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Why I still fight for my son
My belief is simple. When something goes wrong, doctors should afford respect to the victims by explaining what happened and answering questions. It’s disingenuous to dismiss genuine questions…
Relocated
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Practice what you preach
Creating a welcoming environment should be more than a slogan on the company’s webpage or in its employee handbook. It needs to be something that every employee follows.
Cobb County
Community residents confront Sterigenics over ethylene oxide emissions
An Illinois company that sterilizes medical equipment claims it releases about 200 pounds of ethylene oxide emissions per year, but as recently as 2015, the company released about 3,000 pounds, its president acknowledged.
Cobb County
Sterigenics to meet with community following concerns about ethylene oxide emissions
Representatives from an Illinois-based company will meet with Atlanta-area residents and community leaders on Tuesday following reports their Georgia facility emits potentially cancer-causing ethylene oxide (EO) gas. Sterigenics’…
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Ohio considering the addition of fetal-infant mortality review boards
Ohio lawmakers are considering establishing fetal-infant mortality review boards.
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Georgia governor cannot say how Patients First Act will help stem infant loss
In a recent op-ed in favor of the Patients First Act, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp highlighted the state’s poor record when it comes to infant mortality.
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A day for remembering
Today is infant loss and remembrance day. It’s a day that shouldn’t have to exist. But, it does.
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Why does an infant have to die?
There are few words to describe how it feels to lose an eight-day-old. The experience is many things, but fair is hardly one of them.
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Three ideas for improving the patient experience at Georgia hospitals
The state of Georgia has an opportunity to take action and work to prevent the needless deaths of infants in the care of Georgia’s hospitals.
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Our Hospitals Can Do Better
I asked the questions the parent of any eight-day-old who died in the NICU would have asked. If the hospital and its leaders are offended by that, they should take a hard look at themselves in the mirror and assess whether their chosen profession is the right one for them.