Category Archives: Cardiac Nursing

When Dan Lauffer ascended in 1998 to CEO at Saint Francis Hospital, his first post as chief executive, he assumed he had his job figured out. It would consist mostly of days examining profit-and-loss sheets, keeping staffers happy and otherwise maintaining the status quo for an industry that developed exponentially during the 20th century. Being nimble under pressure didnt seem to be a prerequisite Continue reading →

Newswise New York, NY (June 15, 2020) Mount Sinai Health System has appointed Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, to the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive. In this newly created role, Dr. Continue reading →

LACONIA The Laconia School District this week says goodbye to five teachers who are retiring. Continue reading →

It started as a normal day. Continue reading →

At Northwestern, Ryan Padgett was the one reading Shakespeare on team flights. When his roommate awoke at 7 a.m. to use the bathroom, he would notice Padgett studying index cards that contained the Latin roots of medical terms. Continue reading →

Almost 10,000 more people will die from breast and colorectal cancer over the next decade because of disruption in care caused by Covid-19, undoing decades of progress, according to NIH projections released yesterday. Those estimates are conservative and account for about one-sixth of all cancer deaths Continue reading →

Dr. Erika Myers, DO, specializes in the acute care of adult patients at Carolinas Medical Center. Shes been in practice for 17 years and currently works at CMCs main campus, where shes treated COVID-19 patients since late March. Continue reading →

Look! Shes even smiling! (Picture: BBC) Holby Citys ice queen Jac Naylor (Rosie Marcel) might be falling a tiny bit in love with Kian Madani (Ramin Karimloo)! She just about admitted as much to her best friend Sacha (Bob Barrett) as they had one of their chats on the stairs. Earlier wed seen Jac and Kian taking full romantic advantage of the on-call room and almost being caught red-handed by Chloe (Amy Lennox). Professionally, too, they were presenting a united front as Jac discovered evidence that Kestrel, the nasty company whod been Darwin to the cardiac services contract, were doing poor-quality heart surgery on people Continue reading →

My 83-year-old mother was scheduled to move into a skilled nursing facility near our home in Birmingham, Ala., on March 23. The global pandemic put a wrench in those plans Continue reading →

DR AKSHAY BAHETI BY INVITATION A few colleagues and acquaintances I know passed away abruptly in the last few weeks. These include a senior radiologist who succumbed to cardiac arrest, one who died of lung cancer, and another who had chronic renal disease. I cannot help but wonder whether some of them might have been alive had the pandemic not struck. Continue reading →