 WPTV | Top Hospitals for Emergency Care Have 40% Lower Death Rate Medscape February 22, 2012 — Medicare patients admitted to the nation's best-performing hospitals for emergency medicine have a 40% lower death rate compared with all other hospitals, according to a new survey by HealthGrades, a Denver, Colorado–based provider ... 9 southeast Michigan hospitals named among country's best for emergency care HealthGrades Names Top Hospitals for Emergency Medicine Boca Raton Regional ER Is One Of Country's Best |
 Chicagomag.com | Statement From Illinois Hospital Association President & CEO Maryjane A. Wurth MarketWatch (press release) The Illinois Hospital Association (IHA) is disappointed by the Governor's proposal to cut $2.7 billion from Illinois' Medicaid program. This proposed cut, which is equal to 18 percent of total spending on Medicaid, will harm all Illinois residents. Cigarette tax |
 IGNN | Hospitals: Quinn Medicaid cut could force closures NECN SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Hospital Association says Gov. Pat Quinn's proposed cut to Medicaid spending would result in hospital layoffs and closures. The organization issued a statement Wednesday following the governor's budget address. Medicaid spending could drive up other Illinois health costs Here come the cuts |
LifePoint Hospitals to Participate in RBC Capital Markets' 2012 Global ... MarketWatch (press release) BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Feb 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) today announced that its management will participate in the RBC Capital Markets' 2012 Global Healthcare Conference to be held February 28 -- 29, 2012, ... |
Prime Healthcare Services Acquires Roxborough Memorial Hospital from Solis ... MarketWatch (press release) 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Prime Healthcare Services announced today that it has acquired Roxborough Memorial Hospital, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Solis Healthcare. Roxborough Memorial is an award-winning 140-bed acute care ... |
 TribLocal | Female Heart Attack Patients Have A Higher In-Hospital Mortality Rate Than Men Medical News Today A study in the February issue of JAMA, reports that female heart attack patients are more likely to go to hospital without chest pain and have a much higher rate of in-hospital death following a heart attack, compared to men of the same age group. Women more likely to die in the hospital after a heart attack, study finds Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital cardiologist urges women to make heart health ... Women less likely to get immediate heart attack treatment |
 CBC.ca | Is a Swedish hospital's ad for a 'hot' nurse appropriate? CBC.ca By Community Team A Stockholm hospital that published an online ad looking to fill a summer position with a nurse who is "TV-series hot" says it was "written to catch people's attention." The ad for a nursing position at the Stockholm hospital said ... Swedish Hospital Places Ad Seeking 'Hot' Nurses Hospital raises eyebrows with racy recruitment drive Swedish Hospital Places Ad for "TV-Series Hot" Nurses |
 BBC News | Catholic-Secular Hospital Deals Proliferate But Raise Tension Becker's Hospital Review In the last three years, there have been roughly 20 hospital transactions in which a Catholic-sponsored facility joined with smaller, secular organizations, according to a New York Times report. Experts say these types of deals — which were deemed ... Religious strings attached as Catholic hospitals grow in US Hospital Mergers Add to Tensions Over Religion and Reproductive Care |
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center Goes Live ... MarketWatch (press release) LAS VEGAS, NV, Feb 22, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Awarepoint Corporation, the leading provider of real-time location system (RTLS) solutions for healthcare, announced today that NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has successfully deployed its real-time ... |
 BBC News | Fox's Biscuits factory explosion leaves six in hospital BBC News Six people were taken to hospital when a diesel storage tank exploded at a West Yorkshire biscuit factory. The incident happened at the Fox's Biscuits plant, Batley, at about 10:45 GMT as the tank was being drained and cleaned, the company said. |
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