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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. 20, 2026
Live From CHEST 2026: Dr. Eugene Yeh
Dr. Eugene Yeh is a telecritical care specialist and program director. I caught up with him at the CHEST 2026 Conference in Phoenix, where we discussed his research showing improved outcomes with a proactive telecritical care model in a rural hospital in the Midwest.
Oct. 13, 2026
Uneasy Lies The Head That Wears The White Coat
Shakespeare wrote, "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown." For the physician, there are many things that he or she must do that is perceived as a burden. We must never forget that these things are duties that come out of the privilege of being a Doctor. In this episode, Dr. Hassaballa reflects on the phrase in Shakespeare and what it means to him as a Doctor.
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.
