Tag: ems

Leading from the Front in a New Emergency Department

January 31st, 2012
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I recently spent a week working clinically at our new hospital partner, Bristol Hospital, in Connecticut. I worked along many other experienced, seasoned physicians and leaders. In fact, nearly all of our group’s top leadership and senior partners have worked clinical shifts in the Emergency Department there in recent weeks. And “leading from the front,” so to […]

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Posted in Leadership

After 20 Years in Emergency Medicine, The Worries and Tools I Take to a New ER

January 24th, 2012
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When I completed my training nearly 20 years ago, I always wondered what type of emergency department I would work in. Two decades later I can say I’ve worked in a lot of different emergency departments, seven of them to be specific. They range from bustling suburban hospitals to small rural facilities to busy trauma […]

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Posted in Life in the ER, Quality Efficiency Utilization

Thank You To Our EMS Providers

June 1st, 2010
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As EMS week draws to a close, I too want to thank all of the EMS providers who do an outstanding job caring for patients under not always the most pleasant of circumstances. Your dedication and contributions to health care is greatly appreciated by all of us at MEP.  I would like to point out […]

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Posted in Life in the ER

The Best Way To Handle Growth Is to Get More Efficient

May 28th, 2010
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During my career as an emergency physician, I have worked in several different emergency departments. Going back to residency, I had shifts in numerous ER’s in Chicago, from inner city locales and large teaching hospitals to smaller community based hospitals in the surrounding suburbs. There are many differences in facilities and processes even within the […]

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Posted in Quality Efficiency Utilization