Carol M. Ostrom

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Seattle Physician Remembered for Providing Exceptional Emergency Care
07/12/2014
Although he retired nearly a decade ago as medical director of Overlake's emergency department, Dr. Ciliberti left lasting impressions on those who worked with him.
Although he retired nearly a decade ago as medical director of Overlake's emergency department, Dr. Ciliberti left lasting impressions on those who worked with him.
Although he retired nearly a...
07/12/2014
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$34 million saved in effort to cut needless ER visits
03/21/2014
March 21--After a contentious beginning, the state Medicaid program and a coalition of doctors and hospitals together forged a plan that helped cut nearly $34 million from expensive, unnecessary emergency-room visits last year, both...
March 21--After a contentious beginning, the state Medicaid program and a coalition of doctors and hospitals together forged a plan that helped cut nearly $34 million from expensive, unnecessary emergency-room visits last year, both...
March 21--After a...
03/21/2014
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Wash. Suspends Plan to Limit Medicaid ER Visits
04/01/2012
March 31--A plan by the state Medicaid program to stop paying for emergency-room visits for all conditions deemed "nonemergency" -- set to go into effect Sunday -- has been suspended by Gov. Chris Gregoire pending the outcome of budget...
March 31--A plan by the state Medicaid program to stop paying for emergency-room visits for all conditions deemed "nonemergency" -- set to go into effect Sunday -- has been suspended by Gov. Chris Gregoire pending the outcome of budget...
March 31--A plan by the state...
04/01/2012
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Wash. Pilots Community Medical Technician Program
03/06/2012
To save paramedics and expensive equipment and drugs from being diverted to non-emergency calls, King County is sending EMTs in SUVs with knowledge of community assistance programs.
To save paramedics and expensive equipment and drugs from being diverted to non-emergency calls, King County is sending EMTs in SUVs with knowledge of community assistance programs.
To save paramedics and expensive...
03/06/2012
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Medic One Hones Lifesaving CPR Skills in Wash.
12/14/2011
Dec. 14--There are reasons why you have a much better chance of surviving an out-of-hospital heart attack in Seattle than you would in, say, Detroit. They have to do with things most of us couldn't define -- like the "chain of survival" and...
Dec. 14--There are reasons why you have a much better chance of surviving an out-of-hospital heart attack in Seattle than you would in, say, Detroit. They have to do with things most of us couldn't define -- like the "chain of survival" and...
Dec. 14--There are reasons why...
12/14/2011
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Washington State Emergency Medicine Gets Poor Marks
01/11/2006
The group rated such factors as the number of registered nurses and board-certified emergency physicians per capita.
The group rated such factors as the number of registered nurses and board-certified emergency physicians per capita.
The group rated such factors as...
01/11/2006
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King County, WA Hospitals to Stop Diverting Critically Ill
04/05/2006
Critically ill patients in King County from now on will be taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital -- even if it doesn't have room for them.
Critically ill patients in King County from now on will be taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital -- even if it doesn't have room for them.
Critically ill patients in King...
04/05/2006
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New Protocol Lets Washington EMTs Forgo Resuscitation
05/09/2006
A new protocol in King County, Washington, dubbed "Compelling Reasons," is the first of its kind in the country.
A new protocol in King County, Washington, dubbed "Compelling Reasons," is the first of its kind in the country.
A new protocol in King County,...
05/09/2006
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Seattle Researchers Overwhelmed by "Opt Outs" from No-Consent Medical Studies
06/06/2007
Local researchers have been overwhelmed by requests for "No Research Study" bracelets by people who do not wish to receive experimental treatments.
Local researchers have been overwhelmed by requests for "No Research Study" bracelets by people who do not wish to receive experimental treatments.
Local researchers have been...
06/06/2007
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Planned Parenthood Project Gets you Birth Control via App
09/22/2014
Planned Parenthood is rolling out a pilot project for real-time "office visits" that bring patient and medical provider face to face on a smartphone, tablet or personal computer.
Planned Parenthood is rolling out a pilot project for real-time "office visits" that bring patient and medical provider face to face on a smartphone, tablet or personal computer.
Planned Parenthood is rolling...
09/22/2014
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