Tag: Hospitals
Baltimore Deemed U.S. City With Most Top-Ranked Hospitals
by on Jan.24, 2012, under Health and Fitness
TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) — Baltimore is the top U.S. city for hospital care, according to a new report that examined patient death and complication rates at nearly 5,000 hospitals across the nation.
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Analysis: Hospitals target pricey medical devices for savings
by on Nov.30, 2011, under Health and Fitness
When U.S. hospitals cut expenses as the economy slid into recession, they looked first to basic supplies like light bulbs and bandages. Next on the list: artificial hips and knees.
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Nurses at dozens of Calif. hospitals strike
by on Sep.22, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Nurses began picketing Thursday morning outside dozens of Northern and Central California hospitals as part of a one-day strike over benefit cuts and other concessions sought by hospital management.
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Nurses at dozens of Calif. hospitals set to strike
by on Sep.22, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Tens of thousands of nurses at nearly three dozen hospitals in Northern and Central California are set to go on strike in a labor dispute that has hospital managers moving to call in replacement workers and reschedule surgeries.
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Male circumcision rates at hospitals dip: CDC
by on Sep.02, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The number of baby boys getting circumcised in hospitals has dropped slightly in the past decade, health experts said on Thursday.
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Austria debates abortion in public hospitals
by on Aug.07, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A call for wider access to abortion in Austria has seen tempers flare, reigniting a debate over whether it is a right and whether public hospitals should offer the procedure.
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Hospitals hunt substitutes as drug shortages rise
by on May.31, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A growing shortage of medications for a host of illnesses — from cancer to cystic fibrosis to cardiac arrest — has hospitals scrambling for substitutes to avoid patient harm, and sometimes even delaying treatment.
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China hospitals deny help to HIV/AIDS patients: UN
by on May.18, 2011, under Health and Fitness
People living with HIV/AIDS in China are routinely denied medical treatment in hospitals, a UN agency said Wednesday, in a sign of ongoing discrimination despite recent progress.
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Join Somerset Hospital’s Health Improvement Movement!
by on May.16, 2011, under Preventative Medicine
Somerset Hospital, located in Somerset, Pennsylvania, is proud to offer premier wellness programming, to improve your health and life. Preventative medicine complements Somerset’s longstanding quality inpatient care, outpatient rehabilitation and wellness, and home health services ranked in the top 25% Nationwide by Home Care Elite.
Some hospitals open ERs just for graying patients
by on Mar.15, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Many hospitals run emergency rooms just for children. Now a few are opening ERs specially designed for seniors, without all the confusion and clamor and with a little more comfort.
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