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Issue #81, August 14, 2007
EDITOR'S EYE
Dear Social Work Colleagues,
Welcome to Issue #81 of the Social Work E-News. This e-mail newsletter is brought to you by the publisher of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine, SocialWorker.com, SocialWorkJobBank.com, and other social work publications.
August marks the observance of Cataract Awareness Month, National Immunization Awareness Month, Children's Eye Health and Safety Month, Psoriasis Awareness Month, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Awareness Month. See more about SMA in the "features" section of this E-News.
August also marks the beginning of the "Back to School" season. Social work students and professors are returning to campus. School social workers' summer vacation is coming to an end. Children (whether they are clients or our own children) are facing the excitement and the stresses of the new school year
seeing old friends and making new ones, thinking about projects and grades, getting involved in extracurricular activities, and wondering if there will be bullies this year.
I mentioned in a previous Social Work E-News that I attended a workshop earlier this year on bullying, presented by Jane Riese. Jane, a social worker, has written an article on the topic, which appears in the Summer issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER. An excerpt is included in this E-News.
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FEATURES
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PENNSYLVANIA TAKES A STAND AGAINST BULLYING
By Jane Riese, MSW, LSW
No longer a "kids will be kids" phenomenon, school officials across Pennsylvania and the United States are standing up to the school bully. And this is good news to those of us who are interested in child welfare. Finally, we as a society have begun to recognize bullying as genuine abuse, not so very different from domestic violence. The child who is targeted may walk into the school building each morning, not wondering whether bullying will take place, but when. Bullied students may carry that anxious knot-in-the-stomach, walking-on-eggshells sense that harm may come at any time. And school social justice proponents are now saying, "Enough!"
Bullying, defined by Dr. Dan Olweus, the grandfather of the movement, occurs when a student is being mistreated intentionally by one or more peers, in either overt or indirect ways. These mean behaviors are usually repeated over a period of time, and there is a power differential between the bullied child and the student who's committing the offenses.
Bullying is prevalent in our schools. It is estimated that about 20% of students are involved in bully/victim problems, although it is not always easy for the well-meaning teacher or hall monitor to detect. Students most often wait for opportunities to abuse their peers when adults are either absent or preoccupied. Or, the aggressive behaviors are more subtle, such as passing nasty notes, shooting glaring glances across the classroom, or spreading rumors online. Students may become accustomed to a climate of rudeness and antagonism, often expecting their peers to be disrespectful. And what's worse is that the students who bully may be cheered on by the observers as they perform their negative acts against others. In an attempt to believe that they're immune to being next, many kids feel that victims are "asking for it." Realistically, is there something schools can do to bring about change?
There is. But experts insist that the quick-fix approach won't work. There isn't a magic eight- or ten-session curriculum that will systematically change students' behavior and the school climate. What has been proven effective is a comprehensive school-wide approach aimed at slowly and steadily changing staff and student attitudes, so that children no longer gain power and status among their peer group for bullying others.
This article is excerpted from the Summer 2007 issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER. Read the full article at:
http://www.socialworker.com/home/Feature_Articles/General/Pennsylvania_Takes_a_Stand_Against_Bullying/
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Bridge Collapse Will Raise Fears and Phobias, Says Expert
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The recent bridge collapse in Minneapolis raises fears about personal safety in most of us, especially those who have suffered past traumas or from personal safety phobias, according to a University at Buffalo expert on post-traumatic stress disorder.
But the factor that particularly affects people in such tragedies is how closely they resemble the victims in terms of age, marital status, and family make-up.
"Certainly, for people with bridge phobia, this will activate them and make them worse," explains anxiety expert Nancy J. Smyth, dean of the UB School of Social Work. "A lot of how people react depends on how closely they identify with the people who were hurt or killed. If there is someone your age or who has a life similar to yours, you are likely to identify with them, with someone who is like you."
The bridge collapse occurred toward the end of rush hour on one of the city's highways. Dozens of cars dropped along with the bridge onto pavement, while others fell into the Mississippi River. The fact that it happened during the normal daily commute for many of the drivers heightens the fear for the rest of us, Smyth points out.
"This will raise all people's feelings about lack of safety in our everyday lives," she said. "As people begin to hear who is involved and affected by this, their belief & that we go through day-to-day life thinking that we are safe and won't be hurt & will be disrupted."
People who have suffered similar traumas, "even if those traumas did not have anything to do with bridges, will be upset," she says. "Those who traveled that bridge, obviously they are going to be struggling, thinking that 'There but for the grace of God go I.' "
Even people far away from the accident site will be affected, she warns.
"It's more about psychological distance than physical distance," according to Smyth. "People who regularly travel bridges might start feeling nervous. It really depends on how closely they connect with the people in the story."
Smyth recommends that people limit their watching of news coverage of the tragedy, and if they are upset, to employ "good self-caring and coping techniques, such as avoiding things like alcohol and caffeine, getting enough rest, and talking about it if they feel it would be helpful. People make themselves worse by watching the news over and over."
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Compassion Fatigue & Signs, Symptoms, Prevention, and Treatment
By Dr. Angelea Panos
The symptoms of compassion fatigue are similar to those of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, only instead of the symptoms being based upon a trauma that you directly experienced, they are due to the trauma that your client(s) have experienced. Additionally, there is a cynical, discouraged, or hopeless attitude about your work or your career that begins to set in. Paradoxically, you may find it difficult to leave your work at the end of the day. You may have thoughts that preoccupy you about a particular case. Being aware of what these symptoms mean and how they are affecting you is important. You can evaluate yourself with an excellent self-assessment tool that can be found at: http://www.isu.edu/~bhstamm/tests.htm. While this checklist is more comprehensive, a few of the predominant symptoms of compassion fatigue are listed below:
Feeling estranged from others (Having difficulty sharing or describing feelings with others)
Difficulty falling or staying asleep
Outbursts of anger or irritability with little provocation
Startling easily
While working with a victim thinking about violence or retribution against the person or persons who victimized
Flashbacks connected to my clients and families
Needing more close friends.&feeling there is no one to talk with about highly stressful experiences
Working too hard for your own good
Frightened of things traumatized people and their family have said or done to me
Experience troubling dreams similar to a client of mine and their family
Experienced intrusive thoughts of sessions with especially difficult clients and their families
Suddenly and involuntarily recalled a frightening experience while working with a client or their family
Preoccupied with a client or their family
Losing sleep over a client and their family's traumatic experiences
Felt trapped by my work as a helper
Felt a sense of hopelessness associated with working with clients and their families
Have felt weak, tired, rundown as a result of my work as a helper
Have felt depressed as a result of my work as a helper
Am unsuccessful at separating work from personal life
Feel little compassion toward most of my co-workers
Thoughts that I am not succeeding at achieving my life goals
Feel I am working more for the money than for personal fulfillment.
A sense of worthlessness/disillusionment/resentment associated with my work.
Prevention, Resiliency, and Treatment
Early recognition and awareness is crucial in being able to be resilient to compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue is treatable! Keeping your life in balance or getting it back in balance, by taking some time off work, or enhancing your self-care are critical techniques. Keeping your body and your health in good shape is essential. You are not going to be resilient if you are not well rested. You may need medical attention if the symptoms of compassion fatigue, such as sleep disturbance, start interfering with your ability to function. If you are eating poorly and not exercising, you are more vulnerable physically and emotionally to the effects of distress. Therefore, keeping a healthy balance in your life is a requirement to prevent and treat compassion fatigue. Caregivers who have a structured schedule that allows them time to organize and do good self-care are more resilient (Panos, 2007).
Another essential factor to prevent and treat compassion fatigue is to have some good relationships with either colleagues, a supervisor, or a therapist with whom you can safely and confidentially discuss the distresses you are experiencing. Isolation is a symptom of compassion fatigue and is ultimately dangerous. To be resilient, you need to have good support and connections with others.
Many report that creative therapies, such as writing in a journal or expressing their feelings through music or art, are helpful. Diversions and recreation that allow you to take mini-escapes from the intensity of your work are absolutely essential--not optional, as some may think. Research on resiliency in pediatric healthcare workers shows that those who have the ability to "turn their thoughts about work off" are more resilient throughout their career. Sometimes, this involves developing a little ritual at the end of the day to transition into your life outside of work, while leaving your cares and stresses in the workplace (Panos, 2007).
Conclusion
Unrecognized and untreated compassion fatigue causes people to leave their profession, fall into the throws of addictions, or in extreme cases, become self-destructive or suicidal. It is important that we all understand this phenomenon for our own well-being, but also for our colleagues. If you notice a colleague in distress, reach out to him or her.
Angelea Panos, Ph.D. is a therapist who specializes in trauma and grief, she has 20 years of experience in helping survivors. She is a board member of Gift From Within.
References
Panos, A. (February, 2007). Promoting resiliency in trauma workers. Poster presented at the 9th World Congress on Stress, Trauma, and Coping, Baltimore, MD.
This article is excerpted from "Understanding and Preventing Compassion Fatigue-A Handout for Professionals," copyright 2007 Gift From Within, and is reprinted with permission.
The complete handout can be found at http://www.giftfromwithin.org/html/prvntcf.html
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August is Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
Libertyville, IL-August is National Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Awareness month. SMA is a group of
inherited and often fatal diseases that destroys the nerves controlling voluntary muscle movement, which affects crawling, walking, head and neck control, and even swallowing. One in 40 people carry the gene that causes this disease. One-half of children diagnosed with the most severe form will not reach their second birthday. There is no cure for SMA, but new understanding of the disease has led to breakthroughs in potential treatments.
Project Cure SMA
Project Cure SMA has recently announced enrollment in a phase II clinical trial to further evaluate a combined regimen of valproic acid and carnitine in adults with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). This adds to the ongoing phase II clinical trial of the same medications in children. This is a collaborative multi-center effort that is fully funded by Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. The Project Cure team expects to complete the trial in children by the end of 2007, with results available late Spring of 2008. More information on both trials is available at http://www.projectcuresma.org.
Additional Research
In addition Families of SMA is funding 28 basic research grants in order to accelerate a cure for SMA. Families of SMA has recently received a challenge grant from the Dhont Family Foundation to focus on stem cell research as a possible treatment for SMA. The Foundation has given FSMA a $100,000 grant, which will be doubled to $200,000 if FSMA can raise $100,000 on its own for stem cell research.
About Families of SMA
FSMA is dedicated to eradicating SMA by promoting and supporting research, helping families cope through informational programs and support, and educating the public and the medical community about SMA. The organization, originally founded in 1984 by a small group of parents, has grown to more than 32 chapters and affiliates worldwide and more than 5,000 member families. FSMA receives the majority of its funding through volunteer efforts, funding over $30 million to date, and continues to increase its funding commitments each year with $15 million in new research planned over the next three years. In addition, Families of SMA has funded more than $3 million in patient support efforts. Since its founding, FSMA-sponsored research has made significant contributions to better understanding SMA and advancing new therapies towards human clinical testing.
For more information visit the Web site at http://www.curesma.com or call 1-800-886-1762.
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JOB CORNER
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SUMMIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
THERAPEUTIC BOARDING SCHOOL in NW MONTANA NEAR GLACIER PARK, SEEKS:
A lic'd & exp'd master's or doctoral trained clinician for a co-ed, relationship based program w/college prep academics. Reqd: Min 4 yrs exp providing ind, group & family therapy w/adolescents. Lic elgbl in MT within 1 year of hire. Exp in crisis mgmt, CD treatment, credentialing, prgrm dvlpmnt, adventure therapy & love of outdoors prfrd. If needed by teams, possible backpacking trips during year. Firm salary set at $42,500 to $52,500.
Contact: Anna Noble, anoble@summitprepschool.org
Phone: 406-758-8100, Fax: 406-758-8150
ALL FULL TIME POSITIONS INCLUDE GENEROUS BENEFITS
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SUMMIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
a THERAPEUTIC BOARDING SCHOOL in NW MONTANA, NEAR GLACIER PARK, SEEKS:
Senior House Parent / Social Worker Resident
Master's degree (MSW preferred) with additional training or demonstrated experience working with adolescents required. Acts as the primary staff resource for specific students including assisting with the students' personal needs, tracking program progression and assisting with treatment planning. Responsible for the general well-being of all students on one's assigned team (health, safety, and emotional status). Resident specific responsibilities include weekly group clinical supervision meetings and individual supervision; and participation in clinical planning meetings. This position is designed to provide the clinical supervision and training specific to a therapeutic boarding school setting to foster transition from a primary staff position to a psychotherapist position. Full time work schedule includes every other weekend off, WITH benefits; salary DOE.
Contact: Leif Nelson, lnelson@summitprepschool.org
Phone: 406-758-8100, Fax: 406-758-8150
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CURRY COUNTY HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE
Recruiting for a full time Medical Social Worker to join our Home Health and Hospice Team.
Terrific benefits, including:
Medical, dental, vision, prescription for employee and family
Vacation, sick, holidays
Retirement program
Generous compensation, salary range $19.15 to $24.45/hr
Vehicle Fleet
Licensure supervision
Provides comprehensive psychosocial services and supportive counseling for hospice and home health patients, families, and caregivers.
Qualifications
Master's degree in social work
Minimum of one year experience in social work in a health care setting
Current driver license and good driving record
For application and position description, contact Julie Swift at (541) 247-3233 or e-mail to swiftj@co.curry.or.us, or visit the Web site at http://www.co.curry.or.us.
EOE and drug-free workplace.
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QUAKERDALE
Executive Director
Quakerdale is a private, Christian, human service agency with more than 150 employees across Iowa. We are seeking a visionary leader with significant experience in the field of child welfare or other not-for-profit organization. This position reports to the Board of Trustees and works to advance our mission.
This person is responsible for the leadership, management, and financial health of the organization and will provide internal and external leadership in advancing the strategic goals of the organization including creating and implementing plans and strategies to fulfill those goals.
The ideal candidate will have proven leadership ability, demonstrated success in change management, a passion for the mission, and ability to see opportunities and proactively pursue them. Strong interpersonal skills including creating and sustaining strong working relationships with donors, board members, and staff a must. Requires MSW or MA in Psychology or Counseling and minimum 10 yrs experience providing a broad range of services to children and families.
Send resume and salary requirements to:
Quakerdale
Attn: Steve Heilskov, Board President
PO Box 8
New Providence IA 50206
EOE
http://www.quakerdale.org
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NEWS & RESOURCES
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Treatment Providers Recommend Practical Steps to Break Cycle of Drugs, Alcohol, and Crime for Teens
Portland, OR & A national group of substance abuse treatment experts recommended 10 specific steps communities can take to improve care for teens with drug and alcohol problems who are in trouble with the law. The providers, part of the Reclaiming Futures initiative funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, describe their ideas for changing local juvenile justice systems in a new report, Improved Care for Teens in Trouble with Drugs, Alcohol, and Crime.
"Most teens that appear before a juvenile court judge are struggling with alcohol and drugs, yet few of them get treatment, in spite of research linking substance abuse and delinquent behavior," said Laura Nissen, Ph.D., Reclaiming Futures national program director. "Reclaiming Futures has created and tested a model that identifies these young people early on, provides a team approach to treatment designed for their age group, and gives services beyond treatment."
The report recommendations are based on the Reclaiming Futures model tested in 10 communities during the past five years. The ground-breaking approach screens each teen for drug and alcohol problems, assesses the severity of their drug and alcohol use, and provides prompt access to a treatment plan coordinated by a service team. Reclaiming Futures also connects teens with employers, mentors, and volunteer service projects.
A recent independent evaluation by the Urban Institute and the University of Chicago's Chapin Hall Center for Children found that participating communities report that Reclaiming Futures has improved the coordination and quality of substance abuse interventions for teens involved with the juvenile justice system.
The report suggests 10 recommendations such as creating a service team made up of treatment providers, judges, probation officers, family and community members to design a care plan for the youth; having the team agree on definitions for critical terms used in the field to improve communication; providing cross-training for all team members; and developing systematic data collection and tracking mechanisms to track outcomes for the teen and program.
Improved Care for Teens in Trouble with Drugs, Alcohol and Crime can be read in its entirety at http://www.reclaimingfutures.org. It can be used along with the workbook, Improving Adolescent Treatment: A Self-Study Workbook for Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Providers (2006), and a report on terminology, Key Terminology: For Communities Developing Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs in Partnership with the Juvenile Justice System (2007), which are both available at the same Web site.
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Prin's Links for Social Work Students
I recently received an e-mail from Denise Faircloth, a social work student. She has developed a Web site/blog to help other students and social workers find social work-related information online. Her site is at:
http://prinslinks.blogspot.com/
So far, the site includes links on such topics as: homelessness, the elderly, domestic violence, disabilities, philosophy, medication assistance, and theory. You can also hear some great blues music while you're there!
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BOOKS RECEIVED IN THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER'S OFFICE
We receive many newly-published books of interest to social workers. Some recently received in our office are listed below:
Black Issues in Social Work and Social Care, by Mekada Graham (The Policy Press, 2007)
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Safeguarding Adults, by Jackie Martin (Russell House Publishing, 2007)
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Values, by Bernard Moss (Russell House Publishing, 2007)
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Current articles now online include:
Spiritual Resources During Times of War
The First Clinical Supervisory Experience
Pretty or Pity? Female Body Image Oppression as a Risk Factor for Eating Disorders
Reflective Practice in Child Protection
Rewards and Opportunities in Developmental Disabilities
Fostering a Sense of Professional Resilience
Pennsylvania Takes a Stand Against Bullying
and more!
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NEW GERONTOLOGY BOOK FROM THE PUBLISHER OF THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER
Now available: DAYS IN THE LIVES OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORKERS: 44 PROFESSIONALS TELL STORIES FROM "REAL-LIFE" SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH OLDER ADULTS, edited by Linda May Grobman and Dara Bergel Bourassa.
Read an excerpt from this book on our Web site at:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
About the Editors/Contributors/Photographer
Introduction
Acknowledgments
PART 1-COMMUNITY
Chapter 1-The Blessings of Meals on Wheels
Chapter 2-Adult Protective Services
Chapter 3-Working With Immigrants in a Community Senior Center
Chapter 4-When the White Cane Comes in Handy: Helping Older Adults Navigate the Health Care System
Chapter 5-Geriatric Community Care Management
Chapter 6-Community Senior Services
Chapter 7-Best Practices in a Community Setting
Chapter 8-A Day in the Life of a NORC
Chapter 9-Gas Masks, Self-Affirmation, and War in Israel
PART 2-HEALTH CARE-HOSPITALS, HOME HEALTH,
AND HOSPICE
Chapter 10-Firsts: Mrs. Blue Visits the ER
Chapter 11-Social Work in Outpatient Rehabilitation
Chapter 12-Hospital Social Work: A Fast-Paced Environment
Chapter 13-Welcome to Geriatrics! Life as a VA Social Worker
Chapter 14-Do Unto Others: Life Lessons Learned as a Medical Social Worker
Chapter 15-A Typical Day: Social Work in Home Health
Chapter 16-A Day in the Life of a Hospice Social Worker
Chapter 17-The Need for Hospice Social Workers in Skilled Nursing Facilities
PART 3-NURSING HOMES
Chapter 18-Social Work in a Nursing Home
Chapter 19-The Mount
Chapter 20-Life as a Nursing Home Administrator
Chapter 21-Investigative Social Work: The Nursing Home Surveyor
Chapter 22-A Day in the Life of an Ombudsman
Chapter 23-Long Term Care Ombudsman: Another Perspective
PART 4-SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Chapter 24-Working With Geriatric Inpatients in Acute Mental Health
Chapter 25-Stella's Orchestra: Social Work in Rural Geriatric Mental Health
Chapter 26-Social Work at the Alzheimer's Association
Chapter 27-Parkinson's Disease and Social Work Practice
Chapter 28-A Social Work Perspective on Geriatric Addictions
Chapter 29-Working With Homeless Older Adults
PART 5-NONTRADITIONAL METHODS AND SETTINGS
Chapter 30-Tapping Into the Creative Parts: Art Therapy With Older Adults
Chapter 31-Integrative Touch and the 15-Minute StressOut
Chapter 32-A Win-Win Partnership: Intergenerational Social Work
Chapter 33-Social Work in a Law Firm
Chapter 34-Geriatric Care Management in Private Practice
Chapter 35-Caregiver Psychoeducational Support Groups: Gerontological Social Work in Business and Industry
PART 6-POLICY AND MACRO PRACTICE
Chapter 36-Community Organizing in State Government
Chapter 37-Gray and Gay: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging
PART 7-STUDENT, EDUCATOR, AND RESEARCHER
PERSPECTIVES
Chapter 38-Field Placement in Geriatric Case Management
Chapter 39-A Graduate Student's Experience in the Hartford Practicum Partnership Program
Chapter 40-Learning the Ropes as a BSW Intern
Chapter 41-Teaching Aging by Concept and Example
Chapter 42-One Day in the Life of a Qualitative Researcher
Chapter 43-Racism Oral History
Chapter 44-Centenarians in India: Secrets to Long Life
APPENDIX A: Organizations and Web Resources of Interest to Social Workers in Gerontology
APPENDIX B: Additional Reading and Resources
APPENDIX C: Glossary of Terms
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Linda May Grobman, MSW, ACSW, LSW, is the publisher, editor, and founder of The New Social Worker magazine. She edited the books Days in the Lives of Social Workers (http://www.socialworker.com/home/Publications/Social_Work_Books/Days_In_the_Lives_of_Social_Workers/) and More Days in the Lives of Social Workers (http://www.socialworker.com/home/Publications/Social_Work_Books/More_Days_in_the_Lives_of_Social_Workers/), and co-authored the book The Social Worker's Internet Handbook (now out of print). Linda received her MSW from the University of Georgia and has practiced in mental health and medical settings. She is a former staff member of two state chapters of the National Association of Social Workers.
Dara Bergel Bourassa, PhD, MSW, LSW, is Assistant Professor and Director of the gerontology program at Shippensburg University Department of Social Work and Gerontology. She received her BSW and MSW from the University of Pittsburgh and her PhD from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, where she completed her dissertation entitled, "Compassion Fatigue as it Relates to Adult Protective Services Social Workers." She became interested in working with older adults during her undergraduate social work field placement in a suburban hospital.
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