Juliet B. Ugarte Hopkins is a physician adviser for case management.

A no visitors policy at your facility? Here are 4 crucial tips.

Conditions and Diseases
August 17, 2020

One of the most harrowing challenges of COVID-19 has been the “no visitors” policy virtually all institutions were forced to implement. In order to protect our patients, our staff, our communities, we’ve had to put these visitor limitations into place until the tide turns.

Not too long ago, I woke to my husband lying stiffly on his back, declaring, “I think I need to go to the emergency room.” He’d mentioned …

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A no visitors policy at your facility? Here are 4 crucial tips.

Get up on your bed and stand up straight

Physician
September 23, 2017

The invitation was unexpected. Although I would attend the conference as a relatively new member of the community, I knew I was making inroads, so I accepted without hesitation. The prospect of meeting well-established players in the field at dinner with the planning committee was exciting. And, I was equally looking forward to spending more time with a fellow newbie who had already been tapped as a rising star the …

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Get up on your bed and stand up straight

A hospital gown to remember

Physician
January 8, 2017

“Orange is his favorite color.  It’s all orange, all of the time in there.”

And, indeed it was.  Like the deceptively soft glow from a garish, neon storefront light, passing his room, it was impossible for one’s eyes not to be drawn inside.  Hunter blaze bedspread, pumpkin spice robe, marigold slippers, and even a persimmon beanie — wavelengths of orange permeated the otherwise drab, muted colors of the space.

It became a …

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A hospital gown to remember

To the caregivers over the holidays: Thank you

Physician
December 21, 2016

In my former life as a hospital-based, shift-working physician with young children at home, this time of the year inevitably brought the same question from at least a handful of individuals:  “Isn’t it hard on your kids not to have you home on Christmas?”  Thankfully, I was always able to answer truthfully, “no.”  With consistent effort and a no-nonsense attitude, my kiddos either didn’t know the difference because they were …

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To the caregivers over the holidays: Thank you