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Why I give
am
Keep your focus on what’s
in front of and around you.
Stop walking—and step
aside to a safe place—to check
your phone, text or take calls.
Skip the earbuds or turn
down the volume to hear what’s
going on around you.
The danger: falls, stumbles,
collisions—and potentially
serious injuries.
Phones down, heads
up! Walk this way:
A heads-up…
about
distracted
walking
It’s a modern-day
problem. You’ve seen it,
and you may have even
done it a time or two—
distracted walking with
a smartphone.
Talking on
the phone.
Sending
texts.
Listening
to music.
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“I have been a cook, a busboy, and a dishwasher. I have been a janitor
and worked as a furniture delivery man. I have been a professor, a
teacher, and a scientist. But it will be ‘doctor’ that someone will
someday carve on my headstone. I have spent the last 25 years
training to be a doctor, being a doctor, and now working as Chief
Physician Executive of Dignity Health–St. Rose Dominican.
I was lucky to have found a career that has given me so much—and
luckier still to be supported by my family while I pursued my goals. I
also recognize that I have enjoyed my career as a doctor for completely
selfish reasons. Selfish because I learned long ago that the greatest
joy in life is helping others. I count it as a privilege (and a pleasure)
that I spent the first half of my career caring for critically ill and
injured children, and during those years, I had the further honor of
working with Children’s Miracle Network, which was another way to
give. Giving is the best way I have found to make myself happy.”
—Robert Pretzlaff, MD
“It’s my privilege and pleasure to give.” Robert Pretzlaff, MD, pictured
during a trip to the Grand Canyon
To give to the St. Rose
Dominican Health Foundation,
visit or call
702.616.5758.
The Health Foundation is a nonprofit organization as provided under section 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax deductible in accordance with state and federal regulations.
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health of the women, men, and children in southern Nevada since 1998. A wide variety of free or low-cost wellness, nutrition, fitness, and health
classes and screenings are offered at our three convenient locations. For information, visit