Dr. Callahan promised the E.R. “I said, ‘Maureen, just do it,’” Dr. Callahan said. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. “What we try to do as geriatricians is keep patients out of the hospital at all costs,” Dr. Callahan said. Dr. Stearns once saw a pet cockatoo brought to a patient’s hospital room to dissuade him from checking out.

Source: New York Times July 07, 2017 16:39 UTC