Chris Ford, MD FACEP
@doc4ord.bsky.social
Emergency Room Doctor in need of more relaxing hobbies 😄
🎧 Host of the podcast Pulse Check WI (https://pulsecheckwi.com) 🎙️
https://bsky.app/profile/pulsecheckwi.bsky.social
#Democracy #HealthCareForAll #FairMaps #ReproductiveRights
🎧 Host of the podcast Pulse Check WI (https://pulsecheckwi.com) 🎙️
https://bsky.app/profile/pulsecheckwi.bsky.social
#Democracy #HealthCareForAll #FairMaps #ReproductiveRights
📢 Is your hospital at risk of closing?
Check out the Hospital Watch Tracker from @protect.our.care and see for yourself the devastating effects the cuts caused by the Big Beautiful Bill will have on our most vulnerable hospitals and communities.
It was an honor to Sen Chris Murphy for this event!
Check out the Hospital Watch Tracker from @protect.our.care and see for yourself the devastating effects the cuts caused by the Big Beautiful Bill will have on our most vulnerable hospitals and communities.
It was an honor to Sen Chris Murphy for this event!
August 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
📢 Is your hospital at risk of closing?
Check out the Hospital Watch Tracker from @protect.our.care and see for yourself the devastating effects the cuts caused by the Big Beautiful Bill will have on our most vulnerable hospitals and communities.
It was an honor to Sen Chris Murphy for this event!
Check out the Hospital Watch Tracker from @protect.our.care and see for yourself the devastating effects the cuts caused by the Big Beautiful Bill will have on our most vulnerable hospitals and communities.
It was an honor to Sen Chris Murphy for this event!
New Pulse Check Wisconsin!
“WTF happened ?!? Breaking down the Big Beautiful Bill and the Wisconsin state budget”
www.buzzsprout.com/2308822/epis...
“WTF happened ?!? Breaking down the Big Beautiful Bill and the Wisconsin state budget”
www.buzzsprout.com/2308822/epis...
July 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
New Pulse Check Wisconsin!
“WTF happened ?!? Breaking down the Big Beautiful Bill and the Wisconsin state budget”
www.buzzsprout.com/2308822/epis...
“WTF happened ?!? Breaking down the Big Beautiful Bill and the Wisconsin state budget”
www.buzzsprout.com/2308822/epis...
Stay cool out there! Check on your loved ones this weekend!
June 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Stay cool out there! Check on your loved ones this weekend!
Don’t get me wrong — graduating at the top of your medical school class is fine.
But that alone doesn’t make you a great — or even competent — physician. And it certainly doesn’t qualify you to be the Surgeon General.
There’s a reason we do residency! #surgeongeneral #unqualified
But that alone doesn’t make you a great — or even competent — physician. And it certainly doesn’t qualify you to be the Surgeon General.
There’s a reason we do residency! #surgeongeneral #unqualified
May 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Don’t get me wrong — graduating at the top of your medical school class is fine.
But that alone doesn’t make you a great — or even competent — physician. And it certainly doesn’t qualify you to be the Surgeon General.
There’s a reason we do residency! #surgeongeneral #unqualified
But that alone doesn’t make you a great — or even competent — physician. And it certainly doesn’t qualify you to be the Surgeon General.
There’s a reason we do residency! #surgeongeneral #unqualified
This happened in #wisconsin for a reason…and unfortunately won’t likely be the last. Keep #fighting!!!
April 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This happened in #wisconsin for a reason…and unfortunately won’t likely be the last. Keep #fighting!!!
Musk can buy nice things, but he can’t buy class…aka #wisconsin !!!!
Day one of the movement begins 4/2!!!
Day one of the movement begins 4/2!!!
April 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Musk can buy nice things, but he can’t buy class…aka #wisconsin !!!!
Day one of the movement begins 4/2!!!
Day one of the movement begins 4/2!!!
Honored to be included in the NMQF’s 40 under 40 Leaders in Minority Health! I’ll be joining juggernaut leaders such as @maxwellfrost.bsky.social in this honor! Keep fighting!!!
@pulsecheck-wi.bsky.social @protecthealthcare.medsky.social
@repgwenmoore.bsky.social
@pulsecheck-wi.bsky.social @protecthealthcare.medsky.social
@repgwenmoore.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Honored to be included in the NMQF’s 40 under 40 Leaders in Minority Health! I’ll be joining juggernaut leaders such as @maxwellfrost.bsky.social in this honor! Keep fighting!!!
@pulsecheck-wi.bsky.social @protecthealthcare.medsky.social
@repgwenmoore.bsky.social
@pulsecheck-wi.bsky.social @protecthealthcare.medsky.social
@repgwenmoore.bsky.social
The Season 2 Finale of Pulse Check Wisconsin is here,with a powerhouse guest—Nursing & Healthcare Worker Superstar Advocate @the.nurse.erica!
🎙️ Healthcare worker violence and exploring ways to make our hospitals and clinics safer for everyone.
www.buzzsprout.com/2308822/epis...
🎙️ Healthcare worker violence and exploring ways to make our hospitals and clinics safer for everyone.
www.buzzsprout.com/2308822/epis...
March 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The Season 2 Finale of Pulse Check Wisconsin is here,with a powerhouse guest—Nursing & Healthcare Worker Superstar Advocate @the.nurse.erica!
🎙️ Healthcare worker violence and exploring ways to make our hospitals and clinics safer for everyone.
www.buzzsprout.com/2308822/epis...
🎙️ Healthcare worker violence and exploring ways to make our hospitals and clinics safer for everyone.
www.buzzsprout.com/2308822/epis...
If you thought Kendrick vs Drake was tough…wait until you hear the first entry in the rap battle for the country!
Which Side are You On-Remix 🎙️
Which Side are You On-Remix 🎙️
March 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
If you thought Kendrick vs Drake was tough…wait until you hear the first entry in the rap battle for the country!
Which Side are You On-Remix 🎙️
Which Side are You On-Remix 🎙️
Physicians…our Hippocratic Oath does not only apply within the walls of the hospital 🏥
I can promise you this—I will continue to advocate for my patients, both at the bedside and in the community.
Join me in the fight to help ALL achieve their fundamental right—the right to health!
I can promise you this—I will continue to advocate for my patients, both at the bedside and in the community.
Join me in the fight to help ALL achieve their fundamental right—the right to health!
March 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Physicians…our Hippocratic Oath does not only apply within the walls of the hospital 🏥
I can promise you this—I will continue to advocate for my patients, both at the bedside and in the community.
Join me in the fight to help ALL achieve their fundamental right—the right to health!
I can promise you this—I will continue to advocate for my patients, both at the bedside and in the community.
Join me in the fight to help ALL achieve their fundamental right—the right to health!
Special thanks to Kristen, Brian, and 620am for having me on to discuss GLP-1 agonists and their potential impact on the health of those in our communities suffering from obesity.
The ball is in the Senate’s court to add these medications to Medicaid! Article below!
The ball is in the Senate’s court to add these medications to Medicaid! Article below!
March 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Special thanks to Kristen, Brian, and 620am for having me on to discuss GLP-1 agonists and their potential impact on the health of those in our communities suffering from obesity.
The ball is in the Senate’s court to add these medications to Medicaid! Article below!
The ball is in the Senate’s court to add these medications to Medicaid! Article below!
Sound the alarm! 🚨
It’s time to vote in one of…if not THE most consequential election in #Wisconsin history! 🗳️
It’s time to vote in one of…if not THE most consequential election in #Wisconsin history! 🗳️
March 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Sound the alarm! 🚨
It’s time to vote in one of…if not THE most consequential election in #Wisconsin history! 🗳️
It’s time to vote in one of…if not THE most consequential election in #Wisconsin history! 🗳️
February 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Call them out!
February 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Call them out!
Call them out!!!
February 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Call them out!!!
🚨 New Episode Alert! 🚨
The latest episode of Pulse Check Wisconsin is LIVE! 🎙️ Featuring The Fight for Air Climb, happening March 1st, brought to you by the Wisconsin American Lung Association.
Join the climb and help support the fight against lung disease! 🏃♂️
www.buzzsprout.com/2308822/epis...
The latest episode of Pulse Check Wisconsin is LIVE! 🎙️ Featuring The Fight for Air Climb, happening March 1st, brought to you by the Wisconsin American Lung Association.
Join the climb and help support the fight against lung disease! 🏃♂️
www.buzzsprout.com/2308822/epis...
February 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
🚨 New Episode Alert! 🚨
The latest episode of Pulse Check Wisconsin is LIVE! 🎙️ Featuring The Fight for Air Climb, happening March 1st, brought to you by the Wisconsin American Lung Association.
Join the climb and help support the fight against lung disease! 🏃♂️
www.buzzsprout.com/2308822/epis...
The latest episode of Pulse Check Wisconsin is LIVE! 🎙️ Featuring The Fight for Air Climb, happening March 1st, brought to you by the Wisconsin American Lung Association.
Join the climb and help support the fight against lung disease! 🏃♂️
www.buzzsprout.com/2308822/epis...
Where I come from…we all carry the weight…together!!!
February 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Where I come from…we all carry the weight…together!!!
Stay safe at the gym!!
💪🏽 🏋️🏋️♀️🏋️♂️
💪🏽 🏋️🏋️♀️🏋️♂️
February 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Stay safe at the gym!!
💪🏽 🏋️🏋️♀️🏋️♂️
💪🏽 🏋️🏋️♀️🏋️♂️
Let’s be clear… there is seemingly NO oversight, and blatant conflicts of interest.
Keep speaking out! 🗣️
#SaveDemocracy #ElonMusk #Corruption
Keep speaking out! 🗣️
#SaveDemocracy #ElonMusk #Corruption
February 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Let’s be clear… there is seemingly NO oversight, and blatant conflicts of interest.
Keep speaking out! 🗣️
#SaveDemocracy #ElonMusk #Corruption
Keep speaking out! 🗣️
#SaveDemocracy #ElonMusk #Corruption
#FairMaps are for the people, not politicians. The will of the people must be reflected in their elected officials. We must continue to fight for our democracy and ensure every vote counts! 🗳️
Grateful to @civicmedia.us for the conversation on maps, representation, and the road ahead!
Grateful to @civicmedia.us for the conversation on maps, representation, and the road ahead!
February 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
#FairMaps are for the people, not politicians. The will of the people must be reflected in their elected officials. We must continue to fight for our democracy and ensure every vote counts! 🗳️
Grateful to @civicmedia.us for the conversation on maps, representation, and the road ahead!
Grateful to @civicmedia.us for the conversation on maps, representation, and the road ahead!
🚨 New Episode Alert! 🚨
Check out the latest episode of @pulsecheck-wi.bsky.social with special guest, Colorectal Surgeon @ekmullins.bsky.social.
Colon cancer is on track to become the #1 cancer killer—but the good news? It’s preventable.
Get screened. It’s time we LIVE for our families!
Check out the latest episode of @pulsecheck-wi.bsky.social with special guest, Colorectal Surgeon @ekmullins.bsky.social.
Colon cancer is on track to become the #1 cancer killer—but the good news? It’s preventable.
Get screened. It’s time we LIVE for our families!
February 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🚨 New Episode Alert! 🚨
Check out the latest episode of @pulsecheck-wi.bsky.social with special guest, Colorectal Surgeon @ekmullins.bsky.social.
Colon cancer is on track to become the #1 cancer killer—but the good news? It’s preventable.
Get screened. It’s time we LIVE for our families!
Check out the latest episode of @pulsecheck-wi.bsky.social with special guest, Colorectal Surgeon @ekmullins.bsky.social.
Colon cancer is on track to become the #1 cancer killer—but the good news? It’s preventable.
Get screened. It’s time we LIVE for our families!
Nobody wants to spend hours in the ER—but sometimes, a little prevention can keep you out of the waiting room and at home. Here are ways to avoid a visit:
1️⃣ Stay on top of preventive care
2️⃣ Manage chronic conditions
3️⃣ Use urgent care when possible
4️⃣ Practice home safety
5️⃣ Know when to seek help
1️⃣ Stay on top of preventive care
2️⃣ Manage chronic conditions
3️⃣ Use urgent care when possible
4️⃣ Practice home safety
5️⃣ Know when to seek help
February 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Nobody wants to spend hours in the ER—but sometimes, a little prevention can keep you out of the waiting room and at home. Here are ways to avoid a visit:
1️⃣ Stay on top of preventive care
2️⃣ Manage chronic conditions
3️⃣ Use urgent care when possible
4️⃣ Practice home safety
5️⃣ Know when to seek help
1️⃣ Stay on top of preventive care
2️⃣ Manage chronic conditions
3️⃣ Use urgent care when possible
4️⃣ Practice home safety
5️⃣ Know when to seek help