Before journalism, I had worked doing medical aid work in conflict zones. Then, as a journalist, I had written about hospitals in war zones. Sheri Fink Read Quote
A patient healthy enough to undergo a kidney transplant might someday no longer need dialysis. That would free up a slot for a new patient. Sheri Fink Read Quote
It remains to be seen the extent to which the critical needs of seniors in low income high rises, people with home medical needs and those with disabilities have been adequately planned for and met during widespread power outages. I fear the answers. Sheri Fink Read Quote
There is a tomorrow after a disaster, and it’s sometimes hard to remember that in the midst of it. Sheri Fink Read Quote
The journalistic code of ethics governing the broadcasts requires that opposing views be presented, and that journalists’ personal opinions or judgments be left out of factual reporting. Sheri Fink Read Quote
In the United States, Western Europe and Japan, there is widespread access to dialysis, most of it publicly funded. But in many countries, the majority of patients who need dialysis die without it. Sheri Fink Read Quote
The threat from extreme weather events highlights the importance of investing in preparedness. Sheri Fink Read Quote
The moral values, ethical codes and laws that guide our choices in normal times are, if anything, even more important to help us navigate the confusing and disorienting time of a disaster. Sheri Fink Read Quote
It is human nature to be shortsighted and to lose momentum to make changes once the story is out of the headlines and there aren’t financial incentives or political rewards. We owe to ourselves to learn from the past so we can try to do better. Sheri Fink Read Quote
When Katrina struck in 2005, roughly 300 deaths were recorded at hospitals, long-term care facilities and in nursing homes, according to a recently published study of death certificates and disaster mortuary team records. Many of them might have been saved if they had been evacuated sooner. Sheri Fink Read Quote
