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He taught nurses, such as my mother, at the Elizabeth School of Nursing and at the general hospital.

Thomas Patrick Dixon brought an understanding of mental health to Sudbury and tirelessly advocated for mental health facilities. Tom was born in Sudbury in 1916 to Dr. John Dixon and Agatha Dixon, one of 12 children. His father was a surgeon at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Tom attended Sudbury High School. His brother, Charles, wrote in a family history: “When he suddenly decided to become a... 

Nursing Home CEO Arrested for Not Providing Workers’ Compensation

The president and CEO of a Bronx nursing home that has been the focus of a probe by Attorney General Cuomo, and the site of multiple employee protests, has been arrested. The president of Kingsbridge Heights Rehabilitation and Care Center, Helen Sieger, 55, was charged with failing to provide workers’ compensation coverage for 400 employees between May 31, 2007 and June 26, 2008, Mr. Cuomo’s... 

CIGNA Foundation Invites Public to Free Forum on Maintaining a Healthy State of Mind

To help people maintain a healthy state of mind during tough times, the CIGNA Foundation is convening a community forum on Mind/Body Wellness in Philadelphia from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 15 at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. The Mind/Body Forum, second in a series hosted by the CIGNA Foundation, will bring together mental health experts from CIGNA and leaders from Philadelphia’s... 

The cost, choices of health care in final months

Health care in the last months of a person’s life is expensive. What kind of care do people want? What are the costs? Is more always better? What do we want? A Tompkins County survey in 2000 found that most people (74 percent of the 688 respondents) wanted to die at home; a strong second choice was a hospice residence. What actually happens? In 2007 in Tompkins County 36 percent of people died... 

5 Tips for students in online nursing

Registering for online college courses is the first step toward achieving the success and the degree that you have always dreamed of. The next step is to make sure that you complete and pass those courses. No student wants to waste time on a class only to fail it and have to spend the time and the money to take it over again, not to mention the delay in graduation. There are numerous things that the... 

Skilled nurse can boosts patients’ spirits

Following a car accident in 1996, all Sandra Mattingly want­ed was the chance to continue taking care of hospital patients and making their day a little brighter. She was given that chance and is making the most of it. Mattingly, a registered nurse at Prattville Baptist Hospital, has been dubbed the “Singing Nurse” by patients who have heard her break out into song. Unfortunately, Mattingly... 

Nursing Assistant – Select Specialty Hospital – South Zanesville, OH

Nursing Assistant Under the general supervision of a Registered Nurse, the Nursing Assistant performs routine tasks in patient care and bedside nursing to… (From CareerBuilder)

Serious nursing shortage occured in Delaware

Delaware is facing a serious nursing shortage that could compromise hospital care for a growing number of sicker, older patients. The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration estimates that the state will be facing a shortage of more than 3,000 nurses by 2010 unless significant changes are made. The situation hasn’t yet led to inadequate patient care here, as it has in other states,... 

Manager of nursing home loose his camera and cellular phone

A nursing home manager had her bag snatched while clearing up after home’s summer fair. Natasha Edwards, 32, was tidying away tables and chairs following Saturday’s event when callous thieves pinched the handbag along with a digital camera containing photos from the day and a camcorder with footage of residents and their families. A mobile phone was also taken from Evergreen Nursing Home... 

The new recruits include 45 adult nurses and five children’s nurses

Health bosses in Norfolk have moved to allay fears of a nursing shortage as it emerged more than quarter of nurses in the UK are set to leave the profession in the next five years. Concerns have been raised nationally that a mass exodus of nurses, due to retirement and dissatisfaction with the NHS, could leave the profession desperately short-staffed. But bosses at the Norfolk and Norwich University...