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At Bronx-Lebanon, Offering an Injured Doctor a Cast of Solidarity At Bronx-Lebanon, Offering a Wounded Doctor a Cast of Solidarity
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Sometime next week, surgeons at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center will carefully wrap a cast around the left wrist of Dr. Sridhar Chilimuri, the hospital’s physician in chief, even though he was not injured in the deadly shooting there last week. Sometime next week, surgeons at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center will carefully wrap a cast around the left wrist of Dr. Sridhar Chilimuri, the hospital’s physician in chief, even though he was not hurt in the deadly shooting there last week.
The purpose of the cast is not to help him regain control of his hand. In fact, it is to restrict his wrist movement to 95 percent of its normal function, which is what Dr. Hassan Tariq, who was one of the six people injured in the shooting, is expected to regain after he recovers from surgery. The purpose of the cast is not to help him regain control of his hand. In fact, it is to restrict his wrist movement to 95 percent of its normal function, which is what Dr. Hassan Tariq, who was one of the six people wounded in the shooting, is expected to regain after he recovers from surgery.
Dr. Tariq and Dr. Chilimuri both specialize in gastroenterology, a field that requires finesse in both hands. Dr. Chilimuri has told Dr. Tariq that he will be able to return to work, but Dr. Tariq remains anxious. So Dr. Chilimuri wants to prove to him that he will be able to perform the duties for which he has trained the past six years.Dr. Tariq and Dr. Chilimuri both specialize in gastroenterology, a field that requires finesse in both hands. Dr. Chilimuri has told Dr. Tariq that he will be able to return to work, but Dr. Tariq remains anxious. So Dr. Chilimuri wants to prove to him that he will be able to perform the duties for which he has trained the past six years.
“I want to show him, ‘Yes, I can still do it.’ We think that will uplift him,” Dr. Chilimuri said. “Right now he has no clue what he will end up with.”“I want to show him, ‘Yes, I can still do it.’ We think that will uplift him,” Dr. Chilimuri said. “Right now he has no clue what he will end up with.”
The unwounded doctor’s cast will add to the steps staff members at Bronx-Lebanon have taken in the aftermath of last Friday’s shooting, when Henry Bello, a former doctor there, walked onto the 16th floor, greeted a nurse and opened fire, killing Dr. Tracy Sin-Yee Tam and injuring six others. The unwounded doctor’s cast will add to the steps staff members at Bronx-Lebanon have taken in the aftermath of last Friday’s shooting, when Henry Bello, a former doctor there, walked onto the 16th floor, greeted a nurse and opened fire, killing Dr. Tracy Sin-Yee Tam and wounding six others.
Two of the most seriously injured victims — a medical student who was shot in the brain, and a resident who was shot in the liver — were moved to Mount Sinai Hospital, where they have each undergone two operations. Both are in stable condition. Two of the most seriously wounded victims — a medical student who was shot in the brain, and a resident who was shot in the liver — were moved to Mount Sinai Hospital, where they have each undergone two operations. Both are in stable condition.
A doctor who was shot in the neck has been discharged, and a medical student who was shot in the stomach was also ready to be discharged, but will remain at Bronx-Lebanon before flying home to Ohio in a few days. A person who had been shot in the thigh was undergoing rehabilitation.A doctor who was shot in the neck has been discharged, and a medical student who was shot in the stomach was also ready to be discharged, but will remain at Bronx-Lebanon before flying home to Ohio in a few days. A person who had been shot in the thigh was undergoing rehabilitation.
Dr. Tariq could return to work within six to eight months, Dr. Chilimuri said.Dr. Tariq could return to work within six to eight months, Dr. Chilimuri said.
By all appearances, the hospital has regained normalcy at an almost astonishing pace. But staff members, acutely aware of the unease beneath those appearances, have begun discussing how to reconcile what they have been taught to do in medical crises with what they have been taught to do in violent ones.By all appearances, the hospital has regained normalcy at an almost astonishing pace. But staff members, acutely aware of the unease beneath those appearances, have begun discussing how to reconcile what they have been taught to do in medical crises with what they have been taught to do in violent ones.
Hours before the shooting, members of the obstetrics and gynecology department were being trained in what to do in case of an active shooter, said Dr. Magdy Mikhail, the department’s chairman.Hours before the shooting, members of the obstetrics and gynecology department were being trained in what to do in case of an active shooter, said Dr. Magdy Mikhail, the department’s chairman.
Most training assumes that people will run from the scene of a shooting, not toward it, as many Bronx-Lebanon doctors and nurses did when they heard that their colleagues and friends had been injured. The police ordered hospital staff members to leave, but many continued providing care for as long as possible, said Patricia Cahill, the hospital’s chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services. Most training assumes that people will run from the scene of a shooting, not toward it, as many Bronx-Lebanon doctors and nurses did when they heard that their colleagues and friends had been shot. The police ordered hospital staff members to leave, but many continued providing care for as long as possible, said Patricia Cahill, the hospital’s chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services.
While Dr. Chilimuri praised police officers’ efficiency and focus on the shooter, he said the hospital staff’s simultaneous attention to the victims saved lives.While Dr. Chilimuri praised police officers’ efficiency and focus on the shooter, he said the hospital staff’s simultaneous attention to the victims saved lives.
Some doctors are grappling with guilt after being forced to abandon their patients, even after first ignoring police commands, Dr. Chilimuri said. The hospital has arranged meetings between those doctors, their patients and their families to help them accept that they did nothing wrong. Some doctors are grappling with guilt after being forced to abandon their patients, even after first ignoring police commands, Dr. Chilimuri said. The hospital has arranged meetings between those doctors, their patients and their families to help them accept that they did nothing wrong. (Dr. Chilimuri has written down lessons learned from the past week and plans to submit them to a medical journal for publication.)
Dr. Chilimuri has written down lessons learned from the past week and plans to submit them to a medical journal for publication. In the week after the shooting, the doctors have remained focused on ensuring that the hospital will continue to be a pillar of its community, providing both physical care and emotional comfort.
In the week after the shooting, the doctors have remain focused on ensuring that the hospital will continue in its role as a pillar of its community, providing both physical care and emotional comfort.
“These are hospitals,” Dr. Chilimuri said. “They’re supposed to be welcoming. We can’t build fortresses.”“These are hospitals,” Dr. Chilimuri said. “They’re supposed to be welcoming. We can’t build fortresses.”