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    • Doctor’s Diary March 26, 2019: Medicare-for-all
    • Doctor’s Diary March 22, 2019: Game plan: Business takeover of healthcare
    • Doctor’s Diary March 19, 2019: The 4-day rule
    • Doctor’s Diary March 16, 2019: Doctors are detectives
    • Doctor’s Diary March 12, 2019: Jumping through hoops
    • Doctor’s Diary March 8, 2019: Choosing a hospice agency
    • Doctor’s Diary March 5, 2019: How is hospice care paid?
    • Doctor’s Diary March 1, 2019: Aging and the palliative care white knight
    • Doctor’s Diary February 26, 2019: The morality of targeting ICU Medicare patients
    • Doctor’s Diary February 21, 2019: They prey on medical ignorance
    • Doctor’s Diary February 18, 2019: Lured into palliative and hospice care
    • Doctor’s Diary February 15, 2019: Actively dying
    • Doctor’s Diary February 12, 2019: Hospice care? Really?
    • Doctor’s Diary February 8, 2019: Dying from hospice
    • Doctor’s Diary February 5, 2019: Hospice is a business
    • Doctor’s Diary February 1, 2019: “Your loved one is on life support”
    • Doctor’s Diary January 22, 2019: Elmer and Edie
    • Doctor’s Diary January 18, 2019: Lodging a hospital complaint
    • Doctor’s Diary January 15, 2019: Under the influence
    • Doctor’s Diary January 11, 2019: Palliative and hospice care jargonese
    • Doctor’s Diary January 8, 2019: Hospice care not reflected in healthcare statistics
    • Doctor’s Diary January 3, 2019: The scoop on some hospice care agencies
    • Doctor’s Diary December 31, 2018: What is your happiness level?
    • Doctor’s Diary December 28, 2018: The Notorious RBG and healthcare
    • Doctor’s Diary December 24, 2018: Blood pressure cuff and other gadgets
    • Doctor’s Diary December 21, 2018: Who should be on hospice?
    • Doctor’s Diary December 18, 2018: Tactics forcing ICU patients onto hospice
    • Doctor’s Diary December 14, 2018: Forcing ICU patient onto hospice
    • Doctor’s Diary December 11, 2018: Hospice and end-of-life care
    • Doctor’s Diary December 7, 2018: Time
    • Doctor’s Diary December 4, 2018: Rough draft of a new US healthcare plan
    • Doctor’s Diary November 30, 2018: Healthcare
    • Doctor’s Diary November 27, 2018: Elder suicide – the shrouded game plan
    • Doctor’s Diary November 23, 2018: Smudge pot
    • Doctor’s Diary November 16, 2018: Finding a doctor you can trust
    • Doctor’s Diary November 13, 2018: Frailty
    • Doctor’s Diary November 9, 2018: Discharge home – Lost in translation
    • Doctor’s Diary November 6, 2018: Voting and healthcare
    • Doctor’s Diary November 2, 2018: Medicare open enrollment
    • Doctor’s Diary October 17, 2018: Evidence-based medicine
    • Doctor’s Diary October 12, 2018: Caregiver burnout
    • Doctor’s Diary September 30, 2018: The second Civil War
    • Doctor’s Diary September 27, 2018: Lesson learned
    • Doctor’s Diary September 24, 2018: The tortuous healthcare highway
    • Doctor’s Diary September 21, 2018: Futile care?
    • Doctor’s Diary September 18, 2018: Start the clock
    • Doctor’s Diary September 15, 2018: Seniors aging in place
    • Doctor’s Diary September 12, 2018: Muzzling the best and brightest
    • Doctor’s Diary September 9, 2018: Bedpan attitude
    • Doctor’s Diary September 6, 2018: The corporate practice of medicine
    • Doctor’s Diary September 3, 2018: Abe
    • Doctor’s Diary August 31, 2018: On being a housecall doctor
    • Doctor’s Diary August 28, 2018: Know your Medicare rights
    • Doctor’s Diary August 25, 2018: Loss of the TCU
    • Doctor’s Diary August 22, 2018: “Patient-centered” healthcare
    • Doctor’s Diary August 19, 2018: Intentional confusion
    • Doctor’s Diary August 16, 2018: Shortage?
    • Doctor’s Diary August 13, 2018: Defining your doctor
    • Doctor’s Diary August 10, 2018: What happens in the hospital, stays in the hospital
    • Doctor’s Diary August 7, 2018: Remaining in your comfort zone
    • Doctor’s Diary August 4, 2018: Coconut custard pie
    • Doctor’s Diary August 1, 2018: The suicidal elder senior
    • Doctor’s Diary July 29, 2018: Scrutinizing a new hospital doctor
    • Doctor’s Diary July 26, 2018: Escaping profiteers
    • Doctor’s Diary July 23, 2018: The homeless senior
    • Doctor’s Diary July 20, 2018: An American right
    • Doctor’s Diary July 17, 2018: One question too many (Year Two)
    • Doctor’s Diary July 14, 2018: Crime scene
    • Doctor’s Diary July 11, 2018: Losing sleep…and experience
    • Doctor’s Diary July 5, 2018: We are born equal, but…
    • Doctor’s Diary June 28, 2018: Seeing, chewing, hearing
    • Doctor’s Diary June 25, 2018: Recognizing death
    • Doctor’s Diary June 22, 2018: Life – On a finger tip
    • Doctor’s Diary June 19, 2018: Freebies
    • Doctor’s Diary June 16, 2018: Cradling the heart
    • Doctor’s Diary June 13, 2018: HAL
    • Doctor’s Diary June 10, 2018: Fear the ICU
    • Doctor’s Diary June 7, 2018: Mammas don’t let your babies grow up to be doctors
    • Doctor’s Diary June 4, 2018: Healthcare – Running for office
    • Doctor’s Diary May 26, 2018: Overdosing elder seniors
    • Doctor’s Diary May 23, 2018: Mother-daughter connection
    • Doctor’s Diary May 20, 2018: Caring for furry friends
    • Doctor’s Diary May 17, 2018: Being a second responder
    • Doctor’s Diary May 14, 2018: The beat goes on
    • Doctor’s Diary May 11, 2018: Housecall pidgin talk (#100)
    • Doctor’s Diary May 8, 2018: Physician, heal thyself
    • Doctor’s Diary May 5, 2018: Conveyor-belt medicine
    • Doctor’s Diary May 2, 2018: Death panels exist
    • Doctor’s Diary April 26, 2018: Getting old sucks
    • Doctor’s Diary April 23, 2018: A matter of comfort
    • Doctor’s Diary April 20, 2018: Holding ‘denied’ accountable
    • Doctor’s Diary April 17, 2018: The circle of life
    • Doctor’s Diary April 14, 2018: Breathalyzer at the doorway
    • Doctor’s Diary April 11, 2018: Here’s the game plan
    • Doctor’s Diary April 8, 2018: On being a nurse
    • Doctor’s Diary April 5, 2018: Transition from hospital to nursing home
    • Doctor’s Diary April 2, 2018: Jury Duty
    • Doctor’s Diary March 30, 2018: Myron’s right to die
    • Doctor’s Diary March 27, 2018: Bad news
    • Doctor’s Diary March 24, 2018: Making a hospital complaint
    • Doctor’s Diary March 21, 2018: Start a revolution
    • Doctor’s Diary March 18, 2018: Your physician “quarterback”
    • Doctor’s Diary March 15, 2018: Insurance company denial is your risk
    • Doctor’s Diary March 12, 2018: US healthcare: Another inconvenient truth
    • Doctor’s Diary March 9, 2018: Daylight savings preventive care
    • Doctor’s Diary March 6, 2018: DNA
    • Doctor’s Diary March 3, 2018: How hospitals minimize doctor input
    • Doctor’s Diary February 28, 2018: Symptoms
    • Doctor’s Diary February 25, 2018: Powered by Toyota
    • Doctor’s Diary February 22, 2018: Archimedes et al in tribute
    • Doctor’s Diary February 19, 2018: Character counts
    • Doctor’s Diary February 16, 2018: Learning a lesson
    • Doctor’s Diary February 13, 2018: Paying off my medical school loan
    • Doctor’s Diary February 10, 2018: Prescription denied
    • Doctor’s Diary February 4, 2018: Mike
    • Doctor’s Diary February 1, 2018: Hospital “code words”
    • Doctor’s Diary January 29, 2018: Decreasing life expectancy
    • Doctor’s Diary January 26, 2018: Sepsis
    • Doctor’s Diary January 23, 2018: Elder suicide
    • Doctor’s Diary January 20, 2018: Being au naturel
    • Doctor’s Diary January 17, 2018: Readmission
    • Doctor’s Diary January 14, 2018: The easy way out
    • Doctor’s Diary January 11, 2018: The other gateway drug
    • Doctor’s Diary January 8, 2018: Overtime
    • Doctor’s Diary January 5, 2018: Computer reality
    • Doctor’s Diary January 2, 2018: Dehydration
    • Doctor’s Diary December 29, 2017: The silent doctor
    • Doctor’s Diary December 26, 2017: Overdosed by government
    • Doctor’s Diary December 23, 2017: Grace
    • Doctor’s Diary December 20, 2017: Painting a picture
    • Doctor’s Diary December 17, 2017: Don’t forget the forgotten
    • Doctor’s Diary December 14, 2017: Surviving war and hospitalization
    • Doctor’s Diary December 11, 2017: Business bandwagon
    • Doctor’s Diary December 8, 2017: Re-blending our DNA
    • Doctor’s Diary December 5, 2017: Rolling the dice with chest pain
    • Doctor’s Diary December 2, 2017: Medicare HMO is not free
    • Doctor’s Diary November 29, 2017: When is a bribe not a bribe?
    • Doctor’s Diary November 26, 2017: Glowing in the dark
    • Doctor’s Diary November 23, 2017: Thankful for a high school education
    • Doctor’s Diary November 20, 2017: Pointing fingers
    • Doctor’s Diary November 17, 2017: Home, your comfort zone
    • Doctor’s Diary November 14, 2017: Should hospitals employ doctors?
    • Doctor’s Diary November 11, 2017: Ron – the unknown soldier
    • Doctor’s Diary November 8, 2017: The other pain reliever
    • Doctor’s Diary November 5, 2017: Beyond the realm of modern medicine
    • Doctor’s Diary November 2, 2017: Older and sicker stay shorter
    • Doctor’s Diary October 30, 2017: Anger management
    • Doctor’s Diary October 27, 2017: In Denial
    • Doctor’s Diary October 24, 2017: Our greatest asset
    • Doctor’s Diary October 21, 2017: A phone call away
    • Doctor’s Diary October 18, 2017: Mother Nature vs. vulnerable seniors
    • Doctor’s Diary October 15, 2017: Corralling Votes
    • Doctor’s Diary October 12, 2017: What’s your DRG?
    • Doctor’s Diary October 9, 2017: The stethoscope – A symbol or a tool
    • Doctor’s Diary March 24, 2018: Making a hospital complaint
    • Doctor’s Diary October 6, 2017: Power of Attorney
    • Doctor’s Diary October 3, 2017: Age as a pre-existing condition
    • Doctor’s Diary September 30, 2017: Cancer – the stop button
    • Doctor’s Diary September 27, 2017: Here’s the scam – Observation Status
    • Doctor’s Diary September 24, 2017: Marijuana
    • Doctor’s Diary September 21, 2017: Lie Detector
    • Doctor’s Diary September 18, 2017: Skin in the game
    • Doctor’s Diary September 15, 2017: Defining where a senior lives
    • Doctor’s Diary September 12, 2017: Drought-free America
    • Doctor’s Diary September 9, 2017: Safe Senior Driving
    • Doctor’s Diary September 3, 2017: Paperwork Sequela
    • Doctor’s Diary August 31, 2017: Living Shorter Lives
    • Doctor’s Diary August 28, 2017: Private Practice
    • Doctor’s Diary August 25, 2017: Doctor Shortage
    • Doctor’s Diary August 22, 2017: Infrastructure
    • Doctor’s Diary August 19, 2017: Good hands
    • Doctor’s Diary August 16, 2017: Doctor Bonus
    • Doctor’s Diary August 13, 2017: Improving Nursing Home Care
    • Doctor’s Diary August 10, 2017: Cost of Drugs
    • Doctor’s Diary August 7, 2017: Hospital administrators on a pedestal
    • Doctor’s Diary: August 4, 2017
    • Doctor’s Diary: August 1, 2017
    • Doctor’s Diary: July 29, 2017
    • Doctor’s Diary: July 26, 2017
    • Doctor’s Diary: July 23, 2017
    • Doctor’s Diary: July 20, 2017
    • Doctor’s Diary: July 17, 2017
    • Making Medical Decisions Without Accountability
    • A Decline In Life Expectancy
    • Drive-Thru Medicine
    • Physicians Organizing Committee Battle Encroachment into Medical Decision-Making
    • The Ambiguity of Diagnosing Brain Death
    • Saluting Our Santa Clarita Valley Olympians
    • Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Doctors
    • Compromised Hospital Care
    • The Two-Tiered System of Hospital Care
    • Doctors: Pawns on the Hospital Chessboard
    • Surviving Your Hospital Stay
    • Medical Consequence of a Business Bonus
    • Administrator Influence Compromises Hospital Patient Care
    • $23 Million Hospital Propaganda Against Doctors
    • The Exploitative Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Palliative Care Policy
    • Declining Life Expectancy
    • Free At Last…
    • Banning the Corporate Practice of Medicine
    • A Picture Is Worth….
    • Open Letter to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Board of Directors
    • Forty Years of Team Service
    • Rising From the Watts Riot, Now With Roots in Santa Clarita
    • Keeping the Lid on Our Hospital
    • Warning to Elder Seniors: Have Your End-of-Life Discussion Now
    • The American Doctor: Marginalized and Frustrated
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    • A Military Salute to George Pederson
    • Kathryn Marie Charnock, M.D., Major, MC, USAF
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Kathryn Marie Charnock, M.D., Major, MC, USAF
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.
Dr. Gregory Jenkins: Paving the Road
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 →
Robert Illson: Not Just Special…Special Forces
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 →
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 →
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 →
Loss of a Sheriff and Husband: Patricia Pelino
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 →
Women’s History Month and AAUW: Inspiring Women to Achieve Their Dreams
Women’s History Month and AAUW: Inspiring Women to Achieve Their Dreams: James Brown gyrated his classic song to fame in 1966 with the lyrics: “This is a man’s world, this is a man’s world. But it would be nothing without a … 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Forty Years of Team Service
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 →
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 →
A Picture Is Worth….
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Declining Life Expectancy: Many nations proudly tout “Life Expectancy” as a reflection of healthcare. In our country, this statistic has continually edged upward due to expanding technology, doctors/patient education, and vibrant emphasis on … Continue Reading →
The Exploitative Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Palliative Care Policy: A family matriarch is seriously ill and has been admitted to an Intensive Care Unit. Loved ones are by her side, but she is lucid, understands her medical condition, and … Continue Reading →
$23 Million Hospital Propaganda Against Doctors: On occasion, I feel compelled to put in my two cents at Santa Clarita City Council meetings.  Recently there was a five hour meeting whether the city should subsidize the … Continue Reading →
Administrator Influence Compromises Hospital Patient Care: Hospitals serve to provide a buffer between life and death, and are a last resort when one is ill or suffers trauma. They are perceived as towering buildings with sanitized … Continue Reading →
Medical Consequence of a Business Bonus: You have a persistent cough and poor appetite, but for six months your doctor has prescribed an assortment of antibiotics after an initial chest x-ray showed a small pneumonia.  Finally, … Continue Reading →
Surviving Your Hospital Stay: A Purple Heart was displayed next to his bed so I knew he was a veteran.  Our only contact though was tossing bean-bags during activities at his Board & Care … Continue Reading →
Doctors: Pawns on the Hospital Chessboard: Hospitals are sacrosanct pillars of a community with alabaster halls and sterile rooms where saving lives and curing disease emanates.  But fifteen years ago some floundered in bankruptcy, and that’s … Continue Reading →
Compromised Hospital Care: Most primary care physicians (PCPs) who admit patients to a hospital are family practitioners or internists.  Since medicine becomes more complex each day, PCPs must remain up-to-date on the latest … Continue Reading →

Kathryn Marie Charnock, M.D., Major, MC, USAF

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Graduate: Hart High School, Newhall ’99 Deployed: Afghanistan, 2013-2014 Present: Lackland AFB Parents: Paula Charnock Millar, George Charnock, M.D.

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