Interesting insight into the death of one of Hollywood’s great stars emerged in a medical journal article I read recently. The information has to do with a… Read more “Mortality”
Category: John Muir Medical Center
When your heart stops
What’s happening to me? I said something like that as I was moving myself from a kitchen stool to the kitchen floor. The ground was disintegrating, while… Read more “When your heart stops”
My $2,374 cut-thumb emergency room bill
A few weeks back, I wrote about the surprisingly speedy service I received at John Muir Medical Center’s emergency room. This was on a Sunday evening after… Read more “My $2,374 cut-thumb emergency room bill”
Update on road work and expected lane closures around Ygnacio Valley Road and John Muir Medical Center
Before John Muir can open its new, expanded five-story hospital tower at its campus off Ygnacio Valley Road, the hospital facility needs to finish street improvements on… Read more “Update on road work and expected lane closures around Ygnacio Valley Road and John Muir Medical Center”
Surprisingly quick visit to John Muir’s ER after my thumb got in the way of a potato peeler
At about 8 p.m. Sunday my husband said I would probably need to go to the emergency room. The bleeding had not stopped from the gash on my… Read more “Surprisingly quick visit to John Muir’s ER after my thumb got in the way of a potato peeler”
Walnut Creek "mobility gripe No. 3: Where the sidewalk ends on Ygnacio Valley
I’m sure city planners had good reason at some point, allowing this notable gap in the sidewalk between John Muir Medical Center and San Carlos Drive. And,… Read more “Walnut Creek "mobility gripe No. 3: Where the sidewalk ends on Ygnacio Valley”
Crazy in Suburbia 