Celebrities make news; their lives interest the public most when something bad happens to them. Unfortunately, when they get sick, there is no switch to turn the spotlight off. Even when a celebrity's medical condition is kept secret (except caregivers), the celebrity patient's newsworthiness inflicts on caregivers a cluster of problems so predictable that it is almost syndromic. Clinicians know that they are not perfect; they pray that minor errors in diagnosis and treatment will go unnoticed.
In celebrity care, however, the public eye or “jury” overlooking the caregiver's shoulder questions the caregiver's decisions. Celebrities tend to carry with them a retinue. The result is that the care of celebrities is always scrutinized, frequently questioned, and sometimes bitterly criticized. What do you think how hospitals should deal with such bigwig emergencies?
