Discharging a patient without specialized addiction care can mean losing a crucial opportunity to intervene and treat someone at the hospital. Most hospitals don't have specialists who know how to treat addiction, and other clinicians might not know what to do.
For some people when they hear the words "workplace discrimination," it calls to mind a bygone Mad Men era of overt sexism and racism.
And while that kind of egregious behavior does happen, the discrimination most prevalent in workplaces can fly under the radar for those not experiencing it.
The debate about the return to the office rages on, as people demand flexibility, threaten to quit if they have to come back full time while companies are increasingly insisting on in-person presence. Unfortunately, there is a constant stream of misinformation which gets in the way of making good decisions about new models for work and the role of the workplace.
But data can help. Looking past the headlines and sound-bytes, there is good evidence which can separate truth from fiction and myth from reality.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Many workers at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center are facing layoffs now that the hospital is transitioning its service offerings to outpatient only.