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Death rates spike in Sacramento County EDs
Bronx to recommend HIV testing for all adults
NY hospitals reconstructing, rethinking EDs
One ambulance an hour being diverted in NJ
Hospitals fight MRSA infections
Just yesterday we reported on a study that found as many as 5 percent of all hospital and nursing home patients are infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at any given time--significantly more widespread than previously thought.
Now the Wall Street Journal is outlining some of the steps hospitals are taking to cut down on the rate …
Read more...Press Release: Gov. Schwarzenegger Tackles California's Broken Health Care System
Press Release: Gov. Schwarzenegger Tackles California's Broken Health Care System
Read more...ALSO NOTED: Medcor won't enter retail clinic business; Hospitals deals with Munchausen by proxy cases; and much more...
> Despite its potential, clinic operator Medcor isn't hot after the walk-in retail clinic business. Here's why. Article
> How one hospital is dealing with cases of Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Letter
> Interested in leaving medicine for a big, fat consulting paycheck? You, …
Read more...Delaware hospitals work to treat illegal immigrants
This is the story of one more healthcare system's struggle to provide humane, cost-efficient care to an underserved population, in this case illegal immigrants. Like other uninsured patients, Delaware's illegal immigrants often have little access to primary care. When they're sick, they end up in the emergency rooms of Delaware's hospitals, crowding out insured patients while generating bills they can't pay. The hospitals get some federal funding to compensate for the cost of caring for …
Read more...Congress takes on ER overcrowding
All this talk about ER overcrowding has caught Congress's attention. The Senate Health subcommittee on bioterrorism and public health preparedness heard testimony about the growing problem in ERs and the impact that a disaster could have on the nation's emergency departments. In the ten years from 1994 to 2004, the number of ER visits rose 18 percent, to 110 million. But over that same time …
Read more...Hospitals invest in pediatric ERs
A number of hospitals are investing in pediatric emergency rooms that separate children (and parents) from the stress of visiting a regular ER. A recent IOM report warned that most ERs aren't prepared to provide adequate pediatric care. Despite the fact that 26 percent of patients arriving at U.S. emergency rooms are children, only 6 percent of emergency departments were found to have adequate facilities for pediatric cases. Hospitals are improving their pediatric care by providing staff …
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