Kerman University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2322-5939 4 11 2015 11 01 Is It Possible to Develop a Compassionate Organization?; Comment on “Why and How Is Compassion Necessary to Provide Good Quality Healthcare?” 769 770 3046 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.119 EN Sue Shea Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece Journal Article 2015 05 31 This paper represents a commentary to Marianna Fotaki’s Editorial: ‘<em>Why and how is compassion necessary to provide good quality healthcare?</em>’ Within this commentary, I discuss some of the issues raised by Marianna Fotaki, and conclude that we should work towards an organizational culture which considers the important concept of compassion by focusing on the well-being and teamwork of all involved. https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3046_e54c25734b22bd9490bce3e9b0be0b8d.pdf