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The Anonymous Wristband That Reunited a Stranger with Her Surgeon
The Anonymous Wristband That Reunited a Stranger with Her Surgeon
A laminated hospital wristband stamped ANONYMOUS and dated November 2, 1988 sat in a cedar box for 23 years before a routine digitization and a rare blood type triggered an impossible reunion. How did a stray wristband, a 15-year-old delivery boy, and an automated indexing column bring together the woman who nearly died and the surgeon who saved her?
In this episode, you will hear how a hospital file purge, a retired surgeon’s duplicate admission file, and a new searchable index converged with one biological clue to create a…
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