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The Space Between

Woman talks to a doctor in the doorway of a hospital room. Her father is seen in a hospital bed in the background. Toll of caregiving concept.

Caregiving insights from an emergency medicine physician  Fact checked by Jim Lacy There is a moment I see during almost every shift in the emergency department — quiet but unmistakable once you recognize it.  A phone buzzes at the bedside. A glance at the time. A calculation begins. School lets out in an hour.  I […]