The Sergeant Thomas Joseph Sullivan Center - Daniel Sullivan and Dr. Greg Jacobson

Episode #134 is a different topic than usual. Instead of strictly talking Lean, today's discussion is about broader issues of healthcare quality and our United States military.

Joining me are Daniel Sullivan, President and General Manager of the The Sergeant Thomas Joseph Sullivan Center (SSC), a non-profit organization that  is dedicated to improving health outcomes for current and former military personnel, especially those who are suffering from emerging, complicated, or currently unexplained post deployment  health concerns.  Named in honor of a fallen marine,  the Sgt. Sullivan Center promotes the health security of America's troops and the principle that none should be left behind. Also joining us is Gregory Jacobson, MD, a college friend of Daniel's and the co-founder and CEO of KaiNexus, also a board member of the Center.

The Sergeant Sullivan Center is named for Daniel's brother,  Sergeant Thomas Joseph  Sullivan, a veteran of the Iraq war, who died suddenly in his northern Virginia home at age 30, four years after returning from deployment. With his medical problems originating during his deployment in Iraq and continuing in the years following his return home, Sgt. Sullivan suffered a progression of unexplained health complications that included chronic pain, swelling, cardiovascular disease, and severe inflammation. His autopsy revealed life threatening problems that medical tests had not detected.

Today would have been St. Sullivan's 32nd birthday, so I am sharing his story here.

For a link to this episode, refer people to  www.leanblog.org/134.

More About the  Sergeant Sullivan Center:

• Their website
• Sgt. Sullivan's story and a video
• Speech on healthcare quality by Gregory Jacobson, MD

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