Hospice is about living: The care, comfort, and connection families deserve
For many the word “hospice” creates a picture of only the final days of life. But hospice is not about giving up. It is about making every day count by providing comfort, and a team of compassionate professionals who help patients live as fully as possible while...
Switching gears as we bid farewell to summer
There is a very specific feeling that hits us every year around this time. The mornings start to feel a little different, the light changes, and somewhere in the back of our minds a switch flips that says summer is ending and it is time to get serious again. If we...
Can women really have it all? Maybe we need to redefine what that means
For generations, women have been told we can “have it all”: the career, family, financial independence, a successful marriage, a healthy lifestyle and a perfectly managed home. There is just one problem: No one really taught us how to balance it all. That was one of...
Back to school, back to vaccines: What parents need to know
August means squeezing in the last beach days, shopping for school supplies and getting everyone back on a schedule. It is also National Immunization Awareness Month, making this a good time to add one more item to the back-to-school checklist: make sure your child’s...
Sensory friendly care: Rethinking the patient experience with Shore Medical Center’s Sherri Richmond
Coastal Conversations Sherri Richmond, MSN RN EMT, has plenty of letters after her name as proof of years of education and training. But ask anyone who’s worked alongside her, and they’ll tell you what those letters don’t capture: a career spent making healthcare...
