by JKF Foundation | Nov 21, 2007 | Articles of Interest
State says it is investigating an incident involving twins at Cedars-Sinai, purportedly involving a medication overdose. Published in: Los Angeles Times Written by: Charles Ornstein and Anna Gorman, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers 11/21/2007 – The California...
by JKF Foundation | Oct 18, 2007 | Articles of Interest
Published in: San Francisco Chronicle Written by: Victoria Colliver 10/18/2007 – Margalit Mathan and Peter August found themselves caught in a maze of medical appointments and conflicting professional opinions when their 7-year-old daughter developed serious eye...
by JKF Foundation | Oct 12, 2007 | Blog Post
A few nights ago I spent the evening with 27 Post-Baccalaureate students from Johns Hopkins University. I had been asked by the director to join the students for dinner and then speak to them for an hour or so. I was to be joined by Rick Kidwell, who had been the lead...
by JKF Foundation | Sep 21, 2007 | Articles of Interest
Community Health’s in-house system lets families backstop care Published in: IndyStar.com Written by: Daniel Lee 9/21/2007 – Patients at Community Health Network can hit the nurse-call button for everything from requesting an extra blanket to vital medical...
by JKF Foundation | Sep 4, 2007 | Articles of Interest
Some Hospitals Give Patients the Power to Get Extra Help, Stat Published in: Washington Post Written by: Shirley S. Wang 9/4/2007 – Imagine making an emergency call not for help getting to the hospital but after you’ve already arrived there. That’s...