Hannah Lichtsinn, MD

You know what would be “tough on crime”? ▪️fully funded schools ▪️guaranteed access to healthy food ▪️high-quality affordable housing ▪️universal health and child care ▪️care instead of incarceration for people with substance use disorder and severe mental illness

Just landed in Minneapolis to write about the madness unfolding here. Eager to connect with local folks active on the ground - ICE Watch, mutual aid, protest actions, etc. Contact info in my bio.

Breaking info from an attorney on site in Minneapolis at reported ICE shooting- Photos from another observer on site sent to me

Evacuation orders by Israel to hospitals in northern Gaza are a death sentence for the sick and injured As the @UN's agency responsible for public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) strongly condemns Israel's repeated orders for the evacuation of 22 hospitals treating more than 2000 inpatients in northern Gaza. The forced evacuation of patients and health workers will further worsen the current humanitarian and public health catastrophe. The lives of many critically ill and fragile patients hang in the balance: those in intensive care or who rely on life support; patients undergoing hemodialysis; newborns in incubators; women with complications of pregnancy, and others all face imminent deterioration of their condition or death if they are forced to move and are cut off from life-saving medical attention while being evacuated. Health facilities in northern Gaza continue to receive an influx of injured patients and are struggling to operate beyond maximum capacity. Some patients are being treated in corridors and outdoors in surrounding streets due to a lack of hospital beds. Forcing more than 2000 patients to relocate to southern Gaza, where health facilities are already running at maximum capacity and unable to absorb a dramatic rise in the number patients, could be tantamount to a death sentence. Hospital directors and health workers are now facing an agonizing choice: abandon critically ill patients amid a bombing campaign, put their own lives at risk while remaining on site to treat patients, or endanger their patients’ lives while attempting to transport them to facilities that have no capacity to receive them. Overwhelmingly, caregivers have chosen to stay behind and honor their oaths as health professionals to “do no harm,” rather than risk moving their critically ill patients during evacuations. Health workers should never have to make such impossible choices. Additionally, tens of thousands of displaced people in northern Gaza are seeking refuge in open spaces in or around hospitals, treating them as havens from violence as well as to protect the facilities from potential attacks. Their lives, too, are at risk when health facilities are bombed. There are verified reports of deaths of health care workers and destruction of health facilities, which denies civilians the basic human right of life-saving health care and is prohibited under International Humanitarian Law. WHO calls for Israel to immediately reverse evacuation orders to hospitals in northern Gaza, and calls for the protection of health facilities, health workers, patients, and civilians. WHO also reiterates its calls for the immediate and safe delivery of medical supplies, fuel, clean water, food, and other humanitarian aid into Gaza through the Rafah crossing, where life-saving assistance, including WHO health supplies that arrived earlier today, is currently awaiting entry.

Pack up your markers and update your vaccinations because we’re heading back to school. Watch the video for a cameo of the 7-year-old’s Lego collection. 🎨💉🤩 kare11.com/article/news/l…

Am I ruining all future concerts by making this her first one? Maybe— but I don’t care. Here we go!

I left a previous job at a different large MN healthcare system in part because of this practice. Thank you to the patients, doctors, and staff for speaking out. nytimes.com/2023/06/01/bus…

Contract law isn’t usually my jam, but non-competes harm the health of Minnesotans and it’s time we finally ban their enforcement. Thank you ⁦@DrAliceMann⁩ for carrying this legislation through the Senate. #mnleg let’s get this done! minnesotareformer.com/2023/05/10/for…

Commentary from @DoctorLix who details the harm done to patients when health care providers force docs to sign noncompetes. minnesotareformer.com/2023/05/10/for… via @mnreformer

Now I can fill out my (still super annoying) FMLA paperwork for my patients with a smile on my face 😀— Because I’ll know that they can still make ends meet while caring for themselves🤕, their child🧑🏻‍🍼, or a loved one👴🏾 Thank you @DrAliceMann @RuthForHouse and @GovTimWalz!!

It’s a great sign when your Capitol field trip coincides with the Senate vote for #PFML. The third graders agree (informal poll) that it’s time for paid leave for all Minnesotans.

Thank you @mundumuragu @sheldonberkowi1 and @DoctorLix for your advocacy in action at yesterday's @MomsDemand rally at the Capitol! #putkids1st

It’s hard to change laws with cold hands. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Children in the US need protection from the the harmful policies that use them as pawns in a political agenda: attacks on LGBTQ youth and banning AP African American Studies in Florida as just two examples. It’s time to ratify the CRC. bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/7/1/e0…

I’m watching the MN Senate “debate” the right to abortion care & the Republican caucus seems to want to micromanage ALL medical procedures. Next amendment will mandate that knee replacements can only occur up to 122 days after onset of arthritis.

Yes! Am lucky or what to have Emily in my @HHHSchool policy team?! Any thoughts on granting her some homework extensions??

We don’t let lawmakers decide which medications I can prescribe to treat diabetes or which type of asthma inhaler my patients should get. That’s between me and my patients. So why would we let them interfere in medical decisions about abortion? Abortion is healthcare.

Regarding the details of the PRO Act, Dr. Lichtsinn says, "This is not extreme. It is common sense. It does not change anything about the way that doctors in MN provide care to our patients. It simply states that lawmakers aren't given a say in the HC decisions Minnesotans make."

Abortion is healthcare. Minnesotans are smart & would rather make healthcare decisions with the support of their doctor👩🏽‍⚕️than their legislator👨🏼‍⚖️. That’s why we voted for a pro-choice majority. Thank you to the members of #mnleg voting for reproductive freedom tonight.

.@DoctorLix supporting #PaidLeaveMN: No 3-year-old child should be forced to spend a week in the hospital recovering from surgery or going through chemotherapy without their parents at their side. #mnleg

This is so spot on- and hits close to home. Opinion | Hospitals Are a Problem. Competition Is the Answer. politi.co/3ktWiBO via @politico