I sigh after each phone call; each sigh lasting longer and expelling more air -- deflating me, shrinking me, emptying me. I sink lower into the chair, staring vehemently at the blinking cursor on the Discharge Summary template in a patient's medical record. I've created a shortcut phrase in the documentation system as "COVIDCANCELLATION" to…
It was THE WORST game. I broke out in a cold sweat every time our Improv group leader announced that the game was on the evening agenda. As part of our Improv "practices", we played a variety of games (think "Scenes from a Hat" or "House Party" from the show Whose Line Is It Anyway)…
Time. What a difference time makes. Just 10 days ago, I saw these shelters popping up in the hospital parking lot - an ominous harbinger of the rocky ride to come. A week ago, half of my patients for the day called in to cancel – and I didn't blame them. Six days ago, I…
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