Research from investigators at Children's Hospital Boston has shown that surfactants, when used along with anesthetics, can reduce sciatic nerve pain without impairing movement, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
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The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has issued a request for proposals seeking two managed care organizations to provide Medicaid covered services to some 40,000 individuals in suburban Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kankaee, Lake and Will counties, according to…
Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health has committed $58 million to the construction of a new Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits, Calif., according to a report in The Press Democrat.
Methodist McKinney (Texas) Hospital, a joint venture between area physicians, Methodist Health System and Nueterra Healthcare, is now open, according to a Nueterra news release.
The nation's 2,000 rural hospitals have more Medicare patients, fewer private-pay patients and a significantly different mix of illnesses than urban hospitals, according to a report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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The American Hospital Association is now offering credentialing in healthcare construction, endorsed by the American Society for Healthcare Engineering, an AHA affiliate, according to a report by AHA News Now.
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Catholic Health System's Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y., has received approval from the state to begin construction on a $3.2 million ambulatory care center, according to a report in Business First of Buffalo.
In an office setting, it is unlikely that there are building-wide safeguards as rigorous as in a hospital, according to the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia. For example, the building may not provide any source of back-up electrical power and only…
St. Dominic Health Services and River Oaks Hospital are hoping that strong community support will convince the Mississippi Department of Health to approve both groups' plans to build hospitals in Madison County, Miss., according to a report from WAPT News.