Life in the ER
Summa Health EMS RTF Program Trains for the Unthinkable
by: USACS
Rescue Task Force Training As the System EMS Medical Director for Summa Health, Dr. Douglas Gallo provides a Rescue Task Force (RTF) experience for the Emergency Medicine (EM) residents and EMS providers that they are unlikely to forget. He hopes, in fact, that the training will prepare them to save lives should the once unthinkable […]
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Pregnancy in a Pandemic
by: USACS
Learning that there’s a baby on the way is life changing for any new parent-to-be. But a positive pregnancy test during a pandemic when a woman is a clinician required a whole new level of self-care – and courage. In the Saint Francis Health System, Dr. Ryan Parker gave kudos to six women on her […]
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ED Patient Follow-Up Calls
by: USACS
Calling patients to follow up on their visit to the ED is one of the most satisfying aspects of my practice in Emergency Medicine. As emergency physicians, we are accustomed to being on the receiving end of negative feedback. However, we rarely get a chance to hear the positive. I guarantee if you call your […]
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Full Circle
March 17th, 2022by: USACS
Growing up, one of Dr. Janice Jones’ favorite things to do was to, with her father and sister, take her mom lunch at the hospital where she worked as a NICU nurse practitioner. She would get to go on a tour and remembers thinking that her mother did remarkable work. “Each year, there was a […]
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International Women’s Day: Shining a Light into the Darkness
by: USACS
Shining a Light in the Darkness A Dream Fulfilled Since she was three years old, Jessica Munoz has worn a stethoscope around her neck, with the dream of offering healing and presence to people in their darkest moments. It was a dream realized early in life: she earned her BSN directly after high school and […]
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Prepared for This: One New Physician’s Experience Battling COVID-19
by: USACS
Prepared for This Kathryn Rouse, MD, was finishing up her residency at a Bronx city hospital emergency department when the Covid-19 Pandemic hit New York City. Her time at the hospital – one of the worst hit in the country – followed by her first year as an attending there, was unforgettable. “In one sense,” […]
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Top 10 Things NOT to Eat on Shift (And What to Eat Instead)
by: USACS
When you’re working a long shift, the last thing you need is to feel sluggish. The food choices you make can either fill your tank and give you energy or leave you with an upset stomach, acid reflux, indigestion, gas or bloating. Too often, busy work schedules can lead to poor food choices and behaviors. […]
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Making Spirits Bright: Volunteer Santa Diver Brings Joy to Central Ohio
by: USACS
Santa goes everywhere – even underwater Each December, you can find Paul Willette, DO, FACEP, happily, deeply entrenched in saltwater… in Columbus, Ohio. Bringing smiles to thousands of children, Dr. Willette relishes his role as a volunteer Santa diver, a specially trained volunteer for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, feeding 70+ species of fish in […]
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Improve ED Throughput by Responding to Patient Flow
by: USACS
In this post, I’m going to address throughput. “What does that mean in the context of the emergency department,” you ask? throughput (noun) : the intent of getting the patient to the provider quickly Seems simple, right? After all, isn’t that why the patient came to the ED in the first place? This should not be a problem, […]
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Celebrating Women: Words of Wisdom from an Admired USACS Physician
by: USACS
As we conclude Women’s History Month, The Shift had a conversation with one of the most admired leaders at US Acute Care Solutions, Chairman of the National Clinical Governance Board Joan Kolodzik, MD, FACEP, also a physician in the southwest Ohio area, serving clinically in many of the Mercy Health hospitals. Her home base is […]
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