Archive for 'Emergency Department' Category
Video: Lisa Nash on KGO TV
KGO TV profiled former burn victim Lisa Nash, her remarkable recovery from her injuries, and her message of hope for victims of the San Bruno fire. Watch the inspiring video.
Dr. Clyde Ikeda Describes the Three Phases of Burn Care
At a press conference held today at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, Dr. Clyde Ikeda, Medical Director of the Bothin Burn Center, led a group of local and national media through the three phases of burn care: Emergent, Acute and Recovery/Rehabilitation. Dr. Ikeda also described the team of physicians, nurses and burn care specialists that provide multidisciplinary [...]
Former SFMH Burn Patient Lisa Nash Offers Hope for Burn Victims
In 2005, Lisa Nash spent more than two months in Saint Francis’ Bothin Burn Center recovering from injuries she sustained from an explosion in downtown San Francisco. Though she had burns on more than 40 percent of her body, she has made a full recovery and is now CEO of Blue Planet Network. Nash spoke [...]
Thursday 9/16 at 11:30: Press Briefing to Discuss Phases of Burn Care
MEDIA ADVISORY SAINT FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BURN CENTER MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND FORMER PATIENT TO ADDRESS PHASES OF BURN CARE ONE WEEK AFTER SAN BRUNO FIRE WHAT: A press briefing on the three phases of burn care—Emergent, Acute and Rehabilitation—in the wake of the San Bruno Fire one week ago. Discussion will center on the care and [...]
Dr. Michael Kulick and Bothin Burn Center Team: First Responders to Burn Victims
In these clips from KQED Radio, Bay City News , Bloomberg News and the Examiner, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital Bothin Burn Center physician Dr. Michael Kulick details the treatment that burn victims are receving, and his team’s experience responding to the disaster in San Bruno.
Supervisor David Chiu Praises Saint Francis’ Community Spirit
Supervisor David Chiu speaking from a Rally event praises Saint Francis Memorial Hospital for its unique array of programs and services that benefit underserved populations in San Francisco.
Testimonial: A Christmas Miracle at Saint Francis
In February 1952, Saint Francis admitted a ten-year old Crescent City girl with burns over 65% of her body. Muryla Ann Fox had been playing near a can of gasoline outside her family’s trailer. It had exploded, burning her so critically that, as a last resort, she was rushed to the Saint Francis Burn Center. [...]
Testimonial: Jeffrey Brogan
I was driving on the highway one day when I was broadsided by another car. I suffered a severe back sprain and whiplash. I returned to work within a few days, but the pain kept getting worse. At times I couldn’t feel my legs. The pain was so bad that I had to sleep sitting [...]
Testimonial: Kenwade Lee
In October 2001 I strained my back when my motorcycle slipped. I was off work for a month. I saw my doctor, did physical therapy and returned to work. I was still in pain, so I consulted several doctors, one of whom did a discogram that revealed a torn disc. The physician performed an IntraDiscal [...]
San Francisco Burn Victim Helps Dedicate Saint Francis Memorial Hospital Emergency Room
Lisa Nash, the Bay Area woman badly burned in a PG&E transformer blast helps dedicate the Emergency Room in the very hospital that saved her life. San Francisco’s second busiest Emergency Room at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital reopens to its patients, seismic-proof and twice as big as before. Saint Francis Memorial’s Jeffrey DeWeese, MD, comments [...]