Charlie Mitchell: Unsung heroes walk the halls of America’s hospitals
Let’s pause in praise of nurses.
Photo: A night for nurses
Bessie Johnson, a housekeeper at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, holds up a candle with co-workers in the courtyard of the Patient Tower Monday in honor of National Nurses Week.
Nurse practitioners, physicians assistants fill the doctor gap
According to a report from Irving, Texas-based physician staffing company, Staff Care, a shortage of physicians in the United States, coupled with the approaching implementation of the Affordable Care Act, is prompting healthcare facilities to expand the role of primary care providers.