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    Waves

    September 8, 2023

    There we go again. I’m sorry honey. I don’t know why it starts beeping suddenly. I hate to keep bothering you all night. Well, to be honest, my breathing has been a little shallow tonight. Yes,...

  • Article

    A Vantage Point Amidst Chaos

    July 31, 2023

    Photos are taken from the campus of EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Wash. The hospital is a vantage point, A window into human existence, Where we see proof...

  • Article

    Hospital Ephemera

    April 18, 2023

    Pushed to the forefront by a pandemic. Restrictions lifted we bring teaching back to the bedside. POCUS shows us the pleural effusion before the X-ray tech arrives. Bedside procedures. We still see...

  • Article

    Year 2033

    April 18, 2023

    Let’s fast forward health care to, say 2033. Here Hospitalists are treasured & hold the Hospital’s key. Not just any, we are “THE” Doc, For our community, we are that Rock. We are the...

  • Article

    Slow Down!

    April 18, 2023

    Slow down dear doc, rest your tired feet, Your Fitbit reads 20k steps, it’s 2 p.m. & you are beat! Multiple rounds of ER-Med Tele & OBS floor, This hamster wheel is spinning out of...

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    Thank You, My Fellow Hospitalists

    April 18, 2023

    Thank you, my fellow hospitalists, For being compassionate, and brave, and bold, For being an advocate for the young and the old, For every transfer accepted, from near or far, For every page...

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    Through the Lingering Smoke

    April 18, 2023

    No one told you How the smoke would linger On your clothes and in your hair Lining your nostrils You swear it lives inside your skin Somehow At times you forget Then catch the scent again You...

  • Opinion

    The Future of Hospital Medicine

    April 13, 2023

    In the future, the hospital's heart will beat With a rhythm that is new and sweet. Technology, including AI's might, Will aid patient care innovation, day and night.   The hospitalist will...

  • Article

    Healthcare Circus

    February 22, 2023

    Handoff, rounding, charting, click on sepsis alert. Consecutive 12-hour shifts, have to “Rinse & Repeat.” Luxury to pause, reflect, connect with patients & peers. Has, unfortunately,...

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    What Does it Mean to Die?

    January 20, 2023

    What does it mean to die? Is it the abrupt ceasing of the heart, Or is it the transcendence into a new dimension, As your soul slowly departs.   What does it mean to die? Is death the mere...