Nursing Roundup: February 2014

Friday, February 28, 2014

Inpatient beds at Cardigan hospital are closing today (Friday).

Hywel Dda University Health Board says it has commissioned inpatient beds in a range of nursing and residential homes in south Ceredigion, which will include patients' own homes.

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Texas 2-year-old facing cancer puts on brave face for big haircut

The Saturday morning haircut experience can be an ordeal. The traffic, the long waits, the weekend to-do list.

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Learn How to Live Well With Diabetes

By Tracy Simons, Silver Cross Hospital If you are one of the more than 25.8 million people in the U.S. who has diabetes, learning to live well with the disease can be a challenge.

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Children face rare diseases with bravery

... says his mom, Chris. The Brinnemans knew something was wrong within days of Sam's birth -- he had a weak cry, wasn't nursing well and was "floppy," Chris says. It took three years for doctors to diagnose Sam with mitochondrial myopathy. Since then, ...

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Man Dies Six Months After Spider Bite

Florida has it's share of strange animal stories -- from huge pythons to invasive lizards -- but this tale is so common it's scary.

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Children face rare diseases with bravery

Germ-Fighting Scarf Shields Straphangers from Airborne Illness

... exposure to airborne organisms," Elaine L. Larson, associate dean for research at the Columbia University School of Nursing, said. But the editor of the American Journal of Infection Control said it is probably not known whether that would actually ...

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... a former pupil at Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School. "She had lots of different jobs, from cleaning to auxiliary nursing, she would do whatever fitted in with the family. But she would always speak her mind, and people respected her for that and ...

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Will New Autism Diagnostic Criteria Delay Care?

Researchers from the Columbia University School of Nursing are concerned that new diagnosis guidelines for autism spectrum disorder will significantly reduce the total number of people being diagnosed.

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Editorial: Refusing Medicaid expansion is a dreadf...

Gov. Gary Herbert's proposed " Healthy Utah " alternative to the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion is a dog's dinner of denial, pipe dreams, contempt for the poor and lack of candor with the taxpayers of his state.

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More than 400 home-care workers go on strike as legislature reconvenes

More than 400 home-care workers in Halifax walked off the job Friday to back their demands for higher wages as the Nova Scotia government prepared to make them an essential service.

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How To Cure You Sick Addiction To Hoarding

... they are maxed out, so everything seems important," Tolin explains. Monika Eckfield, a professor of physiological nursing at California State University, San Francisco, concurs that many hoarding patients struggle with processing information. To ...

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2014 St. Baldrick's Honoree: Becky Smith

... the past. Becky entered a remission state and inspired by her treatment she changed direction to pursue a career in nursing. She enrolled at Suffolk community college to accomplish her prerequisite requirements and was then accepted into the nursing ...

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Elyria blotter: Nurses say patient allegedly on cocaine attacked them

Elyria 7 a.m. Feb. 26 - 600 block E. River St., nurses at UH - SElyria Medical Center reported that a patient who was allegedly on cocaine scratched, kicked and pushed them.

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Baker County woman keeps defying the odds

Kelli Dowling Carter with her mother, Joy Ruhe, in Carter's room at her mother's home in Glen St. Mary.

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Workforce shifting under health-care reform

It's no secret that federal health-care reform is expected to bring millions of new patients into the medical system.

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Mary Lou Kendall Cheatham, 78

... of Fred Wendell and Juanita Marie Bell Kendall. She was a 1952 graduate of Anderson High School and received a BA in Nursing from Ball State University. She received her specialization in anesthesia and worked as a Nurse Anesthetist for ten years. ...

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Study: Hand sanitizer not always available in some facilities

... A research team jointly led by Laurie Conway, RN, MS, CIC, a PhD student at the Columbia University School of Nursing in New York, and Benedetta Allegranzi, MD, head of the WHO infection control program Clean Care is Safer Care, surveyed compliance ...

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Bouldera s wellness program improving health

About 1,000 employees involved in the city of Boulder's wellness program have had lower blood pressure and positive overall health scores over the last several months.

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SCF teacher collects Excellence in Education honor

... or certificates in high-demand occupations, including education and health professions such as dental hygiene, nursing and radiography. SCF launched the initiative as part of the American Association of Community Colleges Plus 50 Encore Completion ...

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Unique multi-resistant bacterium difficult to eradicate

... and that the majority came from elderly patients with infected wounds. The clonal outbreak was concentrated in eight nursing wards at the University Hospital and two primary health care centres in the same town, Linkoping. Despite a large exchange ...

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How it works, senior-care success

... and bar reviews, Cariloop steers families and caregivers to providers such as assisted living, home health, skilled nursing or hospice that best match the patients' needs, The user is then able to access info about these providers' bed availability, ...

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College Of New Rochelle Celebrates St. Angela Merici Feast Day

... life," says Shamella. Cassandra Castro, class of 2014, received her award from Dean Mary McGuinness, School of Nursing. As a member of the Student Nurses' Association, Castro implemented the Mentor-Mentee program and is currently working on ...

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Javits Center to Host Free Job Fair for Healthcare Professionals in March 2014

... recruiters and qualified candidates face to face. This career event shines the spotlight on opportunities in nursing, rehabilitation, respiratory care, sleep medicine, speech-language pathology, medical laboratory and health information. Students ...

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Lives depend upon infrastructure investment

This winter, our state has endured countless storms, subzero temperatures and with that comes tests to our infrastructure including our municipalities with snow removal, salt shortages and our utilities with downed trees, flooding and wires.

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Death of Otley gran - was tragic and avoidable'

... at the weekend. Evidence was heard from the nurses who expressed deep concern at the staffing levels and quality of nursing staff at that time exacerbated by reconfiguration of wards, sickness and training. Mrs Bingham's death led to a review of ...

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Crown Paints Builds Charity Partnership For 2014

Crown Paints' Charity Committee with Seb Farrell and the charity's mascot, Muggy A CANCER care charity is set to receive a huge boost after joining forces with Crown Paints - one of the UK's leading paint manufacturers.

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Mary Lou Kendall Cheatham, 78

... Fred Wendell and Juanita Marie Bell Kendall. She was a 1952 graduate of Anderson High School and received a BA in Nursing from Ball State University. She received her specialization in anesthesia and worked as a Nurse Anesthetist for ten years. ...

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New autism definition may decrease diagnosis by one-third, Columbia University finds

New diagnosis guidelines for autism spectrum disorder issued by the American Psychiatric Association may reduce by almost one third the total number of people being diagnosed, according to new research from Columbia University School of Nursing published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders .

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Video emergency call system "NurseEye"

... Nearly 52,000 people will reach the age of 100, and this figure is set to increase. The need for skilled care and nursing staff is constantly growing; to meet it is becoming ever more difficult. Modern technology will, in future, be able to support ...

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SA faces uphill battle to retain doctors, nurses

Remuneration in foreign countries, that the government cannot match, is frustrating efforts to retain doctors and nurses in SA, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said.

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Groundbreaking 4.8m care home facility to be built on eyesore Blackburn Infirmary site

... during construction, as 'the best of a bad job'. Once sufferers can no longer stay in their homes full medical and nursing care will be provided in the purpose-built premises, a concept trialled successfully in Blackley Manchester. Blackburn Local ...

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Groundbreaking 4.8m care home facility to be built on eyesore Blackburn Infirmary site

Registered Nurse - Intermountain Healthcare

The RN will provide nursing care to Home Health and Hospice patients in the comfort of their homes.

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Program treating chronic diseases in rural areas

Healthcare professionals in Western Australia's south west have taken part in a pilot program to teach chronic illness management in regional and rural areas.

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Marie Curie says sorry for ignoring St David's Day

... St Andrew are acknowledged in the calendar but there's no mention of St David. Marie Curie Cancer Care provides free nursing care for people with all terminal illnesses either in their own home or at the Cardiff and the Vale Hospice, in Penarth. The ...

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Mental health trust accused of 'misleading' consultation on bed cuts in Waveney

... Paget University Hospital to help patients. The trust is also running a pilot of up to six beds for older people in nursing homes in either Great Yarmouth or Waveney for patients with dementia. "Savings from not staffing these wards at present are ...

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South African Government Launches Free Contraceptive Device For Women

South African Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has launched a new contraceptive device which will be available free to women at all state clinics from June.

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Food, fun and furry friends at Sunnycrest

Sunnycrest just had its annual state inspection, and things are going fantastic! Every year the facility is inspected by the state to make sure everything is running properly and smooth.

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Sherrie Jean Doran

... born Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1953, in Marietta, to the late Charles and Donna Dye Umpleby. Sherrie dedicated her life to nursing and helping others spending countless hours at Marietta Memorial Hospital in the I.C.U. and Strecker Center for 35 years. She ...

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Craven Herald: Pictured, from left, are members Sue Maddocks, Erika Lynn and Kath Metcalfe

A new fundraising group has been launched in Settle and Ribblesdale - and is already off to a great start, raising more than A 800 in its first month.

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Bennett happy for warm-up ahead of four-day start

... done," Bennett assured. The left-handed Gayle, who recently returned to the West Indies set-up after injury, is nursing stiffness in his back and hamstring. The stylish right-hander Samuels and left-arm finger spinner Nikita Miller are both in the ...

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Crozer-Keystone to cut 250 positions, citing $15M loss

Crozer-Keystone Health System, the biggest health-care provider in Delaware County, said Thursday that it was cutting 250 positions, after losing $15.7 million since July 1. "Changes in health care continue to have a negative effect on Crozer-Keystone and many other health-care providers in our region and throughout the country," Crozer said in a ... (more)

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Visage Sculpture cosmetic practice of Boston uses Botox and Dysport...

Masha Banar, Board Certified Physician Associate and Medical Director of Visage Sculpture, can now reduce the size of the calf muscles with the help of neurotoxins.

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Home Care Options and Resources With One Call

... Call Groceries for Seniors volunteers to shop for home bound area residents; call doctor's offices to set-up skilled nursing and rehabilitation for patients who've been discharged from inpatient care without any orders in place; help caregivers ...

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Going Strong

... as a registered nurse at age 54, puts on her white uniform and shoes and drives herself to her job at Nella's, a nursing home in Elkins. Hepler said she spends her days overseeing and comforting patients, providing treatments, teaching nursing ...

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First Choice Emergency Room Opens 30th Facility in Richardson, Texas

First Choice Emergency Room opened its new Richardson facility at 7am today. The facility is First Choice Emergency Room's 30th facility overall and 14th in Dallas-Fort Worth.

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Nursing Students Lend a Hand at 'Cupid's Ball' in Santa Clarita

... volunteered at the special event serving disabled teens and adults in Santa Clarita. The core philosophy of the nursing curriculum at West Coast University is compassion for others - to serve the community with dedication. That philosophy was ...

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MedMasters Releases Employer Profile Membership Category

Its new Employer Profile category now allows any type of medical entity such as hospitals, device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, staffing companies, solutions companies and health clinics to set up a company profile, advertise their firm, and be listed in MedMasters' employer directory.

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Llanfair Recognizes Sitchanoff During Long Term Care Administrators Week

... Term Care Administrators Week, March 9 through March 15, 2014. Sitchanoff has served the well-being of Llanfair's nursing and assisted living residents since 2004. She is dedicated to the Llanfair whole-person wellness philosophy as well as Ohio ...

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

How Will Immigration Reform Impact the Medicare Trust Fund?

... for more than 50 million Americans enrolled in Medicare Part A, which covers inpatient hospital services, skilled nursing facility services, and home health care. Over the coming decades, the number of beneficiaries is only expected to increase as ...

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My Last Day at My Desk

Not with this company, , but at my desk. Since I sit at the first desk that patients come to as they're exiting the clinic area, I naturally help the most patients.

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Better Coordinating Long-Term Care and Medical Treatment

... (MCO). These may be insurance companies or health systems and involve partnerships among hospitals, physicians, nursing facilities, home care agencies, and case managers. Fully managing care for seniors and others often means redesigning both the ...

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Change needed 'from ward to board'

... emails sent by staff and midwives about the case, including one in 2009 from a midwife being investigated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) entitled "NMC shit". The trust's medical director at the time, Peter Dyer, told Mr Titcombe the ...

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StateServ Medical Now Servicing Tidewell Hospice in Western Florida

... e-based palliative care involving the support of physicians, registered nurses, social service counselors, certified nursing assistants and volunteers, all following a prescribed plan of care.

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Scathing report over Joshua's death

Call for more support for West Lothian cancer patients

Claims that West Lothian people with the disease are not able to access the wide range of support and advice that had previously been available.

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NHS in Leicester suffers blow as chief nurse leaves after four...

... which would give the trust time to find a replacement. "I am confident that Rachel will continue to drive forward nursing / ward quality and the wider trust quality agenda during this time," he said. Anthony Locke, chairman of the Leicester Mercury ...

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App developers to harness AI

IBM has challenged developers to come up with ways to get the vast brain of its supercomputer Watson on to the world's mobile phones.

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Animals are rewarded for their unstinting bravery

The vets and nurses at Vets Now Referrals run the awards each year to recognise the feats of survival their patients demonstrate on a daily basis.

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Island profile: Chris Lewis, a can-do, plain-talking style

... her R.N. in 1955. She started work in an orthopedics unit, helping polio victims. Two years later, she and her three nursing roommates decided to get their B.A. degrees. Chris didn't land the scholarship she needed but when she learned the ...

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Dr. Howard Glazer, Ph.D. Addresses Post Prostate Surgery Male Urinary ...

The Biofeedback Federation of Europe is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar for healthcare professionals on the use of SEMG biofeedback for the assessment and treatment of urinary incontinence in men.

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Key appointment as East Surrey Hospital shines light on elderly care and dementia

Health chiefs at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where the average age of a patient is 84, have appointed its first Consultant Nurse for Dementia and Older People.

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Scathing report over Joshua's death

... examined emails sent by staff and midwives about the case, including one from a midwife being investigated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) entitled "NMC shit". This email was sent to a wrong address and contained personal details about ...

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Only 49 per cent of staff would recommend East Lancashire hospitals to family

... seven areas of concern which we are already addressing." Steve Flanagan, regional director for the Royal College of Nursing in the North West, said: "Many of our region's trusts are doing well but there are pockets of concern too. "It is vitally ...

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Only 49 per cent of staff would recommend East Lancashire hospitals to family

Music as therapeutic intervention can relieve anxiety and depression in older people

... to an article published in Mental Health Practice , the practices can be easily and effectively used as therapeutic nursing interventions. A literature review of articles related to anxiety and the use of music as a therapy for people over the age ...

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Virginia Tech researchers work with new wireless technologies to improve hospitals

Medical mistakes happen every day, even with the best doctors and nurses. One way to reduce medical errors is to adopt new wireless technologies that improve health care and reduce costs, according to researchers with Virginia Tech's Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science.

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1,310 Miles and Counting: Seniors Add Up Marathon Miles

... partners with Northwestern Memorial Hospital, provides assisted living, memory support, rehabilitation and skilled nursing. The Terraces has earned the 5-star quality rating by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Clare is owned by ...

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Bromsgrove community hospital launches recruitment drive

... "You will learn about the trust's commitment to on-going training and development of its staff, hear more about the nursing roles we are recruiting for and have a tour of the Lickey and Cottage Wards where successful applicants will be working on." ...

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Nursing Care of Older Adults

Caring for older adults is far more complex than the majority of today's nurses and other healthcare providers ever learned in school, and than the majority of faculty in any schools of nursing are prepared to teach their students.

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Norovirus outbreak hits NRGH, senior care facility

... which to date has not shown its presence anywhere else in the hospital. Visitors are asked to check in at the nursing station before entering the unit. On Feb. 23 the same symptoms showed in a patient at Dufferin Place, the 126-unit care home ...

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Droitwich Lions Club supports cancer charity

Every penny collected will be spent in the community helping to provide free nursing care to terminally ill patients in their own homes and Marie Curie hospices.

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Nurses have colourful stories

Nurses, from left, Ethel Mclaren, Helen Huddleston and Edna Geddes reminisce about their time at Balclutha Hospital with South Otago Museum curator Gary Ross.

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Fletcher Allen Works to Improve Patient Safety, Prevent Death

Brand new this morning: Fletcher Allen has set a goal to have absolutely no preventable deaths by 2020.

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New research to revolutionise healthcare through remote monitoring of patients

Researchers from the University of Surrey have launched a new programme of research called eSMART , that uses mobile phone technology to remotely monitor patients who are undergoing chemotherapy to treat breast, bowel and blood cancers .

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St Ives-based Move with Us and Hinchingbrooke Hospital operators...

Move With Us staff, at St Ives, prepare for the Two Wheels For Woodlands charity cycle, Kim Pedlar, Louise Hill, Dan Hawes, Move with Us and Circle have become the first two sponsors of The Hunts Post 's Two Wheels for Woodlands charity bike ride.

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Savita among 2012's 10 pregnancy deaths

... Hospital for their involvement in the care of these women," the report found. It noted the turnover in midwifery and nursing doubled in 2012 to 5pc from the previous year's rate of 2.5pc.

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Minimum Nurse Staffing Levels

... to give the time to perform their role to their highest caring ability.? My proposed bill aims to ensure that our nursing services are properly staffed at all times. Investing in the best care produces the best outcome and experience for the patient ...

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Dorothy "Dody" Marie Fontaine Rosenthal

She graduated from Duluth Central and earned a B.S. in nursing from St. Scholastica.

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Ghana has only 74 eye doctors

The Minister of Health, Sherry Ayittey, has disclosed that there are only 74 ophthalmologists in Ghana.

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Lions Club hoping that collections will be a roaring success

... in Hemel Hempstead during March. Every penny collected will be spent in local communities helping to provide free nursing care to terminally ill patients in their own homes and Marie Curie hospices. Lions Club president Terry Allen said: "We can ...

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Worksop: College delivers a late Christmas present to Bassetlaw Hospital

The nurses at the Special Care Baby Unit at Bassetlaw Hospital were delighted when staff from Worksop College visited to present a cheque for 1000 following a fund-raising lunch.

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Legend among peers - Thu, 27 Feb 2014 PST

... a 51-year career at Deaconess Hospital. Over the years she has been a floor nurse, a manager, a unit director, chief nursing officer, physician recruiter and special projects manager in business development. (Full-size photo) "Anybody that has ...

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New research to revolutionize healthcare through remote monitoring of patients

Researchers from the University of Surrey have today launched a new programme of research called eSMART , that uses mobile phone technology to remotely monitor patients who are undergoing chemotherapy to treat breast, bowel and blood cancers.

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Welsh nurses work much harder

... levels are effective in increasing staffing levels and in reducing mortality rates. In 2011, the Royal College of Nursing Congress overwhelmingly supported the idea of legally enforceable staffing levels to improve patient care. Nurse staffing ...

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Sasha - A story of faith, hope and courage

Nine-year-old Sasha Dison is like most girls her age. She prefers spending her days playing with friends, conquering video games with her dad, crafting and painting.

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Rutherglen patients told to change doctor because of NHS transfer

Irene Robertson fears she may have to move to a GP at Rutherglen Primary Care Centre after the town moves into NHS Lanarkshire A Rutherglen family have been told they need to change their GP when the area becomes part of NHS Lanarkshire despite assurances there would be no changes to patient care.

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Visage Sculpture Clinic of Boston Now Offers Rehabilitation Services...

With recent explosion of dermal fillers popularity, we can see more and more of overdone faces.

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Suicide of homeless man leads to action plan over mental health

Hayley Lindsay spoke to the Reading Post about her partner John Morland, who died after a collision with a car in Purley Rise on Thursday, February 13 Tim Carter, who was staying at a bed and breakfast in Church Road, Earley, climbed on to the tracks at Earley on Saturday, September 7, last year The way mental health patients are looked after in ... (more)

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... part of their GP training. ''It's really great here . .. the staff are really supportive and there is a really good nursing team,'' Dr Wilson said. Growing up in the district Dr Wilson had headed away to study medicine at the University of Auckland ...

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Lawmakers to propose $100M to bring broadband to the borders

Tina McKeever knew when she moved there from the Twin Cities that she'd have fewer options.

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AFTER a recent stay (one of many) in Ward 17 at Scunthorpe General Hospital, I would like to speak up in defence against its critics. From the ladies who serve the varied and well presented meals, the ladies who clean the wards to the nurses and doctors involved in my treatment.

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Clinic coping after fire

An emergency plan put into place after the country's largest medical centre was badly damaged by fire is running smoothly so far, says the health provider.

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American College for Advancement of Medicine Grants First Chiropractic Physician Membership

... Center (ANCC) a Magnet Recognized program, ranking the hospital as one of the top seven percent in the nation for nursing excellence. CTCA at Midwestern has been designated by the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program (NQMBC) as a ...

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TV spotlight shines on WCH

THE staff who run West Cornwall Hospital's Urgent Care Centre are doubling up as TV stars as they take centre-stage on a national programme.

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Univ Of CA, Davis Ranked Top In World For Ag, Forestry Programs

... rofessional schools -- Education, Law, Management, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing.

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Oroville Hospital expected to lay off 50 employees

OROVILLE >> Oroville Hospital confirmed this week that it has started the process of reducing staffing to increase efficiencies and improve health care.

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Norovirus closes Alexandra Hospital

... at the Alex and another four at the Worcestershire Royal. The situation is continually being reviewed. Chief nursing officer Lindsey Webb said: "We would like to thank all of those people who, over the past few days, have heeded our advice and ...

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Centralizing Organ Removal May Benefit Transplants

For decades, surgeons have traveled to far-off hospitals to remove organs from brain-dead donors and then rushed back to transplant them.

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Baby born 30 minutes after wedding

USING ALL OF ITS AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO TRY TO HELP FIND MOLLY. THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO HEAR BEFORE GIVING BIRTH IS HEARING YOUR HUSBAND SAY HE HAS TO TAKE A RUN.

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Federal grant focuses on putting people back to work

Julia Seeley, nursing chair at Del Tech Owens Campus, shows Sen. Thomas Carper how mannequins help students learn to treat patients.

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Area nursing homes well regarded in peer rating

Eleven nursing homes in the region were listed among the nation's best nursing homes in a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report .

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The Morning Pride: February 26, 2014

Welcome to The Morning Pride, ThinkProgress LGBT's daily round-up of the latest in LGBT policy, politics, and some culture too! Here's what we're reading this morning, but please let us know what stories you're following as well.

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Award-winning Marketing Strategy by Harley Street Dental Studio

... heroes of this award are the amazing team at the practice, from their outstanding Care Coordinators, hygienists, nursing teams and their renowned clinicians - delivering excellence to patients every time. So how exactly did Harley Street strike ...

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Healthcare Workers' Confidence Dips Slightly in Q4 2013

The online study among 148 healthcare employees, which included physicians, healthcare administrators and other healthcare professionals, was conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Randstad Healthcare .

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Rankism Can Be Harmful to Your Health

... to abusive situations, and nurses have legitimate complaints about their treatment by physicians. Within the nursing order-nurse practitioners, registered nurses, licensed volunteer nurses, and medical assistants-rankism also rears its ugly head. ...

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Clinic to offer free medical treatment at KCC through April

... outside of the Colleges Roll Health and Administration Building from 9 a.m. to noon on the following dates: Medical/nursing care providers onsite during clinic visits will offer free medical treatment and services including prescriptions, health ...

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Getting To The Heart Of The Matter

... exercise program. Feel free to stop by or make an appointment with the Medina County Health Department Public Health Nursing Division for a free blood pressure screening or for more information about heart health. Our office, located at 4800 ...

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Centralizing organ removal reduces transplant cost

For decades, surgeons have traveled to far-off hospitals to remove organs from brain-dead donors and then rushed back to transplant them.

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Research Leicester nurse set to give talk Royal College of...

... Biomedical Research Unit, at Glenfield Hospital, will deliver a presentation to the annual Royal College of Nursing Education Forum tomorrow. Ms Harrison introduced the scheme to increase the research knowledge of graduate nurses and raise the ...

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Minister welcomes waiting time progress - but highlights need for resources

The Department of Health has today updated Tynwald Members on its work to reduce waiting times, highlighting several areas where progress has been made.

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Kettering Health completes $3.2M neuroscience renovation

The hospital has furnished a new 23-bed unit for neurological patient care, with three rooms dedicated to seizure diagnosis.

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Hospital scores highly with patients

... patients, with almost all rating the overall quality of care as either excellent or very good. Overall impression of nursing care received a rating of 94.6 per cent whilst the impression of consultant surgeons or physicians scored 99.6 per cent. ...

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U.S. News names 'best' Orlando Metro nursing homes

U.S. News & World Report today released its Best Nursing Homes 2014 report, highlighting the top nursing homes in every state and nearly 100 major metropolitan areas.

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Two Ohio hospitals among 30 'most nurse-friendly' in U.S.

An industry Web site has listed the 30 hospitals nationally that provide superior work environments and benefits for their nursing staff.

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Residents can have say on new Flint health centre

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board will hold two workshops in Flint to discuss services that will be provided from the town's new health centre.

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Marrero: UWG striving to make tuition affordable

... region with its existing programs - MBA, early childhood development, general education, core curriculum, and the nursing program. Increase the current number of 500 students at the Newnan campus to 1,200 non-duplicated students by the time classes ...

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Improving Antipsychotic Appropriateness in Dementia Patients

This Web site includes information and resources to help clinicians, providers, and consumers better understand how to manage problem behaviors and psychosis in people with dementia using evidence-based approaches.

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Brandeberry, Mabel Maxine "Gram"

... passed away at the age of 43 in 1959 and she was only 39. In 1962, at the age of 43 she decided to go into the nursing profession. She attended Northwestern School of Nursing and received her training at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, Ohio, where ...

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Nursing students want people to stop the spread and protect

On Tuesday, Truman State University's Nursing Student Association held an open to the public clinic for free confidential HIV testing and urine screening for gonorrhea and chlamydia.

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First patients move into A 42.8m mental health hospital

... to be transferred to the new facility, funded by the Oxford Health Foundation NHS Trust. Ros Alstead, director of nursing, said: "The first adult patients are set to move into the sapphire and ruby wards. "The centre has taken eight years to come to ...

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Two Ohio hospitals among 30 'most nurse-friendly' in U.S.

... has listed the 30 hospitals nationally that provide superior work environments and benefits for their nursing staff. The list includes two from Ohio. The Cleveland Clinic ranked No. 15 on the list and was lauded for its nursing mentorship ...

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Florence E. Stacey

Florence was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania and graduated from McKeesport Hospital School of Nursing in 1940.

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HIMSS14: Lessons from Disney's Tale of Health I.T.

Dr. Jerry Osband, Chief Medical Officer at EXL, a business process consultancy and analytics firm, identifies the top data challenges that providers face in the coming year.

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Two former nurses at a Dubuque hospital have filed a lawsuit alleging they have been unfairly blacklisted by one of Iowa's largest health care chains.

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Peer-to-peer aggression threatens patient care and outcomes

... as between horizontal violence and poor patient outcome or near misses, was demonstrated. The study, published in Nursing Management , urges senior nurses and managers to create workplace environments where nurses feel supported to practise their ...

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Urgent care staff must be alert to atypical signs of life-threatening meningococcal septicaemia

A case study, published in Emergency Nurse, reveals how easy it is for such symptoms to be missed, delaying diagnosis and treatment of a patient with the life-threatening condition.

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Joseph Finn

He was a graduate of Page High School Class of 2009, and attended Auburn University and Belmont University School of Nursing.

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Nurses claim Iowa health chain blacklisted them

The lawsuit was filed in Dubuque County this week on behalf of former Finley Hospital nurses Lisa Flanagan and Ellen Rath.

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Connexion2 Once Again Part Of Annual Lone Worker Safety 2014 Expo

... has attracted visitors from a variety of sectors e.g. public sector enforcement, housing, social and health care, nursing, utilities field representatives and public transport, as well as industry leading experts and exhibitors. Connexion2, a widely ...

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Nurses claim Iowa health chain blacklisted them

Two former nurses at a Dubuque hospital have filed a lawsuit alleging they have been unfairly blacklisted by one of Iowa's largest health care chains.

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Nurses claim Iowa health chain blacklisted them

The lawsuit was filed in Dubuque County this week on behalf of former Finley Hospital nurses Lisa Flanagan and Ellen Rath.

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Nurses with degrees 'reduce number of deaths'

... lead investigator Professor Peter Griffiths, from the University of Southampton, discovered that a better-educated nursing workforce slashed unnecessary deaths. The study concluded that failing to invest in degree education for nurses, alongside ...

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Hospital recognized for birth safety goal

... between the physicians and the nurses," Tina Prescott said. "And we made tremendous strides." Prescott, the chief nursing officer at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, made her comments prior to the Board of Trustees of West Tennessee ...

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CIO interview: Mike Jones, Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS IT infrastructure is going through major changes, with the Department of Health looking to make the work of doctors and nurses 'paperless' with an increased use of digital technology.

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Deadline over hospital's 'staffing crisis'

... delegates representing staff had presented the demand to DHB chief executive Carole Heatly and executive director of nursing and midwifery Leanne Samuel. "NZNO members told the DHB leaders that many nurses were working overtime, double shifts and ...

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Edo govt, doctors reach agreement

Edo State Govern-ment and doctors in the state under the aegis of Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, have reached an agreement on matters affecting the doctors' condition of service and improving infrastructure in the state's health sector.

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Researchers Work with Novel Wireless Technologies to Improve Safety in Hospitals, Health Care

One way to reduce medical errors is to adopt new wireless technologies that improve health care and reduce costs, according to researchers with .

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Joe's Health Calendar Feb. 26

Feb. 26 4 p.m.: San Joaquin Delta College's Associate Degree Nursing Program will host a public "site review" for continuing accreditation of its nursing program in Delta's North Forum, 5151 Pacific Ave., Stockton .

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Abu Dhabi and Ajman Healthcare workers attend Addiction Treatment Workshops

WAM ABU DHABI, 26th February, 2014 -- The National Rehabilitation Centre, NRC, held two workshops for nursing and medical staff in Abu Dhabi and Ajman, particularly those individuals who are in direct contact with addiction patients.

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A Guide To Wellness in Oklahoma

Thrive Oklahoma Health &Wellness magazine is the inspiration of Dr. Angela C. Slovak who proposed a more sustainable community outreach program OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, February 26, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Get your physique moving this spring with Oklahoma's premiere health, wellness and lifestyle magazine.

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Nurse cuts 'linked to death rates'

... the data were collected in 2009-10. US expert Professor Linda Aiken, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, who led the research, said: "Our findings emphasise the risk to patients that could emerge in response to nurse staffing cuts ...

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3D model of child's heart helps surgeons save life

Experts created a 3D model of a child's heart using images from a CT scan. The model helped doctors figure out the best approach to fix the child's multiple heart defects.

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Under pressure hospitals across Cambridgeshire issue urgent warning...

... hospitals under pressure include Addenbrooke's, Hinchingbrooke and Peterborough City Hospital, alongside community nursing services in the region "which are all currently under pressure. "Emergency departments are extremely busy and patients are ...

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Stephen Moravick Joins SearStone as Executive Chef

... SearStone gives residents exclusive access to long-term-care services such as home health care, assisted living and nursing care. SearStone has been mentioned in numerous national publications such as The New York Times and is currently accepting ...

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Droitwich Lions Club supports cancer charity

Every penny collected will be spent in the community helping to provide free nursing care to terminally ill patients in their own homes and Marie Curie hospices.

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Nursing Staff Cuts Linked To Higher Death Rates

... month of surgery by 7%, new data shows. Hospitals are experiencing higher patient death rates as a direct result of nursing cutbacks, according to a study of hospitals in England and eight other countries. Data from 300 European hospitals shows that ...

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Almost half of health trust staff would not be happy to see relatives ...

... was revealed as the findings of the 2013 national NHS staff survey were released yesterday by the Royal College of Nursing. The report highlighted that overall staff engagement within the trust, which includes staff motivation and the ability to ...

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Cancer patients want more written information on late effects

... was well received. None of the respondents wanted less information. The authors of the study, published in Cancer Nursing Practice , said individualised assessment of patients' needs was vital before, during and immediately after treatment, and ...

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Centralizing Organ Removal May Benefit Transplants

For decades, surgeons have traveled to far-off hospitals to remove organs from brain-dead donors and then rushed back to transplant them.

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Radisson Blu Martinez Beirut among top best bargain hotels in Lebanon by TripAdvisor

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RasGas reaches out to Qatari students at UK career fair

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BBK launches first ATM in Bahrain for visually impaired

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Sun Life Financial to relocate corporate headquarters to One York Street

Sun Life Financial is scheduled to relocate to the new building in 2017. The building is being developed by Menkes Developments Ltd. and Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan .

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Infiniti to appoint Al Ghassan Motors as authorized dealer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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NHS staff are being placed under 'almost intolerable pressure' in, senior medic warns

SUPPORTERS reacted angrily yesterday after the club confirmed the A 1.5m emergency loan from investors Sandy Easdale and Laxey Partners.

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Afghan healthcare failing to meet needs

... reduces the quality of care outside the urban centres. "In many places you have someone who studied pharmacy or nursing for short periods treating entire patient-loads for illnesses they have little to no understanding of." An overemphasis on ...

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Draft Framework for Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Released

A significant barrier to the interstate practice of telehealth is closer to being broken down.

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Massive, open, online, for credit

... Last fall, the first MOOC offered in this initiative at The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing attracted 29 students who completed the course for credit. Fourteen of them later enrolled in the nursing degree program. Despite the ...

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Team tackling alcohol abuse in Chorley and South Ribble Hospital is shortlisted for top award

The Nursing Standard Nurse Awards recognise those who can show their initiatives have had a positive impact on people's health and wellbeing.

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Transplant study in the Midwest shows benefits of a single centre for removing donor organs

For decades, surgeons have travelled to far-off hospitals to remove organs from brain-dead donors and then rushed back to transplant them.

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Some hospital infections reduced by computerized checklist

A computerized safety checklist that automatically pulls information from patients' electronic medical records was associated with a threefold drop in rates of one serious type of hospital-acquired infection, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford.

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National Association of Professional Women Announces Katharine Anne...

... is a powerfully vibrant networking community with over 600,000 members and nearly 400 Local Chapters. Ms. Young's nursing career began at the renowned Faulkner Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, where she became skilled in treating patients ...

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National Association of Professional Women Announces Ruth E. Hager,...

... vigilance, management, drug safety and healthcare," said Ms. Hager, who holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northeastern University. Ziopharm Oncology is a leading Boston, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company "employing novel gene ...

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Medic warns of hospital pressure

The outgoing president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh called for an agreed set of manageable standards to be adopted nationally.

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Consulting on career within health trust

... students' enthusiasm about the NHS and confident that with the right commitment many could go on to build successful nursing and medical careers in the NHS."

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LG Electronics launches the World's first Curved Oled

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Wife Kirsty Gordon-Thomas: 'There aren't enough words to thank...

Mr Gordon-Thomas was originally thought to be dehydrated but it soon became clear his condition was much more serious.

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Neonatal hospice care is a new, and vital, focus

FOR any new parents, getting the right care for their new baby is hugely important.

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MinuteHound's New Time Clock Software: Efficiency for Nursing and Long-Term Care Homes

MinuteHound's new time clock software helps nursing home's achieve a high level of efficient and provide better care for both staff and patients.

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Tatweej chooses Du as Arab World social responsibility pioneer

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Restora Healthcare to Recapitalize Through Chapter 11 Process

... will continue to be paid on normal payroll dates and patients will continue to be treated by Restora's high quality nursing and professional staff," said Restora's current revenue-cycle management firm, Acuity Healthcare, has agreed to invest new ...

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Bladder Cancer: the Forgotten Killer

Despite the number of new cases in bladder cancer falling, the number of deaths has not reduced by a similar proportion.

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Students invited to sign up for health care program

... The Future Healthcare Professionals Programs offers observation experiences in hospital departments including nursing, surgery, emergency department, obstetrics, rehabilitation, radiology, pharmacy, pastoral care and laboratory. In addition, the ...

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UIndy plans $50M in expansion projects

The bulk of the money, to be spent over five years, will go to a 134,000-square-foot health sciences center, which will provide training space for the university's nursing, physical therapy and other health care students.

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A drummer pays homage to Brian Sinclair after his funeral service in 2008.

... for whom there was no hospital bed available, an inquiry heard Monday. Lori Lamont, vice-president and chief nursing officer of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, said a major reason for the logjam is there are few personal care home beds for ...

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BroadcastMed Spotlights: Live Surgical Cases from Baptist Health South Florida Center for Robotic Surgery on February 27, 2014

Get a firsthand look at the advanced operating techniques performed by the skilled surgeons at the Baptist Health South Florida Center for Robotic Surgery.

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Stand-alone facility for organ retrieval is more efficient, less costly than hospital

Retrieving organs from brain-dead donors is logistically challenging and time consuming in hospitals.

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Legends of Our Waterlogged Land

... sprites and water goddesses. And it seems they often had their work cut out! St Giles was also the patron saint of nursing mothers, epileptics and those who suffered night terrors so he was never short of offerings. In those days when starvation and ...

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Centralizing organ removal may benefit transplants

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Centralizing organ removal may benefit transplants

For decades, surgeons have traveled to far-off hospitals to remove organs from brain-dead donors and then rushed back to transplant them.

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Layoffs among changes at Oroville Hospital

Layoffs and other staffing changes at Oroville Hospital will impact about 50 employees at Oroville Hospital in the near future.

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ENOC honours over 40 UAE National Development Programme graduates

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Doctors' Offices Get Put On Hold Trying to Find Out Who's Insured

Sheila Lawless manages a small rheumatology practice in Wichita Falls, Texas, about two hours outside of Dallas.

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Why the long wait in emergency departments?

WHETHER it is because you have a dire emergency or an unexpected or unexplained illness, or you had to assist a family member or friend with an urgent ailment to the emergency department , most of us have visited the ED.

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Two premieres at Qatar Motor Show

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Ali Alghanim and Sons Automotive presents the 2nd BMW Golf Cup International - Kuwait 2014

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Joe's Health Calendar Feb. 25

... agents. Click here for more information . Feb. 26 (Wednesday) 4 p.m.: San Joaquin Delta College's Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program will host a public "site review" for continuing accreditation of its nursing program in Delta's North Forum, ...

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BroadcastMed Spotlights: Live Surgical Cases from Baptist Health...

Get a firsthand look at the advanced operating techniques performed by the skilled surgeons at the Baptist Health South Florida Center for Robotic Surgery.

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View Press Release

On Thursday, February 27, 2014, surgeons will perform three LIVE robot-assisted surgeries, including urologic and gynecologic procedures.

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Doctors' Offices Get Put On Hold Trying to Find Out Who's Insured

But with the Affordable Care Act, it's more complicated. Sheila Lawless manages a small rheumatology practice in Wichita Falls, Texas, about two hours outside of Dallas.

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Interprofessional education helps Marshall University health care students learn team-based approach

... care givers ultimately leading to better health care for patients. More than 300 students from medicine, pharmacy, nursing, physical therapy, social work, communications disorders and dietetics are attending the sessions, which have been organized ...

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UGB announces results for 2013

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NCB wins Euromoney award 2014 for Best Private Banking in Saudi Arabia

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Centralizing organ removal may benefit transplants 2 minutes

For decades, surgeons have traveled to far-off hospitals to remove organs from brain-dead donors and then rushed back to transplant them.

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Musgrove Hospital's new Jubilee building is completed

The keys to Musgrove Park Hospital's new 112-bedroom Jubilee building have been handed over by construction firm BAM.

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Immune cell harvesting and storage technology to be introduced to Middle East

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Disaster Prep for Student Volunteers

... from different areas of the country. "We have students [who] come in with a variety of backgrounds. Some are nursing students [who] want to work in hospitals in the U.S. and for them it is a good experience to learn how to deal with high-stress ...

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Monday, February 24, 2014

Infor Helps Organizations Deliver High-Quality Care With Predictive Talent Analytics

... for healthcare organizations looking to develop top-tier clinicians including the lifeline of a health system -- the nursing staff. Within every medical organization there are several types of nursing positions and specialized areas such as Trauma, ...

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Infor Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire Patient Acuity and Workload Management Solution

... our continued investment in and strong commitment to our healthcare customers," said Beth Meyers, R.N., M.S., chief nursing officer, Infor. "Aligning staffing recommendations and patient assignments with the unique care needs of each patient can ...

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Panasonic Showcases New Healthcare Technology at HIMSS 2014

Panasonic System Communications Company of North America, a leading provider of integrated healthcare technology, will highlight a wide range of technology solutions at the HIMSS 2014 conference, including Toughpada and ToughbookA mobile computers, 80" LED touch screen displays, digital signage solutions, facility surveillance technology and more.

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Larger neonatal unit opens

Samej Anderson, born Jan. 9 at 23 weeks, stays at WakeMed's neonatal intensive care unit.

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Imprivata Cortext Delivers Support for Clinical Alerting and On-Call...

Imprivata A , a leading provider of authentication and access management solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced that Imprivata Cortext A , the secure communications platform for healthcare, supports integration with leading third-party notification and alarm management, alerting, scheduling and clinical event response applications.

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PerfectServe Introduces ePHI Filtering Capabilities to Its...

In 2012 the Ponemon Institute calculated that the average economic impact of data breaches for healthcare organizations was $2.4 million, a 20 percent increase since it first calculated this cost in 2010.

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California flu deaths rise

The total influenza-related deaths statewide has grown to 278, the California Department of Public Health announced Friday.

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Avaya Helps Healthcare Organizations Improve Patient Experience, Care ...

Avaya, a global provider of communications and collaboration solutions and services, is helping healthcare organizations enhance the patient, provider and payer experiences and advance their business through technologies that improve care team collaboration, patient outreach and service delivery.

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Welch Allyn and EarlySense Partnership Generates Wide Range of...

... attachments. The system was designed to monitor patients on medical surgical floors who are usually monitored by nursing staff approximately once every four hours. The system is currently installed at hospitals and rehabilitation centers in the and ...

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API Healthcare Launches Patient Classification Clinical Information Interface

... medicine into effect with the Patient Classification Solution," said Karlene Kerfoot, Vice President of Nursing, API Healthcare, A GE Healthcare Company. "We have a long history of innovation in this space, and today we are pleased to provide the ...

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Forest Laboratories, Inc. Launches STRIDE Patient Support Program for ...

Forest Laboratories, Inc. today announced the launch of the STRIDE patient support program to help those prescribed TudorzaA PressairA or DalirespA by answering questions they may have about their chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treatment.

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New Leadership Collaborative Report Offers Recommendations for the Innovative Nurse Leader

... (2014). Focused on both practice and technology, the report provides valuable information, tools and resources for nursing leaders to access and use as they integrate technology into practice and education. This TIGER Leadership Collaborative Report ...

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Imprivata Cortext Delivers Support for Clinical Alerting and On-Call...

Clues to keep an active mind

Didn't even get into bed. Bernice, who lives at Atria Center City, an assisted living community in Philadelphia, in an apartment overlooking Logan Square, has been creating crossword puzzles since she was a young widow, home evenings with two small sons and needing something to engage her mind.

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Forest Laboratories, Inc. Launches STRIDE Patient Support Program for...

Violence alarms hospital nurses

Australian Nurses and Midwifery Federation state secretary Neroli Ellis says there has been an increase in violent incidents in mental health services at the Royal Hobart Hospital.

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25th Annual Leadership Survey Demonstrates the Positive Impact of Health IT

... champions and actively participate in the IT system selection process. The number of respondents employing a Chief Nursing Information Office (CNIO) has also doubled in the past year to 15 percent. The Survey reflects the responses of 298 ...

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HIMSS Foundation Acquires The Online Journal of Nursing Informatics

"Through the addition of OJNI to the HIMSS Foundation and the HIMSS Nursing Informatics Community, we have an exciting opportunity to further enhance and disseminate nursing informatics knowledge and research."

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API Healthcare Launches Patient Classification Clinical Information Interface

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Leading U.S. Hospital Secures Electronic Healthcare Records and...

Splunk Inc. , provider of the leading software platform for real-time operational intelligence, today announced that Middlesex Hospital , recognized as a HIMSS Stage 6 hospital , Hospital & Healthcare Network's Most Wired and ranked one of the top 100 hospitals in the U.S., recently expanded its use of SplunkA Enterprise to secure Electronic ... (more)

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Almost 500 people are diagnosed with cancer in Laois each year, and...

... head of fundraising Mark Mellett. The money goes towards cancer research, services and advocacy, as well as night nursing, for patients at home. The Irish Cancer Society Night Nurses are provided free for up to 10 nights. In 2013, 214 nights of care ...

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A dance to celebrate a milestone

... from the Polish embassy. She lived and worked in military hospitals as a nurse during World War II and continued her nursing career in peacetime. In 1959, Mrs Goebel was forced to hide her identity in order to get a passport from the communist ...

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Krea launches ONCO+: The definitive connect into Indian Oncology

The ONCO+ initiative from Krea establishes a deeper connect within the Cancer community.

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Study: Computerized Checklist Reduces Type Of Hospital Infection

Challenges Loom to Expand Nurse Informatics

... is what informatics is all about. The senior associate dean for informatics at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing proved the point at the Nursing Informatics Symposium at HIMSS14 by giving an example at how informatics education has been ...

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Coalfire and HealthShare Montana Partner to Help Support Healthcare Customers

HIPAAcentral provides a secure, business-to-business network with access to training, templates, white papers, alerts and other resources to track the complex and constantly changing security and compliance landscape.

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Trust chief happy with progress at East Lancashire hospitals

... team has since been 'strengthened' by the appointment of Mr Birrell as interim chief exectuive, as well as a new nursing director, chairman and medical director, the trust said. An additional 104 nurses and nursing support staff have been recruited, ...

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Sanford Announces Innovative, Real-Time Operational Intelligence to...

The solution supports Sanford's objectives to decrease operational costs, reduce delays in patient care and increase clinical efficiencies and staffing productivity.

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How much debt is an A worth?

Students are leery of taking on too much debt while they are in school and so they end up working part-time.

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Capitol reorganization up for PB deliberation

THE Provincial Board will meet on Wednesday, February 26, to deliberate on the proposed reorganization at the Capitol, an official said.

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NCH Sport, Racing writer Geoff Wilson. September 2012 pic Darren Pateman

Geoffrey Alan "Woolley" Wilson grew up in Gosford close enough to the race track to hear the PA system, and it was like a siren call that lured him into a life of racing.

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The Recovery Village's Sandee Nebel to Facilitate Yoga Sessions at IAEDP Symposium

Yoga is a type of therapy that we use at The Recovery Village and have experienced great results with it.

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Accurate diagnosis of rare diseases remains difficult despite strong physician interest

Patients living with rare diseases visit an average of 7.3 physicians before receiving an accurate diagnosis, according to a recent survey of patients, family members, physicians and allied health care professionals .

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Jewish Home a model for Alzheimer's care

... are diagnosed with it), the Jewish Home Family of North Jersey - the umbrella organization that runs the skilled nursing facility at the Jewish Home at Rockleigh , among other services - is being recognized as a national model for caring for ...

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NHC Reports Year End Earnings

Operating results for the 2013 year compared to the 2012 year were favorably impacted by a gain on the recovery of notes receivable in the amount of after income taxes), by the positive results within our accrued risk reserves, as well as the continued efforts to reduce expenses in our skilled nursing facilities.

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PPSS Group Announce Details for Lone Worker Safety 2014 Conference

... attended by professionals from a variety of sectors e.g. public sector enforcement, housing, social and health care, nursing, utilities field representatives and public transport. However, we would like to welcome everyone who shares our genuine ...

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St. John's-raised Marine Cassidy Little stars in 'Two Worlds of Charlie F'

St. John's-raised Marine Cassidy Little has only foggy memories of the deadly explosion that blew off the lower half off his right leg while he was on duty in Afghanistan.

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All Nurse Practitioners ("NPs") Now Dispensing Prescription...

... 1, 2014 and follows a 2012 law granting physician assistants the authority to dispense prescription medications. The Nursing Board passed rules to carry out the new law and, this week, authorized the applications of all ZoomCare NPs to dispense. ...

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Nutrition staves off syndrome harming young female athletes

The 14-year-old Bexley gymnast said she gave it little thought and felt that she had plenty of energy as she flipped and tumbled her way toward the next competition.

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NHC Reports Year End Earnings

... results within our accrued risk reserves, as well as the continued efforts to reduce expenses in our skilled nursing facilities. Fourth quarter of 2013 net income available to common shareholders was $14,421,000 or $1.04 per basic share, compared to ...

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Narayana sets up hi-tech hospital in Caribbean - Indiatalkies.com

Bangalore, Feb 24: India's leading corporate healthcare entity Narayana Hospital has extended its footprint beyond the shores by setting up a tertiary care multi-specialty hospital at Grand Cayman in the Caribbean.

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In California, a raft of measures to improve conditions of assisted living

... to hundreds, assisted living facilities provide housing and day-to-day help to the elderly and disabled, but, unlike nursing homes or physical rehabilitation centers, they do not offer around-the-clock medical care. The regulatory proposals come as ...

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Computerized checklist reduces type of hospital infection, study finds

Mom blames hospital for baby's death

Not too long ago both Helen Zille and Julius Malema criticised Thabo Mbeki. Now they are singing his praises.

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Helston Children's Home reunion plan sparks memories

... who allowed Sheila to stay on an extra six months, despite reaching the leaving age of 15, as she was studying nursing at the Helston Cottage Hospital over the road. Kathleen even attended Sheila's wedding and later her daughter's wedding, and was ...

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Singapore stock market and companies daily report (GLP, Noble Group,...

... 72.7 percent rise in turnover to $8.5 million. - Pacific Healthcare Holdings raised its stakes in Pacific Healthcare Nursing Home and Pacific Eldercare and Nursing, currently at 15 percent each, by 20 percent each for $1.2 million. The management ...

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Governor Susana Martinez visits San Juan College to discuss healthcare initiatives.

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez discussed her healthcare initiatives with numerous local officials, San Juan College nursing staff and faculty and many others at a press conference on Monday, January 16 at San Juan College.

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Iatric Systems Collaborates with Welch Allyn to Bring Vital Signs and Other Data into EHRs

Iatric Systems, a healthcare IT integration company, and Welch Allyn, a medical diagnostic device company that delivers pragmatic innovation at the point of care, have announced a partnership to offer hospitals an automated solution for sending confirmed vital signs and other data to electronic health records .

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Mom blames Bara for baby's death

A woman whose baby died in the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital while giving birth two weeks ago is seeking legal advice, the Sowetan reported on Monday.

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Sunday, February 23, 2014

Carthage Area Hospital unions to hold vigil Monday night in Turning Point Park

... were members of Local 1199, which represents dietary and housekeeping staff, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, phlebotomists, respiratory therapists, pharmacy technicians and unit coordinators. Since those layoffs were ...

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Nurses On the Move: Part 1

We are so proud of the diversity of our membership here on NursingCenter.com. The educational background and experience of our members includes everyone from first-year nursing students to nurse practitioners and nurse executives, and every position and role in between.

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Debbie Reavell and Ian Williams, of Basingstoke Heritage Society

AN HISTORIC stone which tells a story of Basingstoke's past has been saved for posterity by local heritage enthusiasts and the local museum service.

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Nurses make new pay claims

... parking fee rises will be limited to inflation. The claims are on top of the 14.2 per cent pay rise the Australian Nursing Federation extracted from the State Government during last year's election campaign - a deal Health Minister Kim Hames has ...

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34million patients won't get GP appointments because of government cuts, doctors warn

More than 34 million patients will fail to get an appointment with their GP this year because of government cuts, doctors have warned.

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Millburn-Short Hills Chamber of Commerce to Honor Locals at Gala on Saturday

The Millburn-Short Hills Chamber of Commerce will use its annual Winter Gala this Saturday, Feb. 8, to recognize and award local companies and organizations deserving accolades: Thanks to her love of creating home videos, Millburn resident Kerry Glass, founder of Memories Live, was a pro at turning treasured family moments into lasting keepsakes.

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Living well with heart failure

According to the American Heart Association, heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization in people over 65 years old.

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Ditch your razor for cancer cause

Four men have been banned from the venue as part of Operation Goliath, while Leicestershire County Council has said it will refuse to issue licences for any children needing them to perform there Hinckley finished the day with six tries and 40 points on the board, as the confidence begins to return to the side PROSTaid, a charity based in ... (more)

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Baby in roadside rescue on Dolphin Expressway in stable condition

A day after a photographer's lens happen to catch a frantic roadside effort by motorists to save an unconscious infant, the baby's aunt and doctor announced Friday that he was stable.

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Baby boy died after nurse removed him from a ventilator without...

... training following her action - but remains working at the hospital. She has not been disciplined or reported to the Nursing and Midwifery Council which has the power to hold a hearing and remove her from the nursing register, it is thought. The ...

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Survey warning on GP appointments

More than 34 million people will this year fail to get an appointment with their GP when they seek one, the Royal College of General Practitioners has claimed.

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Walk with the Hospice

... other life-limiting illnesses in our community. For example by raising A 30 you could pay for an hour of specialist nursing care for a patient being cared for at hospice. So come on walk with us and bring your family and friends for a great day ...

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Huddling in the medical home: Sounds good on paper

... that starts an hour before the morning practice session. Our nurses have a mandatory meeting with the entire nursing staff to go over the day's issues. Our registrars have a mandatory 20-minute meeting before the start of their day, to go over the ...

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Tororo to close illegal laboratories

By Faustine Odeke The state minister for primary healthcare, Sarah Achieng Opendi, has directed the Allied Health Professional Council to close all unlicensed private laboratories.

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Survey warning on GP appointments

More than 34 million people will this year fail to get an appointment with their GP when they seek one, the Royal College of General Practitioners has claimed.

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Ways to make hospital visits easier for your child

Few things cause more stress for parents than their child dealing with illness - and while even a regular doctor's appointment may tug at heartstrings, a trip to the ER can be downright terrifying.

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Local hospitals provide care for children beyond medicine

"The Art in a Box was a relief for all of us," said Sheila Heiser, left, with her husband, Mark, daughter, Olivia and nurse Leigh-Anne Drumm.

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Survey warning on GP appointments

Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham blamed Prime Minister David Cameron for scrapping Labour's guarantee of a GP appointment within 48 hours More than 34 million people will this year fail to get an appointment with their GP when they seek one, the Royal College of General Practitioners has claimed.

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Now you can get well in a hotel

QUEENSLAND'S reputation as a no-go zone for bikie gangs is spreading, as overseas bikies cancel trips and local clubs go to ground or turn to the internet.

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Survey warning on GP appointments

Precyse Drives Health Information Performance at HIMSS 2014

Precyse is once again a HIMSS Gold Sponsor, and will also sponsor the HIMSS ICD-10 Pre-Conference Symposium and host the HIMSS 2014 Lunch & Learn Panel Discussion.

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Trust chief happy with progress at East Lancashire hospitals

Wright State University is offering intense flight nurse training

Wright State University's program is sanctioned by the U.S. Air Force surgeon general, so students from the nearby Air Force Institute of Technology have been among early participants.

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Home care program would benefit patients

CYSTIC fibrosis sufferer Meg Willes has thrown her support behind the state Liberals' plan to reintroduce the Hospital in the Home program in Launceston.

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FDA's Slow Process Hurts Innovation

They remind pharmacists in sub-Saharan Africa to order more retroviral drugs for HIV patients, and their pocket-sized storage capacity dwarfs bulky filing cabinets.

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Survey warning on GP appointments

Redditch firm at the forefront of producing specialty surgical products

ONE of the UK's leading consultant plastic surgeons has visited a Redditch firm at the forefront of producing specialty surgical products.

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Sarah launches her campaign to fight for maternity

A POLITICIAN has launched a campaign to fight against any potential downgrading of maternity and children's services at the Conquest Hospital.

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PA Nursing Homes: "We're On Brink Of Financial Collapse"

Dr. Stuart Shapiro, CEO of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association, cites an independent study showing that skilled nursing facilities in the state are operating on dangerously thin margins.

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Medicare should cover infusion services at patients' homes

As I explained his options, my patient's initial shock turned to disbelief. I told the 84-year-old man that Medicare would pay for treatment of his urinary tract infection if he received infusion therapy at a nursing home, but it would not be covered if he opted to receive the therapy at his own home.

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Angry NHS workers plan demonstration at Royal Sussex against pay cuts

The GMB has criticised Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust's decision to reduce the amount of money it pays to its team of nursing bank staff.

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Princeton lacrosse coach helps build medical facility in Ghana in honor of late wife

PRINCETON - Princeton University men's lacrosse coach Chris Bates returned from Ghana last month, part of a mission that provided medical care and building assistance in the town of Berekum.

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W.Va. senators mixed on progress of legislative session

... session has been slow, but not without its accomplishments. His bill to fund construction of a long-term veterans nursing facility near Jackie Withrow Hospital on Eisenhower Drive has make it out of committee and will be on second reading in the ...

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Cumberland Consulting Group helps bring hospitals into the digital age

Jim Lewis wants to be a voice of reason for hospitals getting into the digital age.

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Free clinics ready to fill gaps

A single mother of six, Cherelle Wright brought her 3-month-old daughter to be immunized at Community Advanced Practice Nurses , one free clinic offering medical care to Atlanta's disadvantaged.

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TennCare raises hurdles to elderly, disabled

... July 2012, Tennessee's Medicaid program for long-term care, TennCare Choices, has required applicants for either a nursing home or intensive at-home care to "score" nine out of 26 possible health problems in order to get the assistance. Take, for ...

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Cape Coral Hospital Auxiliary: Folkswagon a service much appreciated

... are primarily staffed by volunteers, with the profits going solely to support the Lee Memorial Health System through nursing scholarships, employee education grants, the purchase of hospital equipment and facility renovations. The volunteers in ...

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Erna I. Gutridge

... Illinois. Eventually Erna married and moved to Dyer, Indiana where she lived for 56 years. She taught Red Cross Home Nursing and was a member of Calumet Clowns ("Penny") which she thoroughly enjoyed. Family members recall her dressing as "Penny" at ...

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Asheville area health briefs

Prior to joining AllCare Clinical Associates, Amaka was employed as a CRNA by WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh.

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Hospital releases requests for proposals

... it's very difficult to do so." Hospital food service staff cater to GMH patients and cafeteria, a skilled nursing unit and the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, she said. Verga said he wants his staff to be able to focus on patient care ...

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Award-winning Abergavenny nurse will be a terribly misseda

... Bevan) died in Nevill Hall Hospital on February 9 after a short illness. The Ebbw Vale nurse led the diabetes nursing service across Gwent and received the Community Health Council's first Tudgay award for her outstanding contribution to the care ...

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Widow slams health trust for answers over how husband died after...

A HEARTBROKEN widow has hit out at a hospital trust for its delayed response to her complaint following her husband's tragic death.

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ARMC group plans shoe fundraiser

... 19 at the Medical Mall at Alamance Regional Medical Center, Burlington. Socks, hosiery, clinical medical supplies, nursing bags, totes, luggage, organizers and more will be for sale. New spring styles will include various name brands including ...

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John Monfredo: Make Worcester 'The City That Reads' on March 3rd

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

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We're running marathon to thank hospital

A BROTHER and sister are limbering up to run the London Marathon to raise money for the hospital which saved her life.

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Joe's Health Calendar Feb. 23

Awards honour for Chorley alcohol nursing team

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust's alcohol liaison service was created in April 2013 in a bid to tackle the increase in patients being admitted to our hospital with alcohol related issues.

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Scleroderma

Scleroderma is a rheumatic autoimmune condition characterized by tightening and thickening of the skin.

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West Midlands GP Locum Agency Exhibit At Career Pathways 2014 Event

West Midlands GP Locum Agency, Locum Select, will exhibit at the popular Careers Pathway 2014 event on 19 March 2014 at Birmingham's Hilton Metropole.

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Richmond College prepares foreign nurses for Canadian workforce

... many of her friends go back home to Japan, but Tanaka stayed put. After spending three years studying English and nursing on her own, she decided to enroll in the Richmond-based OMNI College last October to get the peer support and formal training ...

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Saturday, February 22, 2014

PolyU honours outstanding students of the year

... He also joined exchange programme in University of Technology Sydney in Australia. Mr. LAM Tat-chung Chris , a nursing student, topped his class for three years. He received Innovation and Technology Scholarship Award 2013 and HKSAR Government ...

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Ohio college offers intense flight nurse training

Carson Tahoe Health teams with Prestige Care

... and Prestige Senior Living operate more than 80 senior communities in the West, offering assisted living, skilled nursing, rehabilitation and memory care. Modesto Bee is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and ...

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"Regenesis Biomedical, Inc. - Medical Equipment - Deals and Alliances Profile" Published

... and providers that serve patients treated in acute care hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, home healthcare agencies and outpatient clinics. Regenesis is headquartered in Scottsdale, ...

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New Market Research Report: The Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG) -...

The company provides skilled nursing and rehabilitative care services. It offers skilled nursing and assisted living services, physical, occupational and speech therapies, hospice services, and other rehabilitative and healthcare services.

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Carson Tahoe Health teams with Prestige Care

... re and Prestige Senior Living operate more than 80 senior communities in the West, offering assisted living, skilled nursing, rehabilitation and memory care.

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Ohio college offers intense flight nurse training

... to catch up on things that have changed in the years I've been away," said Wilson, who is working on his master of nursing degree with a sub-specialty in flight and disaster nursing. "We wanted each to learn from each other," said Dan Kirkpatrick, a ...

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Carson Tahoe Health teams with Prestige Care

... and Prestige Senior Living operate more than 80 senior communities in the West, offering assisted living, skilled nursing, rehabilitation and memory care. The Telegraph is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and ...

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ANHS Cites Obama's Last Ditch Effort to Save Unions from...

According to a January 24 news release published by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, which can be viewed at: , once again the labor unions posted lower membership numbers for 2013, 6.7% of the private sector workforce was unionized last year.

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Women of Concern Luncheon

... Joe and their four boys. Sue has been a pediatric nurse for more than 30 years, and an educator in the graduate nursing program at the University of Illinois in Chicago. In 2006, having led medical teams several times a year into Haiti, Sue and her ...

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Management team to lead County H...

... January. Horrigan has appointed Andrea Snyder as the Acting Administrator, Laura Hartinger as the Acting Director of Nursing, and Brian Reader as the Supervising Administrator effective Monday. Andrea Snyder is a Registered Nurse who received her ...

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CMC - Sopens expanded emergency department

CT Scan Lead Technician Tracy Greenway explains the advantages of the Cartersville Medical Center Emergency Department's dedicated CT scanner at its ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday.

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Seeing power of good deeds: Blueberry Moments by Davison Gates Elementary

The students already perform random acts of kindness throughout the month of December, so when they heard about the "I'm Concerned About the Blueberries" effort they were eager to join in.

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Two Senior Living Companies to Merge

... ed 100,000 residents," according to the Times. Brookdale's service offerings will now include dementia care, skilled nursing, and independent and assisted living in 46 states. Abstract News 2014 INFORMATION, INC.

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Hospital doctors defended ahead of new inspection

... hospitals to help us achieve national standards. "We continue to take a proactive approach towards recruiting more nursing and medical staff and Northumbria Healthcare has helped introduce its award-winning patient experience programme. Our latest ...

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Chiefs struggle to cut bed-blocking at Sheffield hospitals

... longer to put appropriate support in place. "As well as this, there is an increase in demand for rehabilitation, nursing and social care support due to the growing ageing population of the city. "There is now a weekly meeting which includes ...

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Camellia Gardens Of Life Care Earns Gold Rehab Standard

... be happier." Camellia Gardens of Life Care, located at 804 S. Broad St., is one of three rehabilitation and skilled nursing centers in Georgia operated or managed by Life Care Centers of America. Founded in 1976, Life Care is a nationwide health ...

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Hear about health unit plans at consultation

People can ask questions and find out more information about planned changes to the minor injuries unit in Market Harborough at a consultation event.

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Kirk Tours Illiana Health Care System and Addresses Nationwide VA Backlog

All posts, comments and statements made on IR are those of the authors only. Any disputes must be addressed to the writers, who are solely responsible for their posts, comments and statements.

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UIndy plans $50M in expansion projects

Praising those who helped Eastbourne during the Second World War

Continuing our series of how Eastbourne survived the fierce bombing campaign during the Second World War, this week we pay tribute to those who worked tirelessly from 1939-1945 in the words of N Hardy, the editor of the book, Eastbourne 1939-1945, a complete record of nearly six years of war in Eastbourne.

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Ringwood woman on mission to help veterans

Missy Robel, an employee at the James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, works to help veterans in the region.

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Fat analysis at diabetes support group

"Making Sense of Your Numbers" will be presented by the registered nurses and registered dietitians of Riverview Diabetes & Nutrition Center.

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Donations help NMC buy high tech equipment

For people who contribute to "TALC," there's no mystery about its name or its purpose.

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Ticket to ride

... need assistance entering their home. Lori Lamont, the WRHA's vice-president of inter-professional practice and chief nursing officer, said the figures represent the cost of cab rides for patients from the hospitals as a whole -- not just from ...

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A grateful parent sends big hearts to Tucker family

From the readers: I want to send big hearts to the family and friends of the late Milan High School football coach John Tucker.

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Ex-midwife says care less than competent

... demonstrate an accurate and comprehensive knowledge of legislation affecting midwifery practice and obstetric nursing. Mrs McGowan later clarified her view by saying that a midwife has a set list of drugs that she can prescribe. "As this was ...

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Open day as Leicester Children's Hospital in bid to recruit more...

The children's hospital, at Leicester Royal Infirmary, will be open from 10am to 4pm today, so registered nurses can have a look round.

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Brookdale-Emeritus merger looms large for senior living industry

... and a technology platform." That's something that Emeritus chief operations officer Chris Hyatt, who has a nursing degree, thinks about all the time. "We, I think, are going to pave the way -- as a matter of fact, I know we will. I truly think ...

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Norma M. Cannell

... Sharpnack. She was a 1933 graduate of Sebring High School and a 1937 graduate of the Youngstown Hospital School of Nursing. Norma was a registered nurse at Alliance Community Hospital for 30 years and a member of the Youngstown Hospital Association ...

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Milpitas clinic provides care for those with failing kidneys

Providing patient-focused care is the goal of Satellite Dialysis - Milpitas, which is part of a not-for-profit corporation named Satellite Healthcare that is marking its 40th year in 2014.

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No rapid removal of Alex services if changes get green light

... we understand how that works through," he said. His comments were echoed by Patti Paine, divisional director of nursing and midwifery for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, in a message sent to doctors in Redditch and Bromsgrove. "I would ...

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Joe's Health Calendar Feb. 22

Redditch firm at the forefront of producing specialty surgical products

ONE of the UK's leading consultant plastic surgeons has visited a Redditch firm at the forefront of producing specialty surgical products.

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Stroke study goes online

... an insight into the work being done in the NHS to deal with strokes. The study, entitled 'HEADPOST', is a worldwide nursing care study which examines whether stroke patients should be laid down or sat up when admitted to hospital. Last year nearly ...

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Midwife told parents she could hear unborn baby's heartbeat - five weeks after it had died

... Foundation Trust at the time, told the "white lie" during a routine 12-week scan at the patient's GP surgery, the Nursing and Midwifery Council heard. But when the patient had a second scan just 24 hours later at hospital, she was told the ...

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Patient Centered Care Starts with Better Health Care Experiences

... for Medical Consumers Kimberly K. Glassman, D.Phil., Ph.D , Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services & Chief Nursing Officer for NYU Langone Medical Center With 17,000 square feet of dedicated event and conference space in a landmark building on ...

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EDITORIAL - College's importance grows

... students and areas business. That is where a recent announcement regarding nurse training is important. Prospective nursing students in Yorkton will have the opportunity to get their full four-year degree at home starting September of this year. ...

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Baywood touts in-home care

"We do a lot of things, but our specialty is nursing home care at home," said Dorothy Muffett, Baywood's founder and president.

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Home Care Ventilation for Children

The respiratory system is a delicate balance between the central respiratory control and ventilator muscle function in overcoming the respiratory load of breathing .

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Norovirus closes Alexandra Hospital

Thankful for care shown by nursing home

Thank you Dixon Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. After our mom suffered a debilitating illness 6 months ago, we had no choice but to place her in a nursing home.

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Memory care facility planned

... CTH president and CEO, praised the partnership and those involved with Prestige Care, which has assisted living, nursing care and memory care units arrayed throughout eight western states. "Their experience in memory care and our commitment to the ...

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City centre dental appointments best in country, despite warning over lack of NHS availability

The alarm has been raised over the huge numbers of people failing to visit an NHS dentist in large parts of Bradford.

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Management team to lead County Home

Joint Commission announces new board members

... Gregg Meyer, M.D., chief clinical officer at Partners Healthcare System, Boston; and Jane Englebright, chief nursing officer, patient safety officer and vice president for the Clinical Services Group at Hospital Corporation of America. Englebright ...

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Giving medical school students a head start

Identifying a heart murmur for the first time in her medical career, second-year medical student Brianna Shinn , of Clarks Summit, experienced first-hand the value of an early mentoring program between The Commonwealth Medical College and local medical practices.

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Business briefs

... Care is the first North Dakota home health agency to be approved by Medicaid to provide extended-hour private-duty nursing services. The company is headquartered in Mandan and is the sister company to Dakota Travel Nurse, which staffs more than 80 ...

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