4 Immediate Solutions to Hospital Nursing Shortages
Since the pandemic began, one warning has tolled like a bell of doom: once contagion hit hospital staff, healthcare services would become dangerously limited. Well, here we are. Staff are calling in sick, care is delayed, surgeries postponed, and patients sit in the ED waiting room for hours. And it’s not just COVID; a number […]
How to Thrive, Not Just Survive, in the ER Wilderness
Clinical Corner By Mark Krich, MD So you’re a physician new to the emergency room. Want some advice? There are really only two things you need to do to thrive in the ER wilderness: Be nice to everyone. Document EVERYTHING. Sounds simple, right? Let me explain. Technically a physician is anyone who passes medical school […]
Our 2022 Book and Podcast Recommendations for Health and Wellness
Time for a February check-in: how are your New Year’s resolutions holding up? If you’re like a lot of us, you probably committed to a few new practices this year like getting more sleep, buying new fitness equipment, or cutting back on your screen time. Maybe this is the year you get active in a […]
Building Emotional Intelligence: Healthcare and Your EQ
Clinical Corner By Brian Gallagher The alarm clock goes off and you realize you hit snooze for the third time. You’re due shortly at the hospital’s emergency department (ED) but now you’re running late. Your teenagers have used up all the hot water and you are forced to rinse the shampoo from your hair with […]
Whittney LaCroix, Indigenous Healthcare Leader, Joins Tribal Health as New Chief Nursing Officer
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Dec. 15, 2021) – Tribal Health, the leader in healthcare consulting and staffing for Native American communities, has named Whittney LaCroix (Sicangu Lakota) as Chief Nursing Officer. Recognized for her clinical versatility and groundbreaking leadership in Indian Health Service and Tribal healthcare facilities, LaCroix will lead all nursing operations in support of Tribal […]
What the OIG is Saying About CCRT Deployments
Sometimes it feels like the COVID-19 pandemic is a very long horror movie. But despite the grimness and mounting death tolls, it has unlocked some positive changes, such as new public health strategies, new safety protocols, and new staffing practices. That last involves us of course – and so does a new report from Office […]
