Dr. Speir
All I wanted for Christmas...
...was a Covid vaccine! I am so elated and thankful to science, medicine, Hoag and our government for getting this vaccine to us in...
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Dr. Speir
Dec 14, 20204 min read
COVID-19 Vaccine Questions & Answers
We have all been getting a lot of questions about Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine which should be getting distributed this week in our...
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Dr. Speir
Dec 8, 20205 min read
Covid surge! Tips on how to self-isolate from your baby or family members.
This week, and it is Tuesday, has already been the worst week of Covid cases for our practice. This reflects the overall surge in cases...
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Dr. Speir
Nov 25, 20201 min read
Happy Covid Thanksgiving!
Wishing you all the happiest Thanksgiving possible this year. I realize it is not the same but I hope you all have someone you are able...
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Dr. Speir
Nov 19, 20202 min read
Back to the Purple Tier Updates & Vaccine news
Unfortunately, OC is back in the purple tier this week so there have been some changes and updates in the hospital policies. However,...
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Dr. Speir
Nov 1, 20202 min read
Wildfires and Pregnancy - Another reason for masks?
Last week was another crazy first for me in this year full of firsts! Like many of you, my family was evacuated on Monday due to the...
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Dr. Speir
Oct 15, 20202 min read
Bringing home your newborn (aka "The Child) in the age of COVID-19
I've been getting a lot of questions about what we recommend with visitors with a newborn during the pandemic. I tried to find some good...
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Dr. Speir
Oct 6, 20203 min read
The President's diagnosis of COVID
Are any of you tired of this 24 hour news cycle? I am. I deleted my Facebook account after watching The Netflix documentary The Social...
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Dr. Speir
Sep 23, 20202 min read
RIP RBG
Really, this year continues to depress me. I hope everyone, especially women, will understand how much this one supreme court justice did...
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Dr. Speir
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Covid testing at Rite-Aid
I hope you all are having a great Labor Day and staying cool and safe. I just wanted to make sure everyone has heard some great news....
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Dr. Speir
Sep 1, 20201 min read
Dr. Kent Tribute
Please see Dr. Kent's letter that is attached. Unfortunately, Dr. Kent has been diagnosed with Bulbar ALS and has had to leave clinical...
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Dr. Speir
Aug 20, 20202 min read
Some updates at the hospital and our office
2020 continues to surprise me at how much it just sucks. We are losing our PACWHA president Dr. Anne Kent to medical disability...
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Dr. Speir
Aug 5, 20204 min read
2 Great Articles and Patient Portal
There were two recent articles I found helpful and that I agreed with, thought I would share them here. We are starting our patient...
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Dr. Speir
Aug 2, 20204 min read
Review of Hospital Policies on L&D
Good evening ! Some updates on the visitor policies and new data on testing at Hoag! #1 One support person for the each patient on...
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Dr. Speir
Jul 23, 20201 min read
What should I do if I am exposed ?
#1 Monitor for symptoms, the average number of days before symptoms is 5. Take your temperature daily > 100.4 is a fever. #2 You should...
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Dr. Speir
Jul 18, 20204 min read
Testing of asymptomatic patients on L&D & MIS-C (not miscellaneous)
So, some good news as far as testing goes. Hoag will be offering COVID-19 testing via a rapid test to all women coming into labor...
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Dr. Speir
Jul 12, 20201 min read
Why COVID is like an STD
This is my new favorite analogy but that might just be the gynecologist in me. Just remember everyone you get together with, and per CDC...
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Dr. Speir
Jul 2, 20201 min read
What is the Priority Registry?
New data ( but very limited data) from the CDC ( after analysis of 8,207 pregnant women with COVID) shows an increase in ICU admissions...
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Dr. Speir
Jun 29, 20202 min read
Where can I get tested? Act like you have it.
Remember back in March when everyone kept talking about testing and lack of it. I feel like we sort of put our heads in the sand because...
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Dr. Speir
Jun 25, 20203 min read
It's starting to hit home. Guidelines for COVID + patients.
I will also post these guidelines in another location under patient education. However, as we start to see a rapid rise in patients who...
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