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We’ll do just about anything these days to reduce hospital costs and improve patient care. Even if it means going a bit low-tech. Is duct tape low-tech enough for you? That’s right. Good, old fashioned duct tape. You might have... Read More

My family and I returned back to our community early this afternoon. After unpacking the evacuation luggage, picking up the house cleaning where I so suddenly stopped Sunday, and emptying out the fridge and freezer per CDC and Red Cross... Read More

[Puts the phone down after hearing we need to evacuate due to a large wildfire nearby.] Oh my gosh. We seriously need to evacuate. Kids! We need to leave the house because there is a fire close by. We’re going... Read More

My family and I evacuated our home this evening due to a large fire in our community. We determined what was important in about five seconds. We left before the evacuations became mandatory, and thankfully so. With only two exits... Read More

The Article: Black, K. (2007). Health care professionals’ death attitudes, experiences, and advance directive communication behavior. Death Studies, 31: 563-572. Big Idea: Healthcare professionals have been required to inquire about advance directive creation of all adults since the passage of... Read More

  Oh, reading pile. You taunt me so. All your flagged pages, turned corners, and highlighted tables of contents. I have peeked at some of your jewels only to hide them away again, buried under a sea of knowledge and... Read More

Five Taiwanese patients recently woke up from transplant surgery with a very different prognosis than what was hoped. Yes, they each had new organs – heart, liver, lungs, and two kidneys – all desperately needed; however, all the organs were... Read More

Every morning during my run, I think the same thing:  I can’t do this. I know I have three to five miles to run every morning with longer runs on Saturdays, and even though I have been running almost a... Read More

FCC Chairman Genachowski recently announced plans to improve the deployment of Next Generation 911, or NG911, which will allow the answering system to receive emergency-related texts, photos, videos, and geo-location data. It will give more people access to the emergency... Read More

One of my favorite local nonprofits posted A Franciscan Prayer last year. I kept it, and I look back at it often. Every time I read it, it stirs something inside of me – something that made me want to... Read More