It was both exciting and intimidating to participate in weekly operational and strategic meetings as a new member of the team. One of the first things I obse [...]
I didn’t consider workplace violence to be a top priority at my hospital. I’d hear about staff injuries from patients in the emergency room and i [...]
I was inspired to start writing my blog after reading several other physician-authored blogs. Some have been around for years. Others are relative newcomers, [...]
I remember the first time our CEO announced to our board of directors that we had received the Top 100 Hospital designation. I believe the award was “o [...]
Don was about 15 years my senior. He was an awesome mentor. We met while working on projects for the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) Committee on CME A [...]
I’m making myself crazy. I’m working on Thanksgiving Day, seeing a trickle of patients (about one per hour). This is to be expected. But I am bea [...]