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The Seated Nurse | Andrea Dalzell, who is also known as The Seated Nurse, gave a talk on Feb. 21 hosted by Georgetown University’s Disability Cultural Center on her path to becoming the first registered nurse in the state of New York, and her mission to provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

“The Seated Nurse” Discusses Healthcare Career as a Disabled Person

By Devansh Gandhi, Science Writer February 28, 2024

Andrea Dalzell, known across social media as “The Seated Nurse,” spoke to Georgetown University students about how she uses her platform to advocate for better opportunities for disabled people in...

THE POLICY PROGNOSIS | Nonprofit Hospitals are Deceivingly Lucrative

THE POLICY PROGNOSIS | Nonprofit Hospitals are Deceivingly Lucrative

By Shiva Ranganathan January 17, 2024

The term “nonprofit” has lost its meaning as money flows into health systems with little to no increase in charitable care. Nonprofit health systems are hospitals that use their proceeds toward...

Georgetown Lombardi Survivorship Research Initiative Hosts Health Equity in Cancer Care Seminar

Georgetown Lombardi Survivorship Research Initiative Hosts Health Equity in Cancer Care Seminar

By Taylor Young January 17, 2024

A professor and cancer expert presented a talk on equity in cancer treatment at Georgetown University on Jan. 12. The Georgetown Survivorship Research Initiative hosted Dr. Cardinale Smith, Chief Medical...

‘American Hospitals: Healing a Broken System’ Brings Health Care Challenges to the Big Screen

‘American Hospitals: Healing a Broken System’ Brings Health Care Challenges to the Big Screen

By Devansh Gandhi April 13, 2023

A nursing home cook was excited about creating the day’s menu for his elderly residents. All of a sudden, he blacked out. The next thing he remembered was waking up in the hospital from a medically...

PROFILE: The New Face of the School of Health

PROFILE: The New Face of the School of Health

By Sahana Arumani February 2, 2023

Leading a new school of health amid a global health crisis is no small feat. But Christopher J. King, who will serve as the inaugural dean for the newly launched Georgetown University School of Health...

DC Opens 1st-Ever Urgent Care Center in Ward 8

DC Opens 1st-Ever Urgent Care Center in Ward 8

By Shreya Dudeja October 28, 2022

The first urgent care center in Ward 8 opened on Oct. 10 as part of a multi-step plan to improve access to quality, timely health care for residents of Wards 7 and 8.  Cedar Hill Urgent Care provides...

DC Sees Significant Nursing Shortages Throughout Hospitals

DC Sees Significant Nursing Shortages Throughout Hospitals

By Venetia Smith October 6, 2022

Washington, D.C., is experiencing a nursing shortage that is heavily impacting the healthcare system as hospitals struggle to maintain necessary staff levels to care for patients. The District of Columbia...

PUKAS: Reduce Health Care’s Environmental Impact

PUKAS: Reduce Health Care’s Environmental Impact

By Annabelle Pukas March 5, 2021

The health care industry is designed to keep people healthy, but in order to prevent irreparable damage to the health of the planet and everyone on it, the industry must assume responsibility and take...

VIEWPOINT: Combat Racial Inequality in COVID-19 Response

VIEWPOINT: Combat Racial Inequality in COVID-19 Response

By Alexandra Alkhayer November 12, 2020

As the general public begins to brace itself for the second wave of coronavirus, health experts warn we are already in its midst. In the United States, the number of cases reported in a single day...

KANG: Prioritize Empathy in Health Care Practices

KANG: Prioritize Empathy in Health Care Practices

By Esther Kang November 12, 2020

Over the summer, I started to work at an urgent care clinic in Great Falls, Va. It’s a small establishment, made up of two physicians and a handful of medical assistants who rotate in pairs. Each morning,...

Speaker: Government Policies Endanger Reproductive Health Care

Speaker: Government Policies Endanger Reproductive Health Care

By Giulia Testa February 7, 2020

Reproductive healthcare is in crisis as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to implement policies detrimental to public health, former President of Planned Parenthood Leana Wen said at...

MAGGIE FOUBERG THE HOYA | A report by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute’s Center for Children and Families found that approximately half of uninsured children live in Texas, Florida, California, Georgia, Arizona and Ohio.

More US Children Lack Health Insurance, Report Shows

By Joshua Gienapp November 15, 2019

Four hundred thousand U.S. children lost their health insurance from 2016 to 2018, pushing the total number of uninsured children to over four million, according to a report published by the Georgetown...

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