One kidney goes three places before settling in.
29Apr12
The Gift that Kept Giving
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Posted in charity, medical ethics, medical innovation, transplant
Tagged chronic kidney disease, living donors
Tagged chronic kidney disease, living donors
24Dec11
Xmas Spirit….or Bah! Humbug?
You’re in your 30s. You work hard. You strive to master your craft. You support your extended family. You are liked by both your co-workers and boss. Problem: You unexpectedly become unhealthy–you find out your kidneys are failing. Solution: Regular kidney dialysis can keep you alive, by filtering toxins out of your blood. Problem: Dialysis [...]
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Posted in charity, health care finance, health disparities, medical ethics, transplant
Tagged immigration, living donors
Tagged immigration, living donors
17Jan11
Mississippi Learning
What the Mississippi “kidney sisters” teach us about politics and medicine.
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Posted in advocacy, charity, health disparities, patient experience, transplant
Tagged coercion, living donors, Mississippi, prison
Tagged coercion, living donors, Mississippi, prison
25Mar10
One Way Ticket
Something happened on my job that I’d only read about before. Working in the hospital this month, my team has been caring for Mr. M. He was here when we started on service at the beginning of the month, and unless his planned transfer to another facility goes through, he’ll be here when we sign [...]
21Mar10
Whither Charity Care?
The Illinois Supreme Court issued a fascinating ruling last week, upholding a decision to strip a downstate non-profit hospital chain of its tax-exempt status for failing to provide sufficient charity care to its patients. Provena Covenant Medical Center is a chain of six Catholic hospitals. Provena will now in effect owe millions of dollars in [...]