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Healthcare Musings
This is the official podcast of Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, a NY Times-featured Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, Author, and Healthcare Executive. Healthcare Musings discusses healthcare delivery and policy. Healthcare Musings Substack: http://healthcaremusings.substack.com
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Oct. 6, 2026
One Team, One Fight
Dr. Rod Fontenette, board-certified Emergency AND Critical Care Medicine physician, told me that in the military, they always said, "One Team, One Fight." In this episode of Healthcare Musings, Dr. Hassaballa reflects over this phrase and what it means to him in light of his previous conversation with Dr. Fontenette.
Sept. 29, 2026
They Don't Make Residents Like They Used To - Fair Enough
"They don't make Residents like the used to." I have been saying that a lot. So, when I sat down and spoke with a Resident, Dr. Kumail Hussein, you know what I couldn't help but keep saying? "Fair Enough."
Sept. 22, 2026
ER-ICU Wars: My Conversation With A Doctor Who Works In Both
I frequently get triggered when an Emergency Medicine colleague calls me and says, "I want to admit this patient to the ICU..." But then I sat down with a colleague and friend who works in both, Dr. Rod Fontanette, and I came away with a whole new appreciation of life across the hall from the ICU. Guest information: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roderick-w-fontenette-md-mhcm-cpe-facep-fccm-b9160250/
Sept. 14, 2026
World Sepsis Day 2026: Beware The Great Impostor
In honor of World Sepsis Day 2026, and Sepsis Awareness Month, Dr. Hassaballa discusses how sepsis is the great impostor, and if we are not constantly vigilant, it is liable to sneak up and take our patients' lives.
Sept. 8, 2026
They Don't Make Residents Like They Used To: An Honest Conversation With The Next Generation
"They don't make residents like they used to." I have said that again and again, and I am becoming more and more of a curmudgeon as I get older in my career. I believe with the changes implemented in modern Residency and Fellowship, trainees are being set up for failure. Well, I spoke to one of "them," one of the new generation of physicians, to get his take. Third-year Family Medicine Resident Dr. Kumail Hussain is my latest guest on the podcast. It was a great conversation, and I learned a
Sept. 1, 2026
Dr. H's Verbal Hassaboluses: Another Reason I Don't Like The System-Based Note
I really, really do not like the system-based note and presentation. After a recent stretch of night shifts, I further explain why this way to document is so undesirable.
