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Finding Healing Through Art

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During the pandemic, Keziah “Kezzy” Olivar started painting portraits of her Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center co-workers as a way to heal. Her project has been so successful that she now has her own gallery on the ED walls. 

A New Year with Similar Challenges   

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The calendar may read January 2023, but in many ways, it feels like January 2022. Many hospitals are overwhelmed with patients — although, unlike in 2022 it’s not just COVID-19 but flu, RSV, and those with months of delayed care.

5 Things To Know: EMS Strategic Plan, Point-In-Time Count, Behavioral Health Funding Opportunity, Blood Donor Month, COVID-19 Outbreaks

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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) OFFICE STRATEGIC PLAN: San Diego County has completed its EMS Strategic Plan 2023-2027. The plan development process for the document, which brings a new focus to the vision of San Diego County EMS, included:  A community-led steering committee   Key stakeholder interviews  Community surveys  Other opportunities for feedback  The EMS office received...

Member Spotlight: Best Wishes to Tim Smith of Sharp Memorial Hospital

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Tim Smith, who has served admirably as senior vice president and chief executive officer of Sharp Memorial Hospital since 2007, will be retiring from his 40-year career in health care on Jan. 20. During his tenure at Sharp Memorial, Tim played a […]

Falck Mobile Health

At Falck, we help people in urgent need and bring peace of mind to our customers. As a partner to local communities, we provide emergency response and healthcare services wherever they are needed. For more than a century, we have helped keep people and societies safe and healthy. We are committed to advancing sustainable healthcare, […]

New Institute to Explore Potential for Human Milk

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UC San Diego’s Human Milk Institute will accelerate research into the nature, biology, and therapeutic potential of human milk to prevent or treat both infant and adult diseases.

Survey Finds Physician Appointment Wait Times Getting Longer  

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After Annie Keeling’s placenta abrupted while giving birth to her son, Leo, he became the first baby at Sharp Mary Birch to receive therapeutic hypothermia in the neurologic intensive care nursery to reduce swelling to his brain and any long-term damage.

Reflections on 2022  

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As yet another unprecedented year draws to a close, I’m reminded of how far we’ve come and all that we’ve accomplished in 2022. This year has not been without its challenges — including ambulance patient offload delays, workforce shortages, and the most recent tripledemic of flu, respiratory syncytial virus, and COVID-19 — which makes it all the more important to take time this holiday season to celebrate and reflect on what has been done: