Power Failure at Highland
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Last week the power was out in the ACT for about 40 minutes. Thankfully the most necessary machines stayed on, and power was not down for long. But some important equipment, we learned, was not connected to a […]
Why Only One CT at Night?
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. Highland night shift nurses often find themselves asking why the hospital operates two CT scanners during the day, but only one at night. Highland recently achieved designation as a stroke center, meaning even more patients are coming through […]