Health and history notes from 1924 to 2002
A compact digest cites a 1924 ship delay near Holland harbor due to heavy seas, while listing milestone events from 1789 to 2002 including Washington’s election, the CQD distress call, transatlantic telephone service, the hydrogen bomb, Cuba’s new government, Phnom Penh’s fall, Hirohito’s death, Clinton’s impeachment trial, and Blair’s Afghanistan visit. It also records celebrity birthdays and Zeeland Hospital births in 2019.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
George Washington
Marconi International Marine Communication Company
London
New York
Truman
Congress
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Phnom Penh
Hirohito
Japan
Tokyo
Akihito
Senate
Bill Clinton
Tony Blair
U.S
Bargam
Afghanistan
Alarm Fatigue Threatens Patient Safety in U S Hospitals
A Virginia Beach cancer patient’s bed alarm episode illustrates how hospital alarms array across devices from ventilators to pulse oximeters. Experts warn most alarms do not require intervention, yet staff fatigue may cause missed critical alerts, raising patient risk and hindering recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Ken Turner
Virginia
U.S
Ecri Institute
Joint Commission
Priyanka Shah
Shah
Maria Coach
Johns Hopkins Health System
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
Ronald Shorr
Geriatric Research, Education and
Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Gainesville
Florida
Shorr
CMS
Spectrum Health welcomes new surgeon to Lakeshore team
Spectrum Health Medical Group and Zeeland Community Hospital add Elizabeth Jeffers MD as a general surgeon with breast care focus. She joins at 588 East Lakewood Blvd Holland after Wayne State and St John Hospital training. Jeffers emphasizes minimally invasive and oncoplastic breast techniques for Zeeland and Holland patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeeland
Spectrum Health Medical Group
Spectrum Health
Zeeland Community Hospital
Elizabeth Jeffers
Jeffers
General Surgery
East Lakewood Blvd
Holland
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Detroit
St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Lakeshore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ords
McCauley
Missouri
Graham & Morton Line
Holland Harbor
Benton Harbor
Nicolas Cage
Kenny Loggins
Katie Couric
Brett Dalton
Zeeland Hospital
Spectrum
Luis Angel
Sandra
Santiago Morales
Giovanni Rey Baker
Patricia Martinez
Luka Masten Bakker - King
Ashlynd Bakker
Zayden Robert Gilson
Delani Nienhuis
Zachary Gilson
Melissa Bailey
Kaiser Health News
Katherine Streeter
KHN
Elizabeth Jeffers, MD
Spectrum Health Group
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!