Thomas Fisher
@tfishermd
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emergency medicine physician, author: THE EMERGENCY🇨đź‡, advisor, south side chicago, runner, sports fan, 🎤[email protected]
Joined December 2013
Written for my patients, I describe our shared humanity and the incalculable value of our bodies. Ultimately we must address the traps that ensnare those who need help the most and recognize our obligation to care for each other.
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RT @OneWorldLit: With the rare dual perspective of an E.R. doctor who also has his hands deep in policy work, @tfishermd connects human sto…
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RT @ABEMCert: Dr. Thomas Fisher is a distinguished author, and champion for equitable health care delivery. Thank you for all you do Dr. Fi…
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RT @ABEMCert: Thank you to @tfishermd, ABEM-certified emergency physician and author of “The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in…
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@CD_Brandt There are things unions can fix. Others that they cannot. But what’s clear is that physicians and other providers see organizing as a path to change.
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RT @Osinttechnical: Footage of a Ukrainian Vampire drone from the 28th Mechanized Brigade dropping TM-62 antitank landmines and RPG warhead…
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RT @UWEmerMed: We are grateful for the opportunity to hear from @tfishermd (center) today, an emergency physician and author of “The Emerge…
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RT @YAppelbaum: "The private-equity foray into hospitals shatters any pretense that investors in a business do well only if everyone does w…
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RT @OneWorldLit: TODAY ONLY: The ebook editions of @adamserwer's THE CRUELTY IS THE POINT and @tfishermd's THE EMERGENCY are on sale for ju…
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RT @WhiteHouse: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing the first 10 drugs selected for Medicare price negotiation. Seniors p…
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RT @chicagotribune: UChicago Medicine leaders promised to take action to make their Hyde Park medical center safer after a large fight brok…
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“Hospitals don’t really have a complaints department, so the only real target they have is the nurse or staff that are standing right in front of them,” she said. Long waits and unmet needs create dangerous conditions for both patients and staff.
Numbers show American health care workers are now far more likely to suffer injuries by violence than workers in any other profession, including law enforcement.
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@DrYanceY17 I was watching with my father. And knew in the moment we were witnessing basketball history.
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