The Thinking Chair
As I arrived to work I saw that the parking lot and the waiting room…
Are Mid-Levels the Answer to ED Efficiency?
The Hawthorne Medical Center emergency department (ED) sees 50,000 patients each year. The fast track,…
Rehydration Therapy: SubQ May Be the Thing to Do
Pediatric dehydration continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world…
Part Time Pariahs
When Karen Sibert, an anesthesiologist with four children, wrote an op/ed piece in the New…
The Nuts & Bolts of Finger Amputation
A 21-year-old, right-hand dominant male without significant past medical history, presents to your emergency department…
The Best of Global Emergency Medicine Research
In recent years, the growth of emergency medicine around the globe has been exponential, with…
Real Q.I. Improvements
Imagine you are the CEO of St. Elsewhere Hospital, which is a suburban hospital with…
Medals Sans Mettle
An emergency physician recently contacted me to tell me a story. It all started when…
Patient Experience: Beyond Patient Sat
Delivering a top quality patient experience is “a mountain without a top.” Is it time…
War and Peas
It is difficult to enforce in others what you yourself don’t possess. My husband and…