by John Gobron | CEO Blog
Picture this scenario: It’s the night shift in a community hospital ED that sees mostly adults. Two harried parents rush in with their three-week-old who is running a high fever. The initial concern is sepsis, so the immediate need is to administer antibiotics. For an...
by John Gobron | CEO Blog
A 10-year-old girl sustains a head injury in a playground accident. Parents are panicked over respiratory distress in their infant daughter. A 5-year old boy is suffering from abdominal pain due to suspected accidental poisoning. These are among the most common...
by John Gobron | CEO Blog
In a world of seemingly pervasive negativity, it’s always a pleasant change to share good news. We recently received some from one of our local Massachusetts hospitals when UMass Memorial – Marlborough Hospital was awarded the top grade of “A” in the 2019 Fall...
by John Gobron | CEO Blog
Thermometers. X-Rays. Aspirin. What else do these three items have in common besides being found in every hospital in the world? They were all rejected when first introduced. In the 1700’s, Daniel Fahrenheit’s “temperature sensor” was dismissed since physicians of the...
by John Gobron | CEO Blog
I recently had breakfast with a close friend who had suffered a heart attack at far too early of an age a few months ago. Luckily, he was able to get medical care just in time, received great treatment, and is now doing well and on the road to recovery. Thanks to the...