Life in the Emergency Department
It’s 6:45 p.m. on a warm Fairfield evening… The retractable doors to the ambulance bay slide open and an unresponsive “Code 3” patient is rushed into the NorthBay Medical Center Emergency Department. Within seconds, the […]
Read MoreCare in the Air
CALSTAR Flight Nurse Ernie Acebo is part of the team trained to handle all medical emergencies. Helicoptor Flight Crews Handle All Circumstances Five minutes. From the warning bell in crew’s quarters to lift-off from the […]
Read MoreMorgan’s Gift
Donor’s Mantra: Save Lives! Daman Mott, director of Emergency Department/Trauma Services, poses with the Gallegos family (left to right) Tim, Margot, Austin and Michaela in the trauma bay now dedicated to Morgan’s memory. It was […]
Read MoreReturn to Tranquility
Marriage of Cardiac and Vascular Solutions Help Monk Dr. Seph Naficy shares a light moment with Khamphanh Nettavong during a followup appointment after his surgery. Spread over 5 acres amid a stretch of fertile farmland […]
Read MorePatient Beats the Odds
That Richard Kean is alive is nothing short of a miracle. So says his wife, Laura, one of his doctors and a host of medical workers who responded after his wife dialed 9-1-1 on June […]
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