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Sleep Center Prepared to Be a Surge ICU During the COVID-19 Crisis if Needed

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The lists have been made.  The rooms are ready.  We pray they will not be needed. The news is filled with concern over the shortage of ventilators, ICU beds, and hospital capacity.  As the number of cases and deaths from COVID-19 continued rising, we prepared to deal with this in our area by ensuring our sleep center to be a surge ICU if needed. … [Read more...] about Sleep Center Prepared to Be a Surge ICU During the COVID-19 Crisis if Needed

Could Rural Medicine’s Approach to COVID-19 Solve Long-Standing Disparities in American Healthcare?

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Rural areas face numerous challenges that are being amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. In rural America, we have older populations, a larger percentage of minorities, higher rates of comorbidities, more economic disadvantages, and fewer and less sophisticated medical facilities. West Alabama, where I practice, and East Mississippi are at the center of the stroke belt and … [Read more...] about Could Rural Medicine’s Approach to COVID-19 Solve Long-Standing Disparities in American Healthcare?

Leaders Get the Best from Their Employees

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The Clipboard My father was an engineer who designed power plants. His first day of work was an education— one that applies to many fields. We must learn the core features of our business, but why not borrow from things that have worked elsewhere. On my Dad's first day in 1958, he arrived at the power plant in a suit and tie. The plant director didn’t even look up when he … [Read more...] about Leaders Get the Best from Their Employees

Managing Patients and Your Medical Practice During COVID-19

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Coping with COVID-19 Life always seems to come at us fast. With the coronavirus pandemic, changes are occurring on a minute-by-minute basis. If we are not able to adapt, we will get left behind. Or worse. Managing patients and your medical practice during COVID-19 has been enormously challenging for everyone. Our patients look to us not only for their health care. They … [Read more...] about Managing Patients and Your Medical Practice During COVID-19