Meet our May Nurse of the Month: Keith Chisamore!
Meet Keith Chisamore, one of our Pine Ridge nurses who’s friends with everyone. As nurse Katie Schindler says, “Keith is an amazing nurse and resource for the Pine Ridge ED. I always feel as if I have someone in my corner when he is working, whether it be to bounce questions/ideas off or need someone […]
It’s Time for Our Back to School Supplies Drive
Summer has barely started, but it’s already time to think about the start of the school year. Just like last summer, we’re donating school supplies to 2 of our service communities – and you’re invited to participate. How Our Back to School Supplies Drive Works We are sending off backpacks loaded up with school supplies […]
Provider Mental Health in 2024: a Fact Sheet
During the pandemic, conversations about provider mental health were splashed all over the Internet and talk shows. Burnout and despair – from too many long shifts and resource shortages, from witnessing too many patient deaths – were endemic. Physicians and nurses both reported plans to leave the profession. But how are physicians and nurses feeling […]
Indigenous Midwifery: Reinventing Native Pregnancy and Birth
Racism in reproductive healthcare impacts prenatal care and maternal mortality rates for many Native American women. Now Indigenous midwifery is blending modern care with traditional knowledge and birthing practices. Pregnancy and birth can be the most vulnerable time of a woman’s life. But for Indigenous women, mistreatment and hostility from healthcare workers can impact […]
It’s Nurses Week! A Look at Nurse Staffing Today
If you’re celebrating Nurses Week, you know it’s all about appreciation. There’s good reason for that; the nurse experience and nurse staffing can be rewarding and challenging in equal measure. As our President and SNO Whittney LaCroix wrote: “As you know, being a nurse is no easy task. Your job encompasses the full spectrum of […]
Climate Change is a Healthcare Issue
It’s Earth Day, which means it’s time for the annual doom and gloom reports on – wait, what? Climate experts are asking us to promote “climate optimism?” Apparently so. There’s still plenty of disaster to worry about, but environmentalist efforts have also paid off in some ways that we can celebrate. A few of these: […]
