Having worked in disasters, I have seen that, in those critical first few hours, those first few days - so much ends up riding on you and your neighbor and whoever is around. The official response always comes later, and… — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
Ever since Katrina, there has been a proliferation of efforts at the state level and among hospital administrators to come up with guidelines that would help professionals stuck in a situation like this to prioritize patients. These are questions of… — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
Also, and this may sound naïve, but since my early days in journalism, I've felt that getting as close as possible to truth, revealing… — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
“They made a beautiful couple, with personalities as different as their heights.” — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
But we have gone so far in the direction of over treating terminal patients that we've failed to recognize when we're doing more harm… — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
If you ever face a significant disaster, do your best to keep up the spirits of those around you, act flexibly and creatively to… — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
It remains to be seen the extent to which the critical needs of seniors in low income high rises, people with home medical needs… — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
“Rather than thinking about exceptional moral rules for exceptional moral situations,” Harvard’s Dr. Lachlan Forrow, who is also a palliative care specialist, wrote, “we… — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
There are places in the world that the power goes out in hospitals, and there isn't clean water, and it's horrific. — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
The journalistic code of ethics governing the broadcasts requires that opposing views be presented, and that journalists' personal opinions or judgments be left out… — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
“A day later, a fax came into the unit from an attorney for LifeCare Hospitals of New Orleans. It reported that nine LifeCare patients… — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
Our dreams are expressions of our inner beauty. I've learned that it's completely okay to want whatever you want. — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
“We do not wish to capitalize the sufferings of human beings, but to relieve them.” — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
