The Angel of Environmental Services In environmental services, we go above and beyond to make our patients feel comfortable and keep a clean environment. During COVID-19, we became their loved ones when their families couldn’t be there and helped comfort them in their final moments. I’ve faithfully worked for Staten Island University Hospital for eleven years, and travel … [Read more...] about Healthcare Hero John Baez
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Hope Huddles
Hope Huddles connects front-line nurses amid COVID-19 crisis A new program initiated by Emily Fawcett, RN, the daily meeting among emergency department nurses has provided closure and optimism after they treat coronavirus patients Emily Fawcett, RN, is a float nurse working on one of Lenox Hill Hospital’s COVID-19 units. But she started a recent shift in the … [Read more...] about Hope Huddles
Protecting the Supply Lifeline
On Monday, January 13, 2020, Phyllis McCready knew there was something wrong with the supply chain for the precious PPE frontline workers relied upon. McCready had been in this line of work for thirty years, ten at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and twenty at Northwell. Through years of dealing with hundreds of different vendors of medical equipment and supplies—beds, … [Read more...] about Protecting the Supply Lifeline
Timothy Egan: A Modern Day Pilgrim
By Tom Deignan
In late October, media outlets around the world reported that Pope Francis had expressed support for civil unions, “a significant break from his predecessors that staked out new ground for the church in its recognition of gay people,” as the New York Times put it. It was the latest historic moment for a pope who has excited reformers within the church, while at the same time … [Read more...] about Timothy Egan: A Modern Day Pilgrim
A Modern Day Pilgrim
Best-selling author and New York Times columnist, Timothy Egan's latest book is called A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From to Canterbuy to Rome in Search of Faith. He talks to Tom Deignan about all that and more. Can you start by telling us why you wanted to write a book like this? And it's been out for a little while now. It's only just out in paperback. Can you tell us what … [Read more...] about A Modern Day Pilgrim