Registered nurses at Loretto Hospital in Chicago have voted to unionize under the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, according to a WBEZ report.
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles plans to add gastroenterology services to a new outpatient center it has opened in Valencia, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
A new study indicates it may be advisable for people with diabetes mellitus type II to undergo colorectal cancer screening at younger ages than is usually recommended, according to an article on research presented at Digestive Disease Week.
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St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway, N.Y., has seen an influx of patients following the closure of Peninsula Hospital Center, also in Far Rockaway, in early April, according to an LI Herald report.
An audit identifying "several weaknesses" at Mountain View, Calif.-based El Camino Hospital District ultimately recommends the entity be dissolved if more isn't done to improve transparency at the taxpayer-funded district, according to a Palo Alto Daily News report.
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Technology solution firm CSC and health IT firm NextGate Solutions announced they will integrate NextGate's Multi-Language Enterprise Master Patient Index with CSC's software applications.