A shout out to small hospitals

<p>"I’m a small-time doc in a small town, and I work at a small hospital in the Midwest, and I’m proud of it. The huge university hospitals (like Cleveland Clinic) get all the glory (especially in society and in the press), but small hospitals like mine drive this country.</p> <p>It has been really weird working at a small hospital, where it seems like the emotions are more magnified than in the big city. A year ago, it seems like there was a local community group every day bringing food or treats for the hospital workers. Nationally, there was this outcry to recognize those in the medical field.</p> <p>And, then, something changed. Now, for some reason, both nationally and locally, medical workers are seen as “the problem,” and there is a lot of negative emotion directed at us. And, it seems locally, like that negative emotion is magnified. Why did that happen, and how did we get here?"</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikesevillamd/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Sevilla</a> is a family physician who blogs at his self-titled site, <a href= "http://drmikesevilla.com/" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">Dr. Mike Sevilla</a>.</p> <p>He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2022/01/a-shout-out-to-small-hospitals.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A shout out to small hospitals</a>."</p> <p><strong>Reflect and <a href="https://earnc.me/pfkNCj" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">earn 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME</a> for this episode.</strong></p> <p><em>This episode is sponsored by <a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/tryrpm" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Athelas</a>, the number one provider of remote patient monitoring.</em></p> <p><em>Did you know more than 65 percent of doctors are actively investing in remote patient monitoring?</em></p> <p><em>That’s because RPM is the fastest-growing segment in health care today. And for good reason:</em></p> <p><em>RPM boosts patient outcomes through preventative care. In fact, a recent study by the VA s