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Honoring our heroes: Lt Col Michael Policastro

US Acute Care’s recognition that his military career enhances his clinical practice, and that his clinical practice contributes to his military career is part of what makes Lt Col Dr. Michael Policastro proud to become a USACS physician. “When I raised my hand to take the oath, I knew that I could never separate the […]

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From Vision to Action – FIX 19 Preview

with Jordana Haber Our final preview features Jordana Haber, Director of Clinical Education for University Medical Center, Las Vegas, where she also is a USACS emergency physician. US Acute Care Solutions is a sponsor of FemInEm’s Idea Exchange 2019 (FIX), a two-day event featuring – among other standard conference fare – 32 TED-style talks from […]

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The Journey to Otherhood – with Dr. Ebony Hunter – FIX 19 preview

Not every woman chooses to become a mother. And that’s okay. USACS physician Ebony Hunter and Dina Wallin, MD, hope to hit the ‘reset’ button on the implications of childbearing and the stigma of not during their FIX 19 talk. US Acute Care Solutions is a sponsor of FemInEm’s Idea Exchange 2019 (FIX), a two-day […]

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FIX 19 Preview: Unleashing your Inner Witch or Wizard

Featuring Dr. Shyam Sivasankar Embracing what makes you well US Acute Care Solutions is a sponsor of FeminEM’s Idea Exchange 2019 (FIX), a two-day event featuring – among other standard conference fare – 32 TED-style talks from women and men in Emergency Medicine. Four of the physicians are affiliated with USACS, so we interviewed several […]

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Q&A: Dr. James DelVecchio – Silver Spring, Maryland

Where do you want to work? US Acute Care Solutions serves more than 220 hospitals in 20 states. We want to help you learn about our locations by meeting physicians who practice there! Here’s a Q&A Dr. James DelVecchio, MD, FACEP, Director of Integrated Acute Care for Holy Cross Health in Maryland. At Holy Cross […]

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USACS Scholars Tackle Physician Wellness at the Workstation

The USACS Scholars Program has many uses, from training the next generation of leaders in acute care to deepening relationships between USACS clinicians across regions and sharing information and best practices back to the site levels. Perhaps an underappreciated benefit, however, is the ability of a new group of leaders to look on old problems […]

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“When This Disaster Happened, We Were There…”

The Story of Hurricane Florence Through the Eyes of The Providers Who Worked Through It Wednesday, September 12th The week leading up to landfall for Hurricane Florence had been difficult from a planning perspective. The storm had weakened, then strengthened again. It had shifted course and slowed. Governors from Maryland down to Georgia had all […]

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Opioid Treatment in the ED: A Revolving Door, or an Open Door?

Last year, Ariana Sampson treated a young man for opioid addiction in the emergency department of Marshall Medical Center in Placerville, California. His family told her that he’d been a golden child and a star athlete in high school. But after a football injury, he had been prescribed the painkiller Norco. Within six months of […]

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