Emotionally, physically exhausting ED shift = INSTANTLY improved when co-resident pops a challenging hip in place like it ain’t no thang @Rmaghen 💪🏼
(Me or the attending that deadlifts >500lbs couldn’t do it)
Let’s take a moment to reflect that being in the hospital IS NOT a sign of weakness.
And being out of the hospital IS NOT a sign of strength.
And confusing the two is a detrimental stereotype.
Our resident led Diversity and Inclusion committee gathered last night to create a safe space for residents to speak and be heard.
And then today, this happened...
#whitecoats4blacklives@HackensackEM
Want to know the best way to honor our brave health care workers some of whom literally gave their lives to save others?
Act responsibly and wear a mask outside.
My ICU attending who is one of the kindest, brightest and most caring people I know was discharged after a long battle with COVID and spending many days on a ventilator, couldn’t be more happy that he’s going home to his family today! A true fighter, mentor and hero to us all!!!
.@HackensackUMC discharged its 1,000th coronavirus patient, marking a significant milestone in @HMHNewJersey’s mission to deliver lifesaving #COVID19 treatment. Physicians, staff & administrators joined patient, Karan Omidvari, M.D. at an event today to celebrate his recovery.
I'm a doctor in NJ. We have over 100,000 confirmed cases of #COVID19 and over 6,000 deaths here. I've had patients die, I know a few people personally who have died. Pretty much every one of my patients knows someone who has tested + or have themselves tested +. I spend... 1/
I am an internal medicine resident in NYC giving it my all caring for patients with #covid_19. This is hard for all the reasons you would expect: it is traumatic, heartbreaking, exhausting.
But it’s also hard because of how we as residents are being treated. a thread… 1/12
Today we celebrated a wonderful #milestone, our 800th #COVID19 patient was #discharged and reunited with his family. This is what we live for @HackensackUMC. #HealthcareHeroes @ work!
Thanks for sharing, Michael. Eddy and his coworkers are heroes in the truest sense of the word. We must keep fighting as hard as we can to get them and all of our health care workers the PPE they so desperately need. #JerseyStrong
The best way to thank our doctors and healthcare professionals is to listen to them.
Here's one doctor's message from the front line to his fellow New Yorkers:
#NationalDoctorsDay