Emergency departments in the Toledo, Ohio, area have seen increased visits, possibly due to toxins in the local water source, according to a report from The Blade.
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The Healthcare Association of New York State has collaborated with the New York State Department of Health and other statewide stakeholders to join a national initiative aimed at reducing infant mortality.
After several quarters of decline, inpatient and emergency department volumes are increasing, and more hospitals than are expecting to participate in outsourcing physician services with an emphasis on hospitalist services, according to a recent survey from investment banking firm Jefferies.…
Patients are increasingly relying on nurse practitioners at retail clinics for the provision of chronic and preventative health services, according to new research released by Walgreens.
HHS has recognized more than 400 hospitals and transplant centers for their voluntary efforts to promote organ donation as part of phase three for the Workplace Partnership for Life Hospital Organ Donation Campaign.
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A blog post I wrote last week raised the question of whether closing hospitals and firing low-performing physicians could help healthcare in the long-run. The story was based on comments from thought leaders, including athenahealth CEO Jonathon Bush, Cleveland Clinic…
Thirteen hospitals across the state of Maryland have committed to buying and serving local foods for the annual Buy Local Week, a project of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, which will be July 19 through July 27.
Nearly half of Americans have reported that their most stressful experiences in the past year have been related to health, according to a new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health poll.
Mundelein, Ill.-based Medline is seeking submissions for its annual Pink Glove Dance competition, a breast cancer prevention campaign celebrating the hope for a cure.
Five New England states have partnered to form an interstate prescription registry to better track the distribution of controlled substances and help prevent patients from collecting prescriptions from multiple physicians without their knowledge, according to a Reuters report.