Staff ReportsFebruary 10, 2025
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It's time again to check the pulse — of Florida's health care policy and politics.
Tag: Physician anesthesiologistsHomicide counts between 2020 and 2024 in Miami-Dade (A), and firearm-related homicide counts over the same span for 80 ZIP codes in the (B). ZIP code 33147, which researchers said has had the highest rate of homicides, historically, dropped to the 10th ranking overall in 2024. Image via Scaling Safety.
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It's time again to check the pulse — of Florida's health care policy and politics.
Guest AuthorFebruary 1, 2021
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We are proud to have been, and continue to be, on the front lines of this crisis.
Guest AuthorApril 26, 2020
6min323
In fact, most “elective” surgeries are medically necessary but are not immediately required.
Guest AuthorJune 24, 2016
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The Department of Veterans Affairs was created, in Lincoln’s moving prose, to care “for those who shall have borne the battle.” Yet in a departure from well-established VA policy and medical protocol, the agency recently announced its intention to remove physician anesthesiologists from surgery and replace them with nurses lowering the standard of care for […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 22, 20146min557
The commentary below from Dr. Jay H. Epstein is in response to Peter Schorsch’s Jan. 8 post on SaintPetersBlog.com urging legislators to give nurse anesthetists the authority to administer anesthesia without the supervision of a doctor. When it comes to anesthesia, lives should not be put in jeopardy. Thank you for this opportunity to address […]