by David Hilden, MD MPH | Apr 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Diary from a pandemic
Many of you have reached out to me and my colleagues in healthcare with words of support, thanks, and encouragement. It means more than you know that the doctors and nurses and therapists and mental health workers and cafeteria workers and housekeeping staff –...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Diary from a pandemic
Almost every day I walk through the patient care areas of our hospital at Hennepin Healthcare and lately I’ve been visiting the staff and patients in our 6 psychiatry units. Since I’m an internist, meaning I care for people with medical illness, I usual...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Mar 24, 2020 | COVID-19, Diary from a pandemic
So how exactly does one practice social distancing in a hospital? We are struggling with how to be present for each other and for our patients all while keeping our distance. Those two priorities are sometimes – but not always – mutually exclusive. Being...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Mar 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Diary from a pandemic
“Here ye, here ye, a decree has gone out to all ye who hath ears, that thou shalt don and doff personal protective equipment with alacrity but not beforeth thou shalt have cleansed thy hands for a greatly long time whilst humming a jolly ditty for 20 seconds,...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Mar 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Diary from a pandemic
Hi, friends – Today I am starting a new regular feature on healthymatters.org. I, like you, have found life turned upside-down as we collectively struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic. In my role as a physician in a safety-net hospital, it has consumed my time...
