Free At Last…
Five years ago, I was elected to physician leadership on the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) at Henry Mayo Hospital and last week was my final meeting as a member. I … Continue Reading →
Author: Gene
Banning the Corporate Practice of Medicine
Two decades ago, I admitted a patient to the Intensive Care Unit for a heart attack. His children were grown, and he looked forward to retirement purchasing an RV to … Continue Reading →
I Am DNR
I am DNR – do not resuscitate. Legally should I be hospitalized, I have signed paperwork stating there will be no CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) including chest compressions, no medication to … Continue Reading →
A Picture Is Worth….
The City Council of Santa Clarita on Tuesday, November 10th, honored ten physicians for their 40 years of dedication to our hospital and the community. We celebrated Veterans Day the … Continue Reading →
Open Letter to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Board of Directors
Dear Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Board of Directors: You have a duty to residents of the Santa Clarita Valley to ensure worthy hospital medical care is rendered should an individual … Continue Reading →
Forty Years of Team Service
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital (HMNH) is in its 40th year of service to this community, but now as a business enterprise, those in charge recently celebrated the “Gala Anniversary” where … Continue Reading →
Rising From the Watts Riot, Now With Roots in Santa Clarita
Fifty years ago this month, the Watts riots began. Three years ago, I wrote how the community where I grew up rose from the ashes excelling athletically, allowing some of us to … Continue Reading →
A Military Salute to George Pederson
Born: December 4, 1924 – Fort Dauphin, Madagascar Passed away: May 9, 2015, Santa Clarita, Ca United States Navy Mayor City of Santa Clarita … Continue Reading →
Keeping the Lid on Our Hospital
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital (HMNH) is being sued. This is not unexpected news as it is a health care facility caring for ill patients where expectations are high, and outcomes … Continue Reading →
Warning to Elder Seniors: Have Your End-of-Life Discussion Now
Draping a shroud of 30’s Depression on any dust bowl child can thicken the skin, so my 88 year old patient learned to be fiercely independent with a “talk to … Continue Reading →
Loss of a Sheriff and Husband: Patricia Pelino
Caring for those who are hospitalized allows recognition of impalpable forces that go beyond healing skills of doctors and nurses. Many times it involves subtle clues surrounding patients from unexpected … Continue Reading →
The American Doctor: Marginalized and Frustrated
Once the 2008 economic spiral began and unemployment escalated with wallets and purses zipped closed, causes were not initially recognized. Since then, the causal details of this downturn were ferreted … Continue Reading →
Welcome to SCV Physician Report
Most of us sense frustration as we try to decipher our complex healthcare system. Yet this intentional confusion, forcing patients and families toward medical and economic peril, is fostered by … Continue Reading →
Robert Illson: Not Just Special…Special Forces
Before the renowned Green Berets became an organized group, the Army during WWII brought together soldiers forming special forces to covertly work behind enemy lines. Robert “Bob” Illson became a … Continue Reading →
Dr. Gregory Jenkins: Paving the Road
The road one follows in life is paved with influence from family, peers, faith, and fate, while traveling forward leaves behind a wake representing our legacy. Recognition of an individual … Continue Reading →
Kathryn Marie Charnock, M.D., Major, MC, USAF
Graduate: Hart High School, Newhall ’99 Deployed: Afghanistan, 2013-2014 Present: Lackland AFB Parents: Paula Charnock Millar, George Charnock, M.D.