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Lessons Learned: Solutions

Last week, we discussed some of the problems that developed at Adventist Health (AH) Mendocino Coast Medical Offices as a result of the...

William Miller, MD

Apr 25, 20224 min read

Lessons 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, MD

Apr 18, 20224 min read

Healthcare Staffing Shortage Remains a Challenge Across the US

On 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, MD

Mar 14, 20225 min read

A New & Bright Future for Sherwood Oaks

Sherwood Oaks Nursing Home in Ft. Bragg has undergone a change in ownership and management that is expected to significantly bolster the...

William Miller, MD

Feb 21, 20223 min read

Why the Seismic Discussion is Important

On February 3rd, a community forum was held to discuss how we should address the seismic compliance requirements for our hospital. This...

William Miller, MD

Feb 7, 20224 min read

Sherwood Oaks Faces Mounting Challenges

The national healthcare staffing shortage continues to be particularly hard felt at Sherwood Oaks, our local nursing home in Ft. Bragg. ...

William Miller, MD

Dec 13, 20213 min read

Future of Sherwood Oaks Nursing Home Uncertain

Sherwood Oaks is the local, privately owned nursing home in Ft. Bragg with 79 licensed beds and currently 39 residents. Like so many...

William Miller, MD

Nov 8, 20213 min read

US Nursing Home Crisis: A Perfect Storm

This is the first in a two-part series in which we will examine the national picture for US nursing homes and then next week turn our...

William Miller, MD

Oct 25, 20214 min read

How to Judge Scientific Information

COVID-19 has had many effects on our lives including how we think about information we receive from various sources. We have been...

William Miller, MD

Jun 28, 20215 min read

Mendocino Coast Hospital Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

Our hospital opened its doors on June 26th, 1971, following the formation of the local hospital district in January 1967. There will be a...

William Miller, MD

Jun 21, 20213 min read

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic – Part 3

This is our final part in the series looking at the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. It started in early 1918 and lasted about two years,...

William Miller, MD

May 10, 20213 min read

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic - Part 2

In Part 1, we examined one theory of how the 1918 influenza virus hopped from horses to chickens to humans and then how the dynamics of...

William Miller, MD

May 3, 20214 min read

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic - Part 1

In 1918, the world experienced a pandemic caused by a particularly virulent strain of the influenza A virus. Over the course of two...

William Miller, MD

Apr 26, 20214 min read

February is Heart Health Month

Sometimes I feel that we talk too much about COVID and forget that there is so much else to life and health. As I ponder my own growing...

William Miller, MD

Feb 22, 20212 min read

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast cancer is the leading cancer in women in the United States; second to skin cancers which except for melanoma are usually not...

William Miller, MD

Oct 12, 20203 min read