Nurses use critical-thinking skills every day. On extraordinary days, some are called on to become critical commanders. Kim Ryan, the new CEO of Emory Eastside Medical Center in Snellville, knows what that's like. Ryan, RN, MS, MBA, was chief operating officer of Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck on Aug. 29, 2005. She led the hospital's command center, which safely evacuated all 178 patients and 1,100 physicians, employees and their families during the flood that followed ... more
Games, crafts, funny songs, friendly counselors and s'mores are essential for a memorable summer camp experience. Cabins and woods are optional. Just ask J'rdre Williams, 6, who attended Camp To Go at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding during the first week of June.
Camp To Go is a pilot program of Camp Twin Lakes, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide recreational ... more
For eight years, Julie Swann has seen the acuity levels of patients increase in the medical/surgical intensive care unit at St. Joseph's Health System in Atlanta.
"Drugs and procedures are keeping patients alive longer, but when they come to us, they are more fragile and often have multisystem failures. They are the sickest of the sick, but ICU nurses ... more