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James Gardner

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Covers:  Retail healthcare, Walmart Health, CVS Health, Walgreens, primary care
I know a lot about healthcare marketing & can help you as an interim or fractional leader. Dad, husband, #Northeastern #BU professor & canoeist, too. 🇨🇦🇺🇸

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I'm (Cautiously) Hopeful about Dollar General's Healthcare Aspirations. How about You?

I'm (Cautiously) Hopeful about Dollar General's Healthcare Aspirations. How about You?

Is there really room in the market for another major provider of healthcare products and services? Dollar Gen…

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"Stepping On the Gas Pedal"​: With Business Model Working, Walmart Health Prepares to Scale

"Stepping On the Gas Pedal"​: With Business Model Working, Walmart Health Prepares to Scale

"We have momentum on our side and a year of key learnings under our belt as we continue our mission to make i…

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Walmart Health's Sean Slovenski: Why I Left My Dream Job & What's Next For Me

Walmart Health's Sean Slovenski: Why I Left My Dream Job & What's Next For Me

"In my 30 years as a small company entrepreneur, one of the dreams you usually have is to have the biggest im…

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Walmart Health: Coming Soon to a Supercenter Near You? Most Likely, Yes.

Walmart Health: Coming Soon to a Supercenter Near You? Most Likely, Yes.

Was history made back in 1988 in Washington, Missouri? Yes, absolutely, if you're a student of Walmart and gr…

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Are You Measuring Patient Experience All Wrong?

Are You Measuring Patient Experience All Wrong?

What if you and your hospital were measuring patient satisfaction incorrectly? Worse, what if you were focuse…

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How Will Augmented and Virtual Reality Change Healthcare?

How Will Augmented and Virtual Reality Change Healthcare?

By James A. Gardner // 'Virtual reality was once the dream of science fiction. But the Internet was also once…

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Opinion | Rome’s Blundering Battle Against Overtourism

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By James Gardner
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
Nonresidents of the Eternal City must now pay a fee to visit the Trevi Fountain—the latest in a series of measures that prove a greater nuisance than the crowds themselves. On a recent visit, I found Rome to be enjoyable, but not quite as much as it used to be. For someone who has visited the Eternal City regularly over the past four decades, as I have, it is no longer possible to ignore the unwelcome changes that have occurred of late.
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A D.H.S. Shooting Puts Portland Back Under the Microscope

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By James Gardner
| The New Yorker Verified
Word in Hazelwood spread quickly. When Andrea Valderrama, who represents Outer East Portland in the Oregon State Legislature and lives in the neighborhood, saw her elementary-school-aged daughter an hour later, she was horrified to learn that her child was already aware of an incident. “It was not the standard, ‘How was your day at school?’ conversation,” Valderrama told me.
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Portland Prepares for Invasion

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By James Gardner
| The New Yorker Verified
In early October, Keith Wilson, the mayor of Portland, Oregon, visited 4310 South Macadam Avenue, an address that has thrust his city back into the national spotlight—and into the crosshairs of President Donald Trump. Since June, this site, the local headquarters for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), had been the focus of daily protests, with activists rallying against the Trump Administration’s immigration policies, often clashing with MAGA counter-protesters.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

I used one in high school a long time ago.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

I prefer emails and/or a DM on Twitter.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

I mostly write in Google Docs.
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