The Seattle Times recently published an editorial encouraging the public to continue to support the Medic One Foundation. The public can donate to help fund the top paramedic training program in the state, maybe even the nation, as evidenced by our region’s sudden cardiac arrest survival rates. The Times reminded its readers that, while we […]
Overlake Hospital Medical Center is the first hospital in King County to use a blood vending machine called a HemoSafe that stores up to 150 units of blood which can then be used for patients. The new technology significantly cuts down the time it takes to get blood for life-saving transfusions. According to the blood […]
The Take Back Your Meds campaign is in full swing and gaining some attention for the issues at hand. The Tacoma News Tribune published this article which notes that the Health Department and local law enforcement agencies are putting steel drop boxes at police stations in Pierce County so people can anonymously drop off their […]
Overlake Hospital in Bellevue is the first medical care center in the Puget Sound area to implement the Care Transitions Intervention program. The program is designed to reduce patient readmission. The program is nationally recognized and was developed by 2003 by Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado, […]
The Keller Group’s very own James McIntosh ventured to Guatemala this week to work with Medical Teams International. As a part of the volunteer team in Guatemala, James has been helping to improve community health through the construction of water and sanitation systems. Below are a few pictures he e-mailed us of his trip so […]
The Take Back Your Meds campaign posted the first of their “Pill Guy” videos on YouTube. The video advocates proper and safe disposal of unused, leftover prescription drugs. Pills should never be flushed down the toilet, as the video says, or even left in a medicine cabinet because they can be abused by teens, or […]
KING 5’s Evening Magazine and host Meeghan Black filmed at the Museum of Flight today for an upcoming show. The Museum of Flight is one of around 20 institutions from all over the country vying for one of three retiring U.S. Space Shuttles. The retired shuttle will be housed at the Museum’s new Space Gallery, […]
Medical Teams International is sending a team of eight volunteers from Seattle and Portland to Haiti to aid with the cholera outbreak which was made worse after Hurricane Tomas last week. As of Monday, Medical Teams International volunteers had been treating an average of 10 new patients each hour. The team, consisting of one MD, […]
The Medic One Foundation is facing an unfamiliar crisis. The Foundation, which funds paramedic training and keeps the greater Seattle area’s Medic One programs up-to-date and with the most advanced equipment, is struggling financially. In the thirty-six years the program has been running, they’ve rarely had to turn to the public to ask for donations. […]
Overlake Hospital Medical Center hosted the Eastside Vitality Community Health Fair in celebration of the hospital’s 50th anniversary. “Overlake’s Eastside Vitality fairs are now an annual tradition and we can’t think of a better way to give back to the community than to provide important health screenings and help people learn more about improving their […]