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In January 2006, an explosion at the Sago mine in West Virginia left twelve miners dead and Randy McCloy desperately fighting for his life. Suffering from shock, carbon monoxide poisoning, a collapsed lung, cardiac and renal failure, McCloy was an excellent candidate for a medically induced coma.

With more than 32 million Hispanics in the United States, half of whom speak only Spanish, healthcare professionals today are faced with a number of challenges on the job. The biggest obstacle many U.S. healthcare providers face is the obvious language barrier that exists with patients who don’t speak English.

Separation anxiety is normal part of a child's development but can be difficult to deal with in an acute care setting.

Patient safety has always been an issue of major national interest. When people become patients, they place their trust in their health care providers. Patient safety is a collaborative goal that requires concerted efforts from the patient and all members of the healthcare team.

A new year begins, and with it comes the hope that the H1N1 pandemic of 2009 will soon become a relic of the past. Some are positive that we are seeing the end of the 2009 pandemic; others worry that 2010 will bring an even deadlier pandemic in its wake.