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Taking the Profession of Medicine from Corporate Interests and calling for a National Prohibition on the Corporate Practice of Medicine.

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Dr. Breen, 49, did not have a history of mental illness, her father said. But he said that when he last spoke with her, she seemed detached, and he could tell something was wrong.
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Dr. Priya Khanna passed away today at 3:27am. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and the patients she cared for. We honor Dr. Khanna and all physicians across the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19.
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1. Chief of staff physician mom left maternity leave early to get back to work to fight COVID19 2. She spoke up that safety gear was not being allowed for RN team 3. Collects community baby monitors to limit staff exposure to COVID19+ 4. Terminated for being “disruptive”
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Heroes??? Bullshit. That’s your word. Your word, so that when we die, you can use it to feel better about yourselves None of us want to die None of us want our Zoom funerals to be touted with the word hero, because we are not.
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How much pay cut is the administration taking? Residents can work 80 hrs a week. That’s $13.95 per hour. You can’t afford to pay them $14.17 per hour?
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From a physician who is completing his/her internship in NYC and working on the frontlines: I thought the ED was bad. And it seems to be getting a lot of attention, rightfully so. But if only people knew what’s happening behind the closed hospital doors, where pt’s can’t visit.
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“Harvard is asking 4th years to volunteer without pay, benefits, tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, or anything to treat covid patients at a field hospital in Boston. This field hospital is being run by Partners Healthcare.”
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We are McStuffin Mommies. We are a collective of nearly 1,200 women physicians of color. We are nearly 1,200 women physicians of color who are, also…mothers. Daily, we leave our homes and tend to minds, bodies and souls to heal them and make them better, regardless of color.
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Recently graduated resident in good standing offers to return to NYC hospital and help as hospitalist. Welcomed with open arms but offered $0 in pay. Doc is sole income in family and can’t work for $0. All other HCW offered big money and hazard pay.
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I’m a resident in NYC. My hospital keeps insisting during our town halls that we have enough PPE to sustain us during the surge. We were given one N95 mask use indefinitely unless it gets “soiled” in which case we can exchange. This is far from “adequate”
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“I wrote a small blog about abuses residents have seen during covid around the country. My program director called me and said never to do that again or I will lose my job. The blog has since been taken down.”
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“I am a resident physician who had to get a covid swab a month ago in order to return to the frontline. My insurance just sent me the $300 bill.”
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“Partners already denied having 4th years start residency early, citing that we weren't needed. Now they're asking instead for us to volunteer to help out. They're exploiting our innate desire to be helpful so that they don't have to pay us.”
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“Attendings haven’t been in house since March. For 4 months pts have been physically seen by residents only. When this was challenged by said residents, the response was “we have children.” Meanwhile, we sent our children & families away. Are we that dehumanized by ACGME?”
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PLEA FOR HELP! Plasma donor needed urgently for my beautiful young sister who dedicated her life to helping others. Dr. Priya Khanna is a board certified nephrologist in NJ who is beloved by all who know her.
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It seems even the emails are crafted by lawyers now. They know what they’re doing and they know what they’re guilty of. It’s clear our role shifts between trainees and employees whenever it’s convenient for the hospital as we are exploited by people who sit comfortably in offices
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“Please write an honest obituary for me. Don’t put some vague ‘was laid to rest’ or ‘passed on’ BS. Tell my truth. Physician suicide is an epidemic and it needs to be addressed—with making changes related to causation.”
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If you are a medical professional on the frontlines suffering from PPE-related skin issues, Dr. Orit Markowitz (derm at Mount Sinai in NYC) has kindly offered to provide free telederm services. You may contact her via text at 347-881-3392 to setup a secure telehealth visit.
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Hazard Pay: @MountSinaiNYC @IcahnMountSinai is paying residents hazard pay. More institutions should do the same.
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and homes, sitting on fat paychecks, not having to touch a single patient or deal with any of this.
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“I’m working at a hospital in Texas (the state that began reopening yesterday)... we haven’t peaked... I keep getting more and more patients every day. And it’s people working in restaurants, grocery stores, construction...
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And I swear we will exhaust every cell in our bodies to do right by you. Because you deserve a safe clean mask every time we enter your room, and so do we. -Dr Afraid of Retribution But Longing To Be Heard
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What NYU @nyulangone really thinks of its residents
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sacrificed. The floors are basically resident run now. Any attending over 50 is off floors. We round by ourselves, expose ourselves, and FaceTime our attending who never even sees the patients. Meanwhile the vice chair came in today to give us lip service. “You’re not alone”
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I’m a resident who has intubated someone with an N95 that did not fit my face when no PAPRs were available. It’s disheartening to see admin collectively deny the experiences of their frontline staff.
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Inpatient medicine feels so dystopian. Overhead pages every 30 min, the codes are so frequent and numerous that you tune them out, only to be reminded by the buzzing pager. Within 30 min of starting my shift Wednesday, I found myself pushing into a dead person’s chest for 5
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unresponsive. They died alone and no one had seen them for hours until I discovered them in the morning. It’s just so bizarre. It’s hard to believe this is real. And the way the residents are treated by the medicine department is so ****ty. As if they’re throwing us in to be
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And then Force us into contaminated patient rooms without proper protection. Shame us for saying “we are scared for our lives” Threaten us for saying “this is not safe for our patients”
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despite being just that. “We’re listening” despite ignoring and minimizing concerns about PPE and poor infection control guidelines. Self-congratulating about how people wanna stay at the hospital after graduating.
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Dallas TX. My icu patient didn’t get remdesivir because they had none. Meanwhile the “its a hoax” and anti mask crowd won’t shut up or stay home. Shit is getting real and we’re in for a long rough ride... AND schools are going to open... so.. yea. I am TIRED.
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1 - wore n95 from home on rounds and around the hospital 2 - nurse wrote me up because a patient was “scared” that I was wearing a mask. 3 - formal written reprimand from HR for inappropriate PPE usage.
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73 cents of every dollar of the $3.6 trillion national tab for health care went to people who have nothing to do with actually providing care to patients. Let that sink in.
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This is a statement from Dr. Kimberly Reynolds and her group of female physicians of color, the McStuffin Mommies. Please read. Now promise to do better.
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that realization that it’s futile. That look of being forced to sit with feelings of helplessness. Another body piled into refrigerated semi-trucks. Yesterday morning, while I was rounding on my own patients, I discovered 2 dead patients. They were lying there cold, pulseless,
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pushing into lifeless bodies. Residents, attendings, and nurses who are detached and overtaken by the inevitable sense of defeat. Watching nurses anxiously and tearfully plead for direction from you as another patient starts crashing. You can see it in the nurse’s eyes...
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And it won’t make the loved ones we’ve needlessly left behind feel any better. They will be angry And they should be angry Heroes. The homeless are heroes The stay at home moms and dads are heroes The ordinary are heroes And we are no different.
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“I posted about PPE (lack thereof) and my employer is now investigating my comment and pressing to terminate me for violation of social media policy. I did not name specific locations or employer in my post. This is what they're worried about while employees are at risk?”
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“I work 100+ hours a week, q2-q3 28hr call. I have a total of 3 full days off this entire month. I am so exhausted and burnt out.”
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I’m exhausted. I’m in an area north of Houston. The latest CoVid-19 infection rates in Houston show a steep increase in rates since re-opening in May & it’s still rising. As an ID physician in the middle of this whole CoVid-19 pandemic, & a mom of 2, here’s why I’m tired:
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I’m now aware that my employer is monitoring my social media So glad you made this account. We will not be silenced ❤️
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minutes, they called it, and everyone emptied out of the room. The body left lying there, connected to tubes, lifeless. Rushing to a code and then hearing another code called in route, not knowing which one to go to. Walking into the room thinking, “not again” and seeing people
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How come we are not heroes when we ask for doctor/nurse centered emr. Where is our hero status when we beg for less clicking and less useless documentation because it is taking time away from the bedside? We are mere nuisances, not heroes, when we beg for more staffing because
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We are tired of being told how to do our job by people who have no clue what it takes to do our job. Where are you?
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we cannot do our job safely and we are tapped out with exhaustion and helplessness. We don’t want a Wellness CEO, we want a voice. Our job is not to contradict what we were trained to do just to increase your completely useless (in assessing quality) patient satisfaction scores.
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We’ve suddenly become heroes for your convenience and accolades. Call us heroes, line the hospital entranceways with applause, give us free ice cream, publicize your heartfelt messages......
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Employed for over a year. Terminated with no notice because elective pain procedures cancelled by the hospital. Apparently I’m not making the hospital enough money despite continuing clinic via telemedicine.
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You know what’s unacceptable? Expecting us to be overwhelmed with gratitude that we at least get a mask per week or for the fancy fabric masks the caring community members are sewing for us (we are grateful for their efforts, of course) when they are 100% NOT appropriate when
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“Lately, our biggest concern and challenge is having adequate PPE [personal protective equipment] at work and feeling like we’re in as safe a work environment as possible. Our concerns are being ignored and dismissed.”
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Our applause comes from looking into the eyes of our patients and connecting, and healing, on a level you will never have the privilege to comprehend........ .......until the day you become our patient.
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We know where you are right now....... Meticulously calculating our pay cuts Admonishing our pain Calling us heroes Handing us dirty masks Asking us for more shifts
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Reign us in with your authoritative words mandatory will not be tolerated requirement termination under no circumstance unacceptable .......
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and will get you written up..... but, reusing inappropriate masks, with multiple patients, with an airborne contagious aggressive virus that we still know little about, meh........ THAT, is unacceptable.
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taking care of sick coronavirus patients and expecting us to launder them in our private homes and reuse them when 6 weeks ago nobody blinked twice for the 30 gowns and gloves and masks used per person per shift for an influenza patient because we know the mask needs thrown away
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“My hospital is collecting masks from the public but not a single one has been distributed. I’m an anesthesiologist, they make me wear my n95 for 7 clinical days before issuing a replacement, and prevent me from wearing my own from home. Mask collection is a PR stunt.”
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Warning us to keep the patients happy Populating the media with your love and support while disallowing us any media contact whatsoever by threat of termination.
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Anonymous CDC Official: "The national stockpile of respirators is depleted. They know they cannot recommend N-95s to everyone. SO they are saying droplet is ok. But NOW the WHO as of today says healthcare workers need N95s." #coronavirus #covid19 #PPE
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after each encounter never mind the complete waste of these resources for the MRSA nasal swab colonized patient or the fact that the simple act of placing your own freaking water bottle at a nurses station is judged as criminal due to infection possibilities
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We heard, in that moment, that no matter how many lives we may save, there are so many others willing to take the lives we made. Make a promise to us America. We made a promise to care for your children. Make a promise to us to do better by our children. Allow us to breathe.
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Heroes, no. All we need is to walk quietly into work with the assurance that we can care for sick people with your trust in our expertise. You need the applause, We don’t.
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Medical students at the University of Colorado have asked for a partial refund of student fees since our match day, graduation day festivities, etc were cancelled.
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“My colleagues are being threatened with termination if they share images on social media of inadequate PPE”
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Radiologists are being instructed not to use COVID on reports by admin. Since when did admins get medical degrees?
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@sjauhar @nytimes Yep, my car has been doing fine not changing the oil or rotating the tires or checking the brake fluid........until it blew up on the side of the road......
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“This program is toxic. It is probably more so for preliminary interns, but most of the residents I know I can guarantee have considered killing themselves at some point.”
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To OR policymakers, remember that physicians owned by PE aren't allowed to speak ill of PE. HB4130 comes down to whether or not you think medical decisions should be made by physicians or by Wall Street profiteers. End #CorporateMedicine #CPoM #TakeMedicineBack @Hayrook
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I definitely support Oregon HB 4130 put forth by @RepBenBowman . We need to take action to limit the rampant spread of private equity in health care. This is a good first step. You can contact Rep Bowman’s office to share your thoughts!
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After multiple complaints and a possible OSHA investigation - all residents are now required to wear masks at all times. We won!
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For 8 minutes and 46 seconds we saw, but most of all we heard. We heard 114 words. TWO that pierced our souls. Two cries for “Mama”. We heard our boys. We heard our girls.
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Urge Congress to Ensure that Emergency Physicians Have Due Process Rights
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ED chair New York Presbyterian - Cornell is working 0 clinical hours in April, while not allowing older attendings to work less clinically. Chair at Columbia working 16 hours total in April. Several vice chairs at Columbia working 0 hours in clinical areas.
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@ClementYChow We are so glad you survived. Survivor guilt is real. As docs, we are so sorry for the isolation aspect. Many of us have discussed this part over and over again, as possibly the worst part. TY for sharing your perspective and let us know any ideas how to improve this part.
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I’m in Orlando and it’s a mess, hospitals reaching capacity, more and more admissions with sicker patients
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PLEASE HELP! Our beloved colleague Dr. Priya Khanna is still in need of a plasma donor. We need B+, COVID19 + and symptom free for 2 weeks in the Dallas/DFW area to please contact us immediately! NJ/NY won’t accept direct donations but we can accept & ship from Dallas direct!
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She’s currently in critical condition with COVID 19, intubated on a ventilator in Clara Mass Medical Center(RWJBH) in Belleville NJ and is fighting for her life! Anyone that was COVID 19 positive & symptom free for 2 weeks is an eligible donor. Please DM us! @RedCross
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people who didn’t have a chance to stay home because they were “essential” or needed to put food on the table. It’s so infuriating- how can our government and other citizens not see how unfair this is?”
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“Michigan is getting annihilated. We have a major Hospital officially rationing care. We have the worst death curve in the country. We have almost no vents left. Please help us.”
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@sjauhar @nytimes The only data point you cite with relevance to the pandemic is a patient survey of their attitude about the state of their health? And you are a cardiologist?
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“My husband is sick w/ COVID. I’m a physician and my work is requiring me to quarantine and use PTO. I can do telehealth but they are saying I have to go in to the office to do it and can’t do it from home. Unnecessary restrictions by admin prevents continued care of patients.”
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U of SC lawyering up against its own students. Opt-In to waive your right to sue even if not provided PPE, you contract COVID, & develop long-term disability that prevents you from earning full physician potential. (Participation not required but degree completion may be delayed)
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With a smile, we perform physicals on towheaded boys who look like Dylann Roof, then come home and wince in fear when our sweet little boys smile with that small gap in the front like Ahmaud Arbery.
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As emergency medicine plummets in popularity and the fallout of staffing group failures ripples throughout the profession, the public's health is at risk, and the profession faces a reckoning. @AAEMRSA @ACEPNow @aaeminfo @medpagetoday @genevievefri
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“The hospital CEOs of this country ran our pandemic response not the physicians. If it failed, the President could say he consulted with the experts at Mayo, Cleveland Clinic and Oschner...only he consulted with the hospital administrators....
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We do this while we look at our beautiful brown children with the crushing reality that this world will NEVER afford them that same level of equanimity and grace.
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Laura L Forese, COO for @nyphospital threatening staff for sending emails with concerns for lack of PPE
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Cheerfully, we set the broken bones of men with a sprinkling of gray hair like Derek Chauvin then anxiously hold our breaths when our husbands stand tall in dapper black suits and leave our homes like George Floyd.
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Apparently medical students and residents alike are supposed to be funding the deficit but we don’t get any of the rewards when the hospital system is profiting millions and millions of dollars.
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We are being asked to volunteer at the hospitals. No housing, travel, meals, or guarantee of PPE. But the thing that gets me, is that if I get sick and die my family is left with nothing and will also be responsible for my hundreds of thousands of dollars of student loans.
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We hold the hands and deliver the babies of precious young women like Amy Cooper then admonish our sons to NEVER leave the house alone and always have a witness when speaking to strange women who do not look like us, their sisters or their grandmothers.
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My HCA hospital, located in the middle of a covid hot spot in TN, told its traveling nurses it would be paying them less to renew their contacts. We will be short 26 nurses this weekend & for the foreseeable future. An already bad situation is being made worse by corporate greed.
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As of Monday afternoon, more than 3,400 people identifying themselves as Denver Health Medical Center workers had signed a petition calling for executives to return the bonuses.
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With determined efficiency we restart the hearts of obese red-haired men like Travis McMichael then feel our stomach twist in knots when our daughters complete their applications for EMT training like Breonna Taylor.
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“Today our office administrator reprimanded us for our terrible numbers this past month and asked us to start secretly doing some non-emergent procedures on the side to boost our numbers.
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We remain committed to our oath to provide the best medical care possible to every patient that crosses our paths regardless of their station in life, their religious affiliation…their color.
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Rutgers University claiming fiscal emergency yet refusing to use their 500+ million emergency fund for resident salaries. #fraud #truths #FrontLineHeroes
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“One of our attendings hit up all the contractors he knew to secure N95s, industrial respirators, masks & shields. He did a great job making sure his team is prepared. He also got someone to make him a couple giant plastic hoods that we can wipe down & anyone on service can use”
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Anxiously, we teach our curly haired boys that if those women raise an alarm to keep their hands UP, eyes DOWN and voices LOW when speaking to those they may summon.
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“Denver health has sent all medical staff notice that their yearly cme fund will be frozen for the remainder of the year, and they'll only reimburse what was approved before 3/1. This is on the same day we learn that the CEOs bonus alone could cover cme for most of us.”
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Denver health executives get bonuses one week after workers asked to take cuts
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I am a Pain Medicine physician in a very underserved area in New Mexico. I was wrongfully terminated due to the pandemic to decrease my employers financial loss. I received my termination notice on 4/11/2020 by email.
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