Riverside Methodist Hospital
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The Hospital Curve – Early 1990s
Aerial Photo: “Riverside Methodist Hospitals” circa 1990 “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince If you and I were partners in the 1980s… Continue reading
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Can Compassion Heal? New Evidence Says Yes.
What do the elite veterans of caregiving at hospitals like Riverside Methodist and Nashville’s Baptist (now St. Thomas Midtown) know that new caregivers may not? It is more than what can be discerned from the fragment of papyrus (pictured) that… 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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Enjoying the Present…or Not
Yes. We all have done the same thing this nurse during a few of our work moments – or perhaps in many. The wise among us celebrated their calling every day. That is surely how I felt. If you loved… 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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“The Magnetic Flood of Sympathy and Friendship”
The requirement of professional distance for caregivers creates pitfalls. Too much distance seals off humanity. Falling too deeply into patient’s troubles can exhaust caregivers. Most of my fellow former caregivers at Baptist Hospital, Riverside Methodist, and Riverside Toledo found the… Continue reading
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Turning-Point – A Special Memory of Marco Bonta, M.D.
A traumatic encounter helped a young doctor become a great trauma surgeon. What happened? Continue reading
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Survivors
“One foot in front of the other,” my mom always advised. Caregivers never know if they will survive to retirement. If you already have, congratulations on your persistence, luck and career of loving care. Continue reading
Journal of Sacred Work 