William Miller, MDApr 254 minLessons Learned: SolutionsLast week, we discussed some of the problems that developed at Adventist Health (AH) Mendocino Coast Medical Offices as a result of the...
William Miller, MDApr 184 minLessons Learned: Opportunities One of the advantages of the affiliation with Adventist Health that we looked forward to was updating our antiquated electronic medical...
William Miller, MDApr 114 minWhen Do Lockdowns Go Too Far? The Case of Shanghai.On March 28th, I reported on the new Omicron variant, BA.2. In that article, I mentioned that Shanghai, China’s largest city of 25...
William Miller, MDApr 43 minSecond COVID Booster ApprovedThe FDA has approved the use of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines as a second booster last week. The scientific evidence supporting...
William Miller, MDMar 284 minIs Omicron BA.2 a Cause for Concern?BA.2 is a new subvariant of Omicron which was first identified in the Philippines in November. The original variant of Omicron is...
William Miller, MDMar 213 minBooster ConfusionAs COVID cases continue to decline in the US, while rising in some other areas in the world, a lot of attention is being placed on COVID...
William Miller, MDMar 145 minHealthcare Staffing Shortage Remains a ChallengeOn October 4th, I reported on the national shortage of healthcare workers and how this affects us locally. Six months ago, when I wrote...
William Miller, MDMar 74 minEndemic versus PandemicWe are hearing a lot of talk about how we are now in an endemic and no longer in a pandemic. What does that really mean? From a...
William Miller, MDFeb 283 minCOVID Pandemic on the DeclineWhile there are a few hot spots still in the world where death rates from COVID are climbing, the overall national picture is one for...
William Miller, MDFeb 213 minA New & Bright Future for Sherwood OaksSherwood Oaks Nursing Home in Ft. Bragg has undergone a change in ownership and management that is expected to significantly bolster the...
William Miller, MDFeb 144 minDialing Back COVID RestrictionsOn February 15th, the California wide mask mandate is expiring. This allows people whose vaccinations for COVID are current to be...
William Miller, MDFeb 74 minWhy the Seismic Discussion is ImportantOn February 3rd, a community forum was held to discuss how we should address the seismic compliance requirements for our hospital. This...
William Miller, MDJan 314 minMasks in the Age of OmicronIs a discussion of masks needed at this point in the pandemic? I think so for two reasons. First, unlike two years ago, there are now a...
William Miller, MDJan 244 minRethinking the NumbersIf prior respiratory, viral pandemics are any indication, we should expect this pandemic to begin to fade over the next year. The 1918...
William Miller, MDJan 174 minCommunity Outbreak Continues in MendocinoThe number of new COVID cases continues to rapidly rise throughout the county. This has significantly affected many local businesses,...
William Miller, MDJan 106 minNorth Coast Cases on the RiseActive cases of COVID in Ft Bragg and the immediate surrounding communities have risen to about 100 from 52 active cases just ten days...
William Miller, MDJan 34 minSurge in Local CasesAs we start off the New Year, we are seeing a significant increase in COVID cases throughout Mendocino County and here on the Coast. ...
William Miller, MDDec 27, 20214 minEnd of 2021- COVID UpdatesAs our second year of the pandemic draws to a close, a few updates on where things stand are in order. Omicron, the new variant, is...
William Miller, MDDec 20, 20214 minOmicron UpdateWe are now just over a month since the new variant, Omicron, was identified in southern Africa. Since then, it has rapidly become the...
William Miller, MDDec 13, 20213 minSherwood Oaks Faces Mounting ChallengesThe national healthcare staffing shortage continues to be particularly hard felt at Sherwood Oaks, our local nursing home in Ft. Bragg. ...