Corpus Christi with an estimated population of 285,267 in 2006 is Texas’ eighth-largest city. The economy of Corpus Christi is healthy and diversified. Corpus Christi has good economic growth and the unemployment rate is very low. The city’s healthcare facilities are well developed and as there are many good hospitals, there also many good nursing [...]
Humanitarian, Dr. Gary Michelson is “making an unprecedented investment on behalf of companion animals,” says Aimee Gilbreath, Executive Director of Found Animals Foundation http://www.foundanimals.org, Michelson’s privately funded 501(c)3.
Found Animals and its strategic partner the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs announced the launch of The Michelson Prize in Reproductive Biology at the SPAY/USA Conference [...]
Process improvements, regulatory compliance and patient safety were the top three areas in which hospitals “greatly benefited” from the use of order set software, according to the findings of a recent independent national survey conducted on behalf of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students.
Of the hospital managers [...]
First Impression
* Do you like the facility’s location and outward appearance?
* Is the facility convenient for frequent visits by family and friends?
* Are you welcomed with a warm greeting from the staff?
* Does the staff address residents by their [...]
Nurse Jennifer Dimmick helped her 71-year-old patient, George Mulligan, struggle from a chair to his feet for his daily walk around the corridor outside his hospital room.
In the days after Mulligan’s aortic valve replacement surgery, Dimmick was preparing him to care for himself after his discharge, showing him ways to lift himself while protecting his [...]
“Due to the high stress I have experienced as a registered nurse in a critical-care environment, and sometimes the requirement to work odd shifts, I developed a condition called irritable bowel syndrome with abdominal pain and constipation,” said Tina Marino from Phoenix, Arizona. “As a result of my diagnosis, I am unable to secure individual [...]
Commenting on the release of the King’s College London reports, Nurses in Society: Starting the Debate and State of the Art Metrics for Nursing: A Rapid Appraisal, Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), today said:
“These reports present a unique opportunity for nurses to drive up the [...]
Physicians Healthcare Management Group, Inc., a developer of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) in partnership with physicians, today released the following letter to its shareholders:
Dear Phyhealth Shareholder:
Since our last communication in June 2008, much has happened. I want to update you on the Company’s progress on two of Phyhealth’s 2008 key objectives.
First is the Company’s application [...]
Baxa Ltd announces its launch of a new line of pre-filled saline IV syringes in the UK. Baxa Ltd, an organisation committed to increasing patient safety through specialty devices for the preparation and administration of liquid medication, is adding a range of pre-filled saline intravenous flush syringes for catheter care in UK health systems. Baxa [...]
The population of aging and overweight is increasing rapidly recently followed by more intensive prevention and treatment demands for chronic diseases. Meanwhile, the general public is also realizing the importance of prevention medicine is not only reshaping healthcare service content but also placing extra demand for new medical treatment. Taiwan, in particular, leads other countries [...]