Physician, Author, Physician Leader
Dr. Nugent is a practicing Hospitalist in the Boston metro area. She completed her medical school and residency training at Loma Linda University Medical Center in southern California, later moving to Boston to complete her Master in Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. She has dedicated her career to improving the safety, experience, and equity of care for hospitalized patients. Her book "Prescription for Admission" is a guide for patients and caretakers to teach skills and give tools to help them be the driver of their care and improve their experience in the hospital.
An unfortunate fact of life at our age is that sooner or later we are going to face a hospital admission whether due to an illness, an injury or pain, and that can be confusing and frightening. Many of us …