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How to Vote for Katie
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Katie has worked many years with Hospice and developed a strong love for her patients. She truly cares for them, their families, and her students. Katie also teaches at a University.
When she received a late night call from the wife of a patient who was recently diagnosed with cancer, Katie arrived within minutes. She made it a priority to make this patient as comfortable as possible. Katie then had to explain to his wife that he would not make it through the night and she would be there until the end.
Katie came to get his wife, and let her know that that she could climb in bed with her husband and be with him through the night until he passed. Katie stayed close by in the room, going above the call for the patient’s care and his spouse. Katie loves her job as a nurse, and teaching others how to be the kind of nurse to be proud of.
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How to Vote for Maria
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Every day Maria teaches is a great success.
After a terrible accident, doctors believed Maria would never walk, talk, or teach again. Maria had other plans, and that diagnosis was not going to keep her from her passion.
Overcoming the odds, Maria is now the Head of the English Department and the Faculty Advisory Committee.
by California Casualty | Auto Insurance Info |
There could be a big liability problem with the growing trend of “Ride-Sharing.”
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) reminds people that personal auto insurance policies will not provide coverage if a car is used in a ride-sharing program, otherwise known as transportation network companies (TNCs).
NBC Today reports that thirteen states and the District of Columbia are issuing warnings to passengers that they may not be covered by insurance if a hired ride-sharing driver has an accident. The report also talks to two men stuck with medical bills after a crash in a ride-sharing vehicle.
Ride-sharing is a new transportation trend in major cities around the country where a company uses a smartphone app to connect drivers with people needing a ride for a fee as part of an organized program. “Insurers support innovative ideas, however the drivers and passengers that ride in these cars must know where they stand regarding insurance coverage, said Kelly Campbell, PCI vice president. “Personal auto insurance policies are not intended for commercial activities and contain a specific ‘livery’ exclusion which bars coverage if the car is used to transport passengers for a fee. These exclusions have been upheld in the courts for decades.”
In other words, there may be a coverage gap, especially if the driver is involved in a serious crash while working as a TNC employee. Commercial ride-sharing operators need commercial insurance coverage to protect their vehicle, pay for any injuries they sustain and to cover loss of income from an accident.
While a person’s medical and auto insurance might follow them if they use ride-sharing, the driver’s insurance may not pay their medical bills following a crash.
Consumer Reports wrote a recent article warning drivers about the issues incurred with being a part-time taxi driver.
Make sure your auto and home coverage is up-to-date, contact a California Casualty advisor at 1.866-552-3278 or go to www.calcas.com.
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by California Casualty | Nurses |
We’ve condensed the top five from the list at Nursinglink at Monster.com:
- Have you ever done this before?
- My last doctor fired me.
- Don’t touch me or I’ll scream.
- I’m allergic to everything.
- Okay, but you have to take everything off too.
Again, see the entire list of crazy things nurses hear from patients at the article in Nursinglink at Monster.com.
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How to Vote for David
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Like many peace officers, Officer David Struss willingly stepped into the face of danger to protect someone he had never met. While off duty, Struss witnessed a man with a 7 inch knife attacking patrons in a parking lot. Officer Struss disarmed the attacker and pinned him to the ground.
After Struss neutralized the attacker, he began assisting the victim. The attacker stabbed two people, one of whome did not recover. Officer Struss attended to the other victim until medical units arrived. If not for Officer Struss’s heroic actions, the attacker likely would have claimed at least one more life, and possible several more.
