Funds received during Child’s Life Month support patients during hospital stays March 14, 2022 — Spirit Halloween presented a check for $69,496 to child life professionals at Golisano Children’s Hospital during Child Life Month. The funds were part of the Spirit of Children campaign held last October, when the company also donated $4,000 in costumes, […]
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Taranaki Hospital wards slashed following surge in Covid cases
Simon O’Connor / Stuff Taranaki Base Hospital will offer reduced services until the peak of Covid-19 cases in the area. Only five people with Covid-19 are hospitalized in Taranaki despite a new case record announced on Wednesday. There are 536 new cases announced, the second day in a row the figure was over 500 with […]
Hawke’s Bay Hospital services reduced as Covid-19 outbreak grows
Hawke’s Bay Hospital has had to reduce some of its services and operations, as the number of Covid patients in the hospital increases. Hawke’s Bay Hospital Emergency Department in Hastings. Photo: RNZ / Tom Kitchin The hospital has been stressed and under pressure over the past year, struggling with the safety of staff and patients […]
900 coronavirus-positive workers limit hospital services at Davao Hospital
NEARLY 900 employees at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao City have recently been infected with the Covid-19 virus, affecting the hospital’s ability to serve customers. SPMC chief Dr. Ricardo Audan told SunStar Davao in a Friday, January 28 telephone interview that they were short of manpower after 891 of their employees, especially […]
British Columbia COVID update: Another record for patients testing positive in hospital
British Columbia recorded 24 more COVID-19-related deaths over the weekend as the number of patients testing positive in hospital neared 1,000. The Department of Health also announced nearly 5,000 new cases on Monday, although infection figures are not currently considered accurate due to the province’s revamped testing strategy, which primarily prioritizes vulnerable people. to serious […]
Other Alberta hospital services unavailable due to staffing shortages
A shortage of doctors and hospital staff again forced the temporary closure of some departments in three rural hospitals. In particular, obstetrics is not available at Rocky Mountain House Health Center until Monday morning. Expectant parents are advised to visit the Red Deer Regional Hospital. – about an hour away – when care is needed. […]
More hospital services in Alberta unavailable due to staffing shortages
A shortage of doctors and hospital staff again forced the temporary closure of some departments in three rural hospitals. In particular, obstetrics is not available at Rocky Mountain House Health Center until Monday morning. Expectant parents are advised to visit the Red Deer Regional Hospital, about an hour away, when care is needed. The closure […]
Disruption of hospital services “could last a few weeks due to short, strong Omicron wave”
Andy Kingdom, director of public health for the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. East Riding of Yorkshire Council public health director Andy Kingdom said disruptions could last for a few weeks as outbreaks of infections lead to staff isolation and more patients hospitalized. He added that he hoped high vaccine booster doses would reduce the […]
COVID-19 update: British Columbia reports 7 deaths, 431 in hospital
British Columbia has recorded seven more coronavirus-related deaths in the past 72 hours, the government said on Monday, along with a further significant increase in hospitalizations. The health ministry said there are now 431 people hospitalized with COVID-19, an increase of 23% from Friday and 55% from last Monday. That total includes 95 intensive care […]
INMO calls for the reduction of non-emergency hospital services
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organization (INMO) has again called on hospitals to reduce all non-emergency activities. This follows a record 23,281 Covid-19 cases provisionally reported by the Department of Health on Saturday. As of 8 a.m. Saturday morning, 656 patients were hospitalized with Covid-19, 85 of whom were in intensive care. In a statement […]
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Williams Hometown High-Q 11:00 – Part 4 (1/29)Watch teams from Blackhawk, Woodland Hills and Montour High Schools compete in this edition of Williams’ Hometown High-Q. 26 minutes ago Williams Hometown High-Q 11:00 – Part 3 (1/29)Watch teams from Blackhawk, Woodland Hills and Montour High Schools compete in this edition of Williams’ Hometown High-Q. 32 minutes […]
HCA Florida University Hospital opens in Davie
HCA Florida Healthcare is delighted to announce the opening of the new HCA Florida Teaching Hospital in Davie, a state-of-the-art, $ 440 million medical facility. The new HCA Florida Teaching Hospital, located adjacent to the Nova Southeastern University campus, provides a full range of health services to Davie and surrounding communities, including 24/7 emergency care […]
Baptist Health Fisher Community Hospital welcomes its first oncology patient
November 23, 2021 – This week, Fishermen’s Community Hospital at Baptist Health welcomed its first patient to its new oncology unit. With a focus on quality and patient care, the new hospital houses an oncology suite with three private patient rooms. The unit currently offers biotherapies, transfusions, laboratory services and hydration services and will soon […]
Pressure remains extremely high in emergency and hospital wards, says Dr Bob Brown
Dr Bob Brown Director of Primary Care and Elderly Services / Executive Director of Nursing. That’s the message Dr Bob Brown, Director of Primary Care and Seniors / Executive Director of Nursing, conveyed to members of the Derry and Strabane Health and Community Committee. Noting that the bed occupancy rate on Thursday (November 11) was […]
Florida’s New HCA Teaching Hospital
What services will HCA Florida University Hospital provide? HCA Florida University Hospital will provide a full range of health services including 24/7 emergency care with certified emergency physicians, maternity ward, large level III neonatal intensive care unit that can accommodate 32 babies, orthopedics, oncology, neuroscience, diagnostic services, imaging and a full range of robotic and […]
Vita Recovery Celebrates Grand Opening of Miami Clinic
New treatment center to provide comprehensive drug and alcohol treatment in the heart of Miami November 8, 2021 – GIA Miami is proud to announce the official opening of its sister clinic, Vita Recovery, a sophisticated Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) specifically designed to treat drug addiction and the ‘alcoholism. The […]
Hospital services will be impacted by the high number of Covid cases
The HSE chief executive said the most difficult thing he has ever had to do in his job is to contact the families of healthcare workers who have died from Covid-19. Speaking on Newstalk Breakfast, Paul Reid said he was a strong advocate for the healthcare worker booster vaccine. However, he said that ultimately Niac […]
Waivers eased COVID-19 bills for hospital wards
Editor’s Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and advice in the Medscape Coronavirus Resource Center. Direct spending on institutional services was less than 5% for COVID-19 hospital patients in the United States, according to data from a cross-sectional study of more than 7 million patients. To ease the financial burden of hospitalization for COVID-19, many […]
hospital services went smoothly, workers lost their jobs
PROVIDENCE – Benefiting from weeks of warnings and intensive planning, state hospitals on Friday reported no incidents and few service disruptions on the first day of the state’s COVID vaccination mandate for workers in health. Reallocations, extra shifts and the use of contract workers in some cases were among the measures used to avoid disruption. […]
Mennonite Health System Inaugurates $ 6 Million Projects at Caguas Hospital
From left to right: Wilmary F. Nieves, Manager of the Specialized Rehabilitation Unit; Leonardo Pirillo, medical director of the Specialized Rehabilitation Unit; and the mayor of Caguas, William Miranda-Torres. The Mennonite Health System has unveiled its new specialized rehabilitation unit at its hospital in Caguas, which will soon begin offering services to manage the recovery […]
Hospital services return to normal as third wave subsides
After two months of reduced services due to the third wave of the pandemic, hospitals in Nova Scotia are returning to a semblance of normalcy. “We feel like we’re in a better position, trying to be a little bit careful and assess the epidemiology and how we can reintroduce the services, but we’re pretty confident […]