WWP Strives for Efficiency in New Partnership

A medical school graduate of Emory University, Dr. Paul Bolger, MD, serves in a number of capacities at UnityPoint Health-Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, Illinois, such as risk management consultant and emergency room physician. Outside of his work, Dr. Paul Bolger supports a number of nonprofit organizations, including the Wounded Warrior Project. 

In an effort to better manage its financial resources and real estate holdings, the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) recently entered into a partnership with JLL, an internationally-recognized financial services company that specializes in real estate matters. JLL will help WWP in leasing, organizational strategy, and other business-related matters to help achieve its goals.

In his comments, WWP CEO Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Mike Linnington spoke of the organization’s responsibility to be good stewards of the resources it gets through generous donations from individuals and corporate sponsors. He touted the relationship with JLL as an important step in that direction, ultimately allowing WWP to provide even more help to veterans.

Supporting Dress for Success

For more than a decade, Paul Bolger, MD, has been practicing as an emergency physician. The former medical director of three emergency departments, Dr. Paul Bolger focuses on treating patients both in hospitals and at his own health center, Medical Aesthetics and Wellness Clinic in Davenport, Iowa. To help his community outside of the medical field, Dr. Paul Bolger and his wife support Dress for Success.

An international organization that provides professional attire to women, Dress for Success relies on the support of donors and volunteers to help women become economically independent. The organization receives nearly all of its clothes through donations. 

Women are encouraged to host donation drives to bring in new or lightly used business attire. Each affiliate of Dress for Success requires different items, so donors should check with their local affiliate to tailor their drive for their community.

Dress for Success looks for both local and international volunteers. While local volunteers should check with their affiliate to find current openings, international volunteers may apply online.

United Way, SunTrust Foundation Develop Financial Wellness Tool

An experienced emergency medicine physician, Dr. Paul Bolger owns the Medical Aesthetics and Wellness Center in Davenport, Illinois, and is an attending emergency physician at two Trinity Medical Center locations. Paul Bolger, MD, and his wife are longtime supporters of the United Way.

United Way recently unveiled a joint initiative with SunTrust Foundation called My Smart Money, a new website that is aimed at helping people develop better personal finance skills. The site is tailored for individuals regardless of their overall income and was developed with a $1.1 million grant to United Way from the SunTrust Foundation. 

Site users are educated with fundamental building blocks for addressing real-life financial situations. Not only does the website give users long-term advice, like college savings and retirement planning, but it also helps them deal with everyday issues like paying bills, managing money, and getting out of debt. 

Alongside its sister program MyFreeTaxes.com My Smart Money is the newest addition to the United Way’s catalog of financial wellness products.

Polaris Project - Protecting Victims of Illicit Massage Businesses

Emergency physician Dr. Paul Bolger tends to patients at both Unity Point Health in Illinois and Medical Aesthetics and Wellness Clinic in Iowa. Outside of his work with patients, Dr. Paul Bolger, who attained his MD at Emory University, supports the Polaris Project and its valuable work. 

The Polaris Project is an international leader in the fight against human trafficking. The organization works to disrupt the trade and sale of human beings in any way it can, while also providing resources for victims of this type of modern slavery. 

Illicit massage businesses have become a pressing target for the Polaris Project in recent years. These businesses, operating under the guise of a legitimate massage parlor, are known perpetrators of sex trafficking and forced labor. Victims are often lured to these facilities with the promise of legitimate employment, and are then controlled through coercion or violence. 

The Polaris Project works with law enforcement to identify facilities that engage in human trafficking in the hopes of shutting down the networks that enslave people in this way.

ACEP Lays Out Legislative Priorities

 

Currently serving as an attending emergency physician at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, Illinois, Paul Bolger, MD, possesses more than 15 years of experience in the medical field. In addition to his day-to-day medical practice, Dr. Paul Bolger is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).

ACEP recently released its list of priorities for new legislation as the 115th Congress begins session early in 2017. With the change in administration and make-up of the government, ACEP believes it pertinent to express certain principles it hopes any new health care legislation and replacement for the Affordable Care Act would address.

One of the primary items ACEP supports is that new legislation should continue to offer emergency services coverage as part of any insurance package. The group also has urged lawmakers not to remove lifetime insurance limits and continue to allow parents to keep children on their insurance plans until they are 26 years old.

Additionally, ACEP urges Congress to keep Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program funded and solvent.

Meditation - Stress Relief and Mind Calming Technique

Dr. Paul Bolger holds an MBA in addition to his MD and functions as an attending emergency physician at UnityPoint Health Trinity Medical Center in Illinois, where he has worked for over a decade. Away from work, Dr. Paul Bolger enjoys meditation to relax.

Meditation is increasing in popularity for several reasons. When engaging in meditation, the mind needs to be calm and silent to allow a state of deep peace and reduce scattered thoughts. In other words, meditation is meant to induce a sense of consciousness.

According to Emma Seppala, PhD, approximately 30 million Americans, including some NFL players, have tried meditation. Presumably, it produces positive results if they are willing to commit their time to the practice.

Research suggests that meditation facilitates stress relief by increasing positive emotions and life satisfaction by enhancing brain volume, which is responsible for the regulation of emotions and self-control. Additionally, meditation is known to improve attention, thus facilitating focus.

Fall Protection Tips for Winter

An experienced emergency physician, Dr. Paul Bolger cares for emergency room patients at Unity Point Health based in Rock Island, Illinois. An MD and an advocate for safety first, Dr. Paul Bolger was featured on Radish Magazine where he shared tips on preventing falls during winter.

Many emergency room visits during winter are caused by falls. Snow and melting ice on the driveway, puddles of freezing rain on the sidewalk, and slush on the road are all very slippery and are the reason for many falls.

So what can you do reduce your chances of falling during winter? The best way to avoid falls in the cold season is to wear proper-fitting foot wear, preferably shoes that provide good traction in freezing temperatures. Rubber shoes supply good traction in the cold while polyurethane hardens and gets slippery. Boots are also a good option.

When walking, take small steps. Use aids such as walkers and canes, and use handrails when they are available. Always go out with a whistle to call for help in case you fall. Keeping driveways and sidewalks shoveled and salted will also reduce falls.