Dana Bogojevic

We cannot say enough good things about Dr. Bogojevic.  She is like family.  But, there is an interesting story.

Becky had been seeing a doctor at the Edward Medical Group for years.  In the late spring of 2011, Becky was hospitalized.  Her doctor said that she only saw patients in her office and used other doctors in hospitals.  I thought that was very unfair.  I wanted Becky to get a new doctor.  But, Becky said that her doctor was “so nice”.

In the fall of 2011, that doctor left the group and Becky was assigned to a new doctor, Dr. Bogojevic.  Becky only saw her one time before Becky was hospitalized again in March of 2012.  At that time, I begged again for the group to open up its policies and allow Becky’s primary care physician to see her.  I was told by the nurses that their policy did not change and that was that.  I thought I lost the battle.

The next day, Dr. Bogojevic showed up at the hospital to see Becky.  Wow!  Although the office policies did not change, Dr. Bogojevic took the initiative and started to see Becky every day while she was in the hospital.  She has taken this same amazing personal effort ever since.

In September when Becky was hospitalized again, we again saw Dr. Bogojevic every day.  Having a doctor who really knows the patient and overseeing the actions of other doctors who do not know Becky was a Godsend.  Both Becky and I loved our doctor.

When Becky was to be transferred to the Manor Care Rehabilitation facility in early October, Dr. Bogojevic told me that she does not see patients in nursing homes.  In fact, she did not have credentials for Manor Care.  But, to our amazement again, Dr. Bogojevic shows up at Manor Care and would always come when needed (or about weekly when not needed).  The staff at Manor Care had her personal pager number and would always call her to get or update her meds.  Having this personal care at Manor Care was way beyond our expectation and certainly better care than most of the other patients there.

On two occasions, Dr. Bogojevic told us that she woke up in the middle of the night dreaming of Becky.  She said she would get on her computer to get real time information just to see that Becky was ok.  Now, how is that for a personal commitment from one’s doctor?

The night that Becky died, I got a call from Dr. Bogojevic at home.  I think that she was as sad as we were.  That call meant a lot to me because I knew that Becky meant a lot to her.  She told me that our family attention to Becky in her final months was not that usual.  Not usual?  Why isn’t it usual?  It is usual for us.

Here is the text from the card that she sent to me about a week later:  

Dear Mr. Cosentino and family,

My deepest sympathies for your loss.  I found Becky to be very unique and strong person with the blessing of a loving family and it was my pleasure to take care of her.

May God bless you and take care of you during this difficult time.

Dr. Bogojevic