Category Archives: Emergency Department

It’s a Bigger Problem Than You Might Think


I have just finished teaching a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) course to a group of nurses from around Vermont and New York.  These nurses will join 65 others around Vermont who provide specialized care to victims of sexual assault.  … Continue reading

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Why I Support a Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages


The average kid in America, depending on their age group, is drinking between 41 and 108 gallons of sugar sweetened beverages per year. Think about that for a minute. That’s up to 108 gallons of regular soda, sugar sweetened juice, … Continue reading

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Don’t KNOCK your NOGGIN! May is National Trauma Awareness Month


Two years ago, my college-aged son and I were skiing at a local slope and he was showing me all of his tricks in the “park” (you know:  the rails, and the jumps, and such).  I watched him fall and … Continue reading

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“Safe in Your Hands”: A Grateful Patient Shares Her Story


Editor’s Note:  Tomorrow, March 30, is National Doctor’s Day.  In honor of this special occasion, we bring you a story from a grateful patient who experienced excellent care from our ED, cardiology, obstetrics, OR and internal medicine physicians and care … Continue reading

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No Longer a Safe Port in the Storm: Our ED Director’s Response to 45 Seconds: Memoirs of an ER Doctor from May 22, 2011


When I read this incredibly moving blog by Kevin Sitka, MD, an emergency physician on duty at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, MO when an EF-5 tornado struck the hospital on May 22 – I experienced a number … Continue reading

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