[ad_1] A coronavirus outbreak has been declared at Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg. According to the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, a second staff member at the hospital has tested positive for COVID-19. The first case was reported on Wednesday. Read more: COVID-19: Staff member at Northumberland Hills […]
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Community Hospital In Munster Will Be Among First In Indiana To Get COVID-19 Vaccine For Healthcare Workers – CBS Chicago
[ad_1] CHICAGO (CBS) — With Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on track for approval as early as next month, Community Hospital in Munster could be among the first hospitals in Indiana to distribute the vaccine to frontline healthcare workers. The Indiana State Department of Health has identified five hospitals that will be the […]
Burnaby Hospital Emergency Department re-opens to walk-in patients following fire
[ad_1] Burnaby Hospital Emergency Department has reopened to walk-in patients as of Monday night, following a fire that caused extensive smoke damage that forced evacuation of patients and staff Sunday night. In a statement released Monday evening, Fraser Health says: “Thanks to hard work of staff and medical staff, Burnaby […]
Ascension Genesys hospital stops elective surgeries amid COVID-19 surge
[ad_1] GRAND BLANC TWP., MI — Ascension Genesys hospital has told its medical staff not to schedule new elective surgeries until at least Nov. 30 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. In a message to doctors Thursday, Nov. 12, the hospital said it was making the move “due to the […]
Two People Killed in Explosion at Connecticut V.A. Hospital
[ad_1] At a time when hospitals across the country have been upended by a deadly pandemic, the work that two men were performing at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut on Friday morning was relatively routine. The workers — one a Navy veteran who was employed by the Veterans Affairs […]
2 killed in explosion at VA hospital in West Haven, Connecticut
[ad_1] An apparent steam explosion Friday in a maintenance building at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut killed a VA employee and a contractor and left a third person missing, officials said. The deaths were earlier confirmed by Sen. Richard Blumenthal to CBS affiliate WFSB-TV. “We received a report this morning […]
Pandemic Naysayers Sneak into Hospital to See if ICU Is Full
[ad_1] A Provo, Utah hospital has increased its security precautions after conspiracy theorists tried to sneak into the intensive care unit to see if it was full. Kyle Hansen, administrator for Utah Valley Hospital, told the Provo City Council Thursday that five people, including a few with video cameras, […]
Almost 613,000 people now on hospital outpatient waiting lists
[ad_1] Hospital waiting lists have reached a new record high, with almost 60,000 additional people waiting for an outpatient appointment since the beginning of the year, latest figures show. A record 612,817 people were waiting for outpatient care by the end of October, up 734 on the previous month, according […]
Massachusetts reopening field hospital at DCU Center in Worcester as COVID-19 cases spike
[ad_1] A coronavirus field hospital will reopen at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, Governor Charlie Baker announced Friday. It will provide 240 beds and is expected to be ready as soon as the first week of December. It will be operated by UMass Memorial Medical Center. The governor said […]
Cameras In the Hospital? No Thanks
[ad_1] A few months ago I saw a patient who complained of diarrhea and a little sore throat. He also worked in a large public venue. Of course, we all know that COVID-19 can present in some weird ways. Knowing that when I saw him, I ordered a send-out test […]
RVH field hospital to be available for use in November
[ad_1] A field hospital constructed in the parking lot of Barrie’s Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) — designed as a release valve for any pressure imposed on area hospitals as the pandemic persists — is expected to be available next month. “We will begin phasing in 70 beds in […]
Hospital food review includes food safety focus
[ad_1] A review into hospital food in England following a fatal Listeria outbreak this past year includes plans to improve food safety. The work, ordered by Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock in June 2019, was welcomed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). In 2019, nine people developed listeriosis and six […]
Daytime Drama ‘General Hospital’ Gets Political With An Election-Themed Episode
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[ad_1] The “General Hospital” cast in vintage costumes for a special episode about the suffragette … [+] movement. ABC While many see daytime dramas as a form of escapist fare, complete with outlandish storylines featuring over-the-top characters, there is a history of these shows taking on timely issues and making […]
Cape Hospital Defends Cuts To Midwife Hours, Says Service Expands
[ad_1] HYANNIS, MA — Cape Cod Hospital officials said cuts to its midwifery program do not eliminate services for expectant mothers but are part of a realignment intended to expanded maternity services at the hospital. Starting Nov. 16, midwives will be available at the hospital only from7 p.m. to 7 […]
Hospital overflow sites remain at ‘ready,’ but officials worry about staffing
[ad_1] The Alternate Care Site established in the Alaska Airlines Center as a potential overflow site for area hospitals in Anchorage amid coronavirus emergency planning (Audrey Gray, Municipality of Anchorage) The hospital overflow site at Alaska Airlines Center can be ready to use within 48 hours, according to a state […]
San Antonio emergency hospital sued for alleged overbilling
[ad_1] A former San Antonio man has sued an emergency hospital and its operators alleging they fraudulently overcharged for lab work to generate higher reimbursements. Kenneth Keslar II, who now lives in Ohio, accuses Baptist Emergency Hospital at Shavano Park of carrying out a scheme known as “unbundling,” which is […]
Teamwork: Hospital workers pull together during pandemic | Health
[ad_1] Phlebotomists and clerical workers helped in the Emergency Department. Maintenance workers and IT specialists concentrated on setting up testing sites. Nurses asked to be sent wherever needed. When the COVID-19 pandemic spread through the Susquehanna Valley, area hospital staffers worked together to fight it. As empty as our streets […]
Family drama, shocking news, and elections
[ad_1] Next week on General Hospital, an election-themed episode airs. Pic credit: ABC General Hospital spoilers for next week promise that November sweeps will kick off in a big way. Things in Port Charles are unsettling at best. The things that have happened over the last several months have turned […]
Hospital saluted for critical, expanded care | Editorials
[ad_1] Those of us who have lived around here for a while have grown accustomed to seeing construction cranes and trailers at the local hospital. As the community has grown steadily, so has Bozeman Deaconess Hospital with almost continuous expansion. And it hasn’t just been more rooms for patients and […]
Hospital owner grapples with COVID-19
[ad_1] It’s a case of a physician having a hard time healing himself. Like many businesses, hospitals are struggling to make ends meet during the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Just ask Antonio Tamayo, owner and chair of the Perpetual Help Medical Center in Las Piñas. “People might think hospitals are […]