Nursing Shortage National Concern

Tens of thousands of hospital deaths every year can be blamed on a nationwide nursing shortage, according to a report released today by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
The private commission, which inspects and accredits hospitals, believes that a lack of nurses is to blame for thousands of deaths caused by problems [...]

I decided to become a nurse

When Christy Jones, now 35, was a sophomore at Western Kentucky University in 1992, she witnessed a bad accident at a friend’s house.
“I felt helpless and powerless,” she said, sitting at a table in the nurses’ lounge at Greenview Regional Hospital. “And that’s when I decided to become a nurse.
“It fits me.”
While the Allen County [...]

Long Beach Memorial RNs Settle Groundbreaking Contract

Registered nurses at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (LBMMC), one of the largest hospitals in the West, yesterday reached a tentative agreement with hospital officials on a new collective bargaining contract that addresses the nurses’ key priority for patient safety protections along with substantial gains in nurse rights and compensation that will allow the hospital [...]

Community Health Systems seek employer in Registered nurse

Company: Community Health Systems
Title: General Medicine/Surgery-RN
Location: Clarksville, Tennessee
Description: Gateway Medical Center is a major healthcare provider for North Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. We are committed to offering the highest possible level of medical expertise, technology and caring touch to our patients.
The Registered Nurse is a professional nurse responsible for the coordination of patient care [...]

U.S didn’t help nursing home which didn,t required procedure

The government is cutting off Medicaid and Medicare funds to the Green Meadows Health Care Center in Mount Washington for not meeting federal standards.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said in an Aug. 28 public notice that the Bullitt County nursing home, licensed for 122 residents, would lose federal funds effective last Friday.
The [...]

Oral health is clearly an educational, health and economic issue

Kentucky is next to last in the nation in dental health, but there is hope for local residents.
“Oral health is clearly an educational, health and economic issue,” said University of Kentucky School of Dentistry professor Dr. Raynor Mullins.
“It’s pretty clear across all kinds of research, that oral health is directly affected by income and education [...]

Nurse practitioner treated a cancer in Eastern Kentucky

Three major television networks joined together for “Stand Up to Cancer”, an event to raise money and awareness for cancer research.
WYMT spoke with local patients about their battle with cancer here in eastern Kentucky.
Doctors at the Highlands Cancer Center say lung, cervical, and colon cancer are the most common types of cancer here in the [...]

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Education: Bachelor’s degree in nursing, West Virginia University; master’s degree in nursing, University of Kentucky; doctorate in nursing, Indiana University
Occupation: Professor of nursing at the University of Pittsburgh, where she heads the doctoral and master’s programs in nursing leadership
Background: Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing; previously served as chief nursing officer for the [...]

Data management services for skilled nursing

Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR), a leading provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly, announced today that it will participate in the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference on September 5 at 10:55 a.m. ET in Boston, Massachusetts. Presenting for Omnicare will be Joel F. Gemunder, president and chief executive officer.
The presentation will be broadcast live over the [...]

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. is a healthcare services company

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:KND) today announced that Paul J. Diaz, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, has been named one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare magazine.
Modern Healthcare is a national trade publication that covers the healthcare industry. The August 25 issue features a list of the [...]