. Trusted Healers does so by probing the transformation of healthcare delivery, and the aspiration for better care around the globe.
Told through the voices of exceptional leaders and the crusade of one man’s dream, we learn that better health, and better healthcare is in our grasp. Dan Pelino and co-author Bud Ramey take us on a journey to better understand societal change, leadership, and our shared healthcare future. Trusted Healers recognizes that the most important healthcare decision you can make is at your fingertips. This one powerful idea could well be the panacea for the healthcare crises in many nations.
On that journey, you’ll meet a cadre of powerful healthcare and cultural visionaries. These leaders from the US and abroad bring us a vision of a more hopeful future: Patrick J. Kennedy shares stories of hope in the Foreword and along our path we gain new insight from worldwide healthcare leaders Dr. Paul Grundy, Dr. Glenn Steele, Dr. Mike Roizen, The Honourable Jeremy Hunt, Dr. Nwando Olayiwola, Dr. Doug Henley, Dr. Michael Barr, Dr. Robert Juhasz, Dr. Ted Epperly and more Trusted Healers.
FOREWORD by
Patrick J. Kennedy
Son of the late Senator Ted Kennedy
Sixteen years in Congress
Author of the bestselling memoir, A Common Struggle
Worldwide advocate for mental health and substance abuse care, research and policy
With commentary on a brighter future of healthcare by
The Right Honourable Jeremy Hunt, MP
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (2012–2018)
United Kingdom
Professor James Kingsland, OBE
Great Britain’s champion of primary care
Michael Roizen, MD
Award-winning author and the Chief Wellness Officer at the Cleveland Clinic
Co-creator of the Dr. Oz Show
Nwando Olayiwola, MD, MPH
Chief Clinical Transformation Officer for RubiconMD
Nick Donofrio
Executive Vice President, Innovation and Technology, IBM (Ret.)
One of the world’s top corporate leaders
Glenn Steele, MD, PhD
One of the most powerful and successful healthcare reformers in America
Author of ProvenCare—How to deliver value-based care the Geisinger Way
Praise for Trusted Healers
Raouf S. Gharbo, D.O.
“If you truly desire health for the masses of individuals, the most trusted, the healers, must be elevated again. This inspiring book unravels the modern complexity of this timeless concept.”
—Raouf S. Gharbo, D.O.
Specialist in physiatry and neuro-rehabilitation
Patrick J. Kennedy
“The real holy grail is getting a compact between the medical system and the government, especially when it comes to the delivery mechanisms to treat the whole person, a la the medical home.”
—Patrick J. Kennedy
Son of the late Senator Ted Kennedy, sixteen years in Congress, author of the bestselling memoir, A Common Struggle. A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction By Patrick J. Kennedy with Stephen Fried, and worldwide advocate for mental health and substance abuse care, research, and policy
Randall Capps, EdD, DHum
“Dan Pelino has written an insightful and inspiring story into the powerful influence that Dr. Paul Grundy has had on health care globally. Trusted Healers brings together leadership, an understanding of societal change and culture against a backdrop of global health. Trusted Healersis a must read for leaders, students and those interested in making a difference in our complex world today.”
—Dr. Randall Capps, EdD, DHum
Scholar in Residence, Western Kentucky University
Nwando Olayiwola, MD
“Trusted Healers demonstrates that social injustice and social inequities invariably impact health and healthcare. First, we have got to accept and believe that. Then we can do something about it.”
—Nwando Olayiwola, MD
Marion Ball, Ed.D
“Trusted Healers champions personal healthcare—a critical direction around the world.”
—Marion Ball, Ed.D, FAAN, FACMI, FCHIME, FHIMSS, FMLA, FAHIMA, FIAHSI
Senior Advisor, IBM Research
Division, Healthcare visionary,
Professor Emerita Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and
Affiliate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Glenn D. Steele, MD, PhD
“Dan shows us healthcare as we have never seen it before. Trusted Healers is a page-turner and a benchmark book for those who care about their healthcare future!”
—Glenn D. Steele, MD, PhD
CEO Geisinger Healthcare (Ret.)
One of America’s top healthcare reformers