By Susan Baumgaertel, MD/The Polyclinic Here’s the thing: the Opioid Crisis is real. It is so real, it tarnishes every day in medical practice. The lives lost, the inappropriate drugs prescribed, the fierce posturing on all sides to “make it right” again. How sad this is even happening. Yet, despite governmental regulations popping up everywhere, [...]
Dr. Douglas L. Hom - KCMS member since 1986 Dr. Douglas Hom, age 69, passed away the morning of Friday, January 25, 2019. He suffered a heart attack while skiing and, after a week-long struggle at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, died peacefully, surrounded by family. Doug was born July 26, 1949, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, [...]
Dr. Teresa Girolami, MD, speaks with Sen. David Frockt (D-Seattle) during the WSMA legislative day in Olympia. Greetings fellow members, I hope you are surviving our unusual winter weather. In between storms we managed to visit the state capitol in Olympia with our CEO Nancy Belcher and Marketing and Communications Director Josh Kerns [...]
By Kenneth M. Eyer M.D. (Retired) The basics of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation are known across the world. It has been a boon to victims of cardiac arrest by lengthening the four minute window of opportunity available in which to restore normal sinus rhythm. However, we could do a better job. This is evidenced by the [...]
While the Seattle-area remains a hotbed for healthcare innovation, there's a huge delta between entrepreneurs, physicians and the rest of the health care industry. But an innovative health tech Petri dish of sorts is making huge strides in changing that. And the leaders of Cambia Grove hope physicians from our community can help make that [...]
Greetings esteemed members and colleagues, On behalf of our partners at MultiCare Health, find below a posting regarding the newly created opportunity for a Chief Medical Officer. In addition to your own potential interest, it is requested that you forward this posting to any qualified colleague who might be interested. A reminder that we maintain [...]
December 11, 2018 - We are thrilled to announce the King County Medical Society has partnered with the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce to offer Business Health Trust to our members. Whether you have two employees or more than 100, BHT can you help you create a comprehensive, cost effective benefits program for you and [...]
NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER: In this issue: *Preparing For New Opioid Regulations *Physician Suicide *Debunking Immunization Myths *Docs Talk - New Episode *New Member Update *Patient's Plea: Where Have My Records Gone? *In Memoriam - Former Virginia Mason Chairman/CEO Roger C. Lindeman, MD ========================================================================================================================= PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: NO MORE CRAPPY COFFEE! Bean Box Coffee is offering an exclusive 10% discount to [...]
The King County Medical Society delegation was a dominant force at the Washington State Medical Society annual meeting in Spokane last weekend, with seven of its eight resolutions gaining passage from the WSMA House of Delegates. In an unprecedented move, the WSMA members voted overwhelmingly to endorse Initiative I-1631, Washington’s Clean Air and Clean Energy [...]
WSMA, King County Medical Society lead unprecedented medical endorsement of Clean Air Initiative I-1631 American Lung Association, American College of Physicians, Virginia Mason and others among prominent medical supporters of 1631 In an unprecedented move, the members of the Washington State Medical Association have voted overwhelmingly to endorse Initiative I-1631, Washington’s Clean Air and Clean [...]
