EMS providers in Durham County, N.C., unveiled two vehicles for a community paramedics program that provides home care appointments for patients who have already been treated by an EMT, according to a Herald Sun report.
Care Coordination
While cigarette smoking in the U.S. has been steadily declining for years, the rate of smoking among America's illicit drug users has increased significantly since 2002, according to a study published in the journal Addiction.
Patients with heart disease who are not married are at a higher risk of dying than heart patients with spouses, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
The Visiting Nurse Association brought mobile health clinic "Health Care on Wheels" back to Vero Beach, Fla. after a six-month hiatus, according to TCPalm.com.
The National Institutes of Health lifted a three-year moratorium on federal funding for controversial research that involves genetically modifying viruses — in a way that could increase their virulence — to understand and prepare for a potential pandemic, according to…
Advertisement
Beverly Hospital in Montebello, Calif., held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $12 million emergency center expansion Wednesday, according to a Whittier Daily News report.
Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Fla., is planning a $26 million redesign to modernize and expand the emergency department, according to the Ocala Star-Banner.
Hartford (Conn.) invested $1 million in a logistics center to better control patient flow by coordinating where patients are admitted, according to the Hartford Business Journal.
Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital is collaborating with pediatric emergency medicine physicians at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Children's Hospital to enhance children's emergency care, according to a Greenwich Sentinel report.
Rather than closing Pawtucket, R.I.-based Memorial Hospital, Providence, R.I.-based Care New England will transition the facility into an outpatient center, according to Rhode Island Public Radio.