Dr. Chinue Uecker (4)

Steps Toward Operational Excellence

Operational Excellence is a workplace philosophy that embraces problem-solving, teamwork, and leadership to create sustainable improvement and growth. The process involves focusing on the customers' needs, keeping the employees positive and empowered, and continually improving the current activities in the workplace. Why is Operational Excellence essential…

From Hungar to Housing to Employment in Rural Communities

As rural communities prepare to distribute the vaccine, many towns are grappling with challenges like employment, housing, and hunger exacerbated by the pandemic. These challenges are intertwined. To combat these challenges, rural leaders believe that keeping individuals housed safely, providing mobile food pantries to improve…

Innovations in Care

1.1 million. 400,000. 135,000. Those numbers represent the Los Angeles Fire Department's sole efforts in 2019 to address 1.1 million calls, attend to 400,000 incidents, and treat 135,000 patients on scene. You may be asking yourself, amid COVID-19, how can providers adjust the traditional care…