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Brave Kindness
She is clearly kind. But why would this nurse need bravery? The answer comes as a question. How many times across your long career did you say to yourself when the alarm went off, “Do I really want to show… Continue reading
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Hospitals And Prisons: How Both Threaten Loving Care
I am not only an alumnus of hospitals but also, as both a lawyer and minister, prisons. What do they have to do with caregiving? See if you spot similarities. Death Row: “You can’t comprehend the hell ,” Glenn, growled… Continue reading
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Unseen Acts of Caregiver Courage – Two Stunning Stories
Two Stunning Stories Stories that are shocking elsewhere are so commonplace in hospitals that their meaning is often lost. I re-raise the stories below as remarkable examples of two different kinds of courage. Some I witnessed during my career-long practice… Continue reading
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The Alumni Reunion
What Are We Thinking?:-) Hard to admit, but when I went back to RMH in 2015 I encountered several “old” partners. One of them saw my white hair and wrinkles, did not recognize me and blurted out “Is that really… Continue reading
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Dreaming of Riverside
Everybody dreams. 90+% forget them.* Not me. Last night another variation on an old dream. In this version, I am President & CEO of Riverside and OhioHealth once again (left in 1995!) In the dream, I am 82, my current… Continue reading
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Made to Belong
“We are made to belong.”- David Whyte Whyte’s quote (above) stars in the movie plot of our lives. Scene: California’s Warner Avenue Public School. Time: Recess. Autumn, 1954 “Wanna go out and play?” I asked my 6th grade friend Steve… Continue reading
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Has Been or Never Was?
Whether old or young, make sure you some day you can say you were a great has-been not a lousy never-was. Continue reading
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Can Compassion Survive?
The last best hope for humanity as we know it is to redefine human relevance in a robot age. Now! Continue reading
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One Word Caregivers Can Never Use
When I took over Baptist Hospital in 1998 it was a patient facing organizational death. We replaced panic with peak performance and turned huge losses into a gain and saved the “patient’s” life. Failure became new life under a new… Continue reading
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Dr. “Nick” Baird – RMH Alum Extraordinaire
All caregivers serve others. Some even serve millions. One example is Dr. Nick Baird. Continue reading
Journal of Sacred Work 