> Reports of MRSA outbreaks in schools surfaced in several states this week, including one outbreak in which seven players on a Maryland high school football team were infected. Article [1]
> Washington, DC-based Greater Southeast Community Hospital is set to lose its Joint Commission accreditation due to conditions that may pose immediate threats to patient safety. Article [2]
> New Jersey hospitals are fighting for the right to perform angioplasties without a heart surgery program on site. Article [3]
> Some nurses at Detroit Medical Center held an anti-union rally this week. Article [4]
And Finally... This guy's either very tough or very stupid. Oh wait--probably both. Article [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/19/us/19staph.html?_r=1&ref=health&oref=slogin
[2] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/18/AR2007101801356.html
[3] http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20071018_N_J__hospital_competition_heats_up_over_surgery.html
[4] http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071018/BIZ/710180335/1001
[5] http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071019/od_afp/australiaanimalscrocodile_071019033450;_ylt=Aip.Q_tYoctv9fjwS7gYM2qs0NUE