The Electric Daisy Carnival: What It’s Like to Provide Medical Coverage for a 400,000 Person Rave
Peter Carlo recalls the first time he was asked to provide medical staffing for a rave – he had had…
Priorities and the Right Time: Looking Back On My Last Shift
On January of this year, I worked my last clinical shift in an ER. I realized recently that it’s been…
Three Expecting Mothers Share What a Strong Parental Leave Benefit Means to Them
Dr. Stefanie Gilbert has a long list of reasons why US Acute Care Solution’s parental leave policy is a crucial…
Integrated Acute Care: The Impact of a Patient Centered Admission Team
When patient care is a priority, there is a natural integration of more and more elements of the patient's hospital…
In Your First Real EM Job Search, Don’t Worry: Everyone Eventually Gets to Point B
This time of year can be disorienting for junior residents. Many of their senior residents will be about to, or…
Dr. Tony Cirillo On Politics, Winning ACEP’s Excellence in Health Policy Award, and Getting Back “A Little Bit of the Soul”
Dr. L. Anthony Cirillo had been working on the industry-wide battle to get a reasonable replacement to Medicare’s “Sustainable Growth…
My Greatest Regret as An Attending Was Not Doing Enough to Prevent a Suicide
I had only been an attending for a few years when I had a resident rotate through the ER who…
While Jeff Money Served Our Country, USACS’ Paid Military Leave Benefit Allowed Him to Focus on His Mission
Jeff Money had been waiting four years to go through Officer Training School so that he could serve his country…
Dying With Dignity: Instituting a Moment of Silence in the ER
A little over a year ago, my father died in his sleep. He ate dinner in his assistant living facility…
Working Shifts on Nantucket: “What Medicine Is All About”
Speaking with the providers who staff the emergency department at Cottage Hospital on Nantucket Island, one word keeps coming up…