Episode 80: Emergency Medicine

On August 15, 2021, our host Dr. Marianne Ritchie was joined by Megan Healy, MD, an Associate Professor from Temple University Hospital, which boasts the busiest Emergency Department in the city and evaluates up to 100,000 patients a year.

Dr. Megan Healy is also an Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and an Assistant Program Director for the Emergency Medicine Residency at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.

Listen now to learn when you should choose Urgent Care versus the Emergency Department. You’ll also have a better understanding of what symptoms and signs need immediate attention. 

​Your Real Champion: Two For The Road

​Each week we highlight the #RealChampions in your life! Your family, friends, or colleagues who go the extra mile to help others in their community. For this week, Your Real Champions were Sister Constance Touey, IHM and Sister Jeannette Lucey, IHM!

Sister Constance and Sister Jeannette are nuns who spent 31 years at St Francis de Sales School in Philadelphia. They came in 1984 when the school was in disrepair and many students were refugees from around the world. Armed with great teaching skills, structure, and love, they transformed the failing school into a model of academic excellence. This past Spring, they spent several weeks working at the Southern border helping to care for unaccompanied boys ages 13-17 and refugee families. In their round trip, they logged over 14, 500 miles. These incredible women are both over 80 years old!