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    [an error occurred while processing this directive] Hospitals set to make patient survey results public 23 Nov 2005
    For years, hospitals have surveyed patients about their experiences: Did a nurse come quickly when they pressed the call button? Was the bathroom clean? ...
    - Boston Globe,

    States want $2.7 billion to fix hospitals (Australian Financial ... 23 Nov 2005
    The states are demanding an extra $2.7 billion from the federal government to match their increased spending on public hospitals and medical training, the ...
    - AustralianDoctor.com (subscription),

    Report: Area hospitals' revenue hits high in 2003 23 Nov 2005
    Operating revenue at St. Louis area hospitals reached a 20-year high in 2003 while their profit exceeded the national average, a new report from the St. ...
    - St. Louis Business Journal,

    State approves two hospitals' joint venture 23 Nov 2005
    Massillon Community Hospital is owned by nonprofit Akron General Health System, while Doctors Hospital is owned by a for-profit company, Triad Hospitals Inc. ...
    - Akron Beacon Journal,

    Hospitals do battle over ER at Hilyard 23 Nov 2005
    The rancor between the rival hospitals was clear even before the start of the meeting, which state hospital regulators had called to gather testimony on ...
    - The Register-Guard,

    Hospitals offer heaping helpings of healing 23 Nov 2005
    Having to stay in the hospital in-evitably taints holidays — especially on family days like Thanksgiving — so Brunswick's two hospitals are doing what they ...
    - Brunswick Times Record,

    Hospitals 'geared up' for terror attack 23 Nov 2005
    The State Government has rejected a College of Surgeons' claim it is unprepared for a terrorist attack, saying hospitals are ready to "gear up" in the event of ...
    - LaSalute.net,

    Hospitals say anti-fraud exemptions too narrow to spur IT use 23 Nov 2005
    Under the proposed rules, hospitals and certain healthcare organizations could share information technology tools related to e-prescribing and EHRs with ...
    - Healthcare IT News,

    Fees Schedule For Private Hospitals To Be Enforced Soon 23 Nov 2005
    KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 (Bernama) -- The government will be enforcing a schedule of fees for all private hospitals in the country, the Dewan Rakyat was told ...
    - Bernama,

    Hospitals hire two executives 23 Nov 2005
    ...would keep the $81 million operation running smoothly while Wellspring Partners Ltd., a Chicago troubleshooting firm that specializes in hospitals, studies how ...
    - Allentown Morning Call,

    Hijacking at the Hospital 23 Nov 2005
    ...to try to influence a purchase, that would put you in prison in any other industry.’. Novation claims it saves member hospitals $1 billion a year. US Sen. ...
    - Fort Worth Weekly,

    Death Rate Higher for Low-Birth Infants at Minority-Serving ... 23 Nov 2005
    So reported UCLA researchers here who defined "minority-serving" hospitals as those where at least 35% of very low birth weight babies were black. ...
    - MedPage Today,

    1,000 RP hospitals shut down in 5 yrs Nov 22, 2005
    The continued exodus of doctors and nurses seeking better-paying jobs abroad has forced the closure of some 1,000 private hospitals across the Philippines, the ...
    - Philippine Star,

    Accreditation standards for hospitals in a week Nov 22, 2005
    National accreditation standards for hospitals in the country will roll out in a week's time as the Quality Council of India (QCI) has accepted the draft for ...
    - Business Standard,

    VLBW Infant Mortality Higher at Minority Hospitals Nov 22, 2005
    The research was based on data from 74,000 infants at 332 hospitals across the nation. FINDINGS: The researchers found that infant ...
    - Newswise (press release)

    Police Chief Asks Provincial Governors To Provide Hospitals For ... Nov 22, 2005
    Sutanto has appealed to provincial governors for the provision of special hospitals for the rehabilitation of drug addicts, at least one rehabilitation ...
    - Antara,

    Public hospitals up to par Nov 22, 2005
    This is because most of the 125 public hospitals in the country adhere strictly to the high standards imposed by the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health ...
    - New Straits Times,

    Government hospitals have improved Nov 22, 2005
    KUALA LUMPUR: Some public hospitals are now rated higher than private ones, according to Health Minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek. ...
    - Malaysia Star,

    Large-scale laundry keeps hospitals clean Nov 22, 2005
    Linda Mitchell folds clean bed linens at Alliance Laundry and Textile Services in East Point, which serves hospitals, health care facilities and clinics across ...
    - Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),

    New hospitals, roads top Capitol's Nov 22, 2005
    ...the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) showed plans realizing the long-time dream of rural town residents to have access to provincial hospitals ...
    - Cebu Daily News,

    Many private hospitals closing down--hospital group chief Nov 21, 2005
    THE UNABATED migration of doctors and nurses for higher-paying jobs abroad has forced the closure of as many as 1,000 private hospitals in the last five years ...
    - INQ7.net,

    Hospitals risk losing specialists in ERs Nov 21, 2005
    Many hospitals, including a few in the Dayton area, are finding it difficult to get specialist doctors to respond to emergency room calls. ...
    - MSNBC

    UK outsourcing initiative — NHS shortlists Apollo Hospitals Nov 20, 2005
    THE Apollo Hospitals Group has been shortlisted by Britain's NHS (National Health Service) to bid for four geographical areas in the UK where it could provide ...
    - Hindu Business Line,

    Telemedicine facility in defence hospitals Nov 20, 2005
    Coimbatore, Nov 20: Telemedicine facility will be provided in all military hospitals in the country by 2008 so that total healthcare could be ensured to the ...
    - Chennai Online,

    Hewitt tells hospitals facing cash crisis to reduce waste Nov 20, 2005
    Patricia Hewitt is resisting demands to bail out NHS hospitals that are heavily in the red to avert a winter crisis in the health service. ...
    - Independent,

    Hospitals Planned for Foreigners in R&D Town Nov 21, 2005
    Daedeok R&D Zone, which is home to Daedeok Science Town, will have hospitals and schools for foreigners by 2010, the Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST ...
    - Korea Times,

    'Old school tie' network still at work in hospitals Nov 21, 2005
    ...graduated in 1995. Of the 71 male doctors who had attended an independent school, 85 per cent were in hospitals. Of those attending ...
    - Times Online,

    All military hospitals to be networked by 2008 Nov 20, 2005
    All military hospitals in India will be connected to a central network for a telemedicine facility by 2008, a top armed forces official said Sunday. ...
    - Webindia123,

    Hospitals: Time to spread the burden of providing health care for ... Nov 20, 2005
    Massachusetts hospitals are committed to genuine health reform that provides meaningful and affordable health coverage for every resident of the commonwealth. ...
    - Eagle Tribune,

    St. Luke Hospitals Receive Quality Improvement Award Nov 20, 2005
    Luke Hospitals have received a Hospital Quality Improvement Excellence Award from Health Care Excel, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for ...
    - ChallengerNKY.com,

    NABH to accredit hospitals Nov 20, 2005
    Ludhiana, November 20: THE National Accreditation Board of Hospitals (NABH) would start accrediting various hospitals in the country by early 2006. ...
    - Ludhiana Newsline,

    Hospitals Getting Noisier, Threatening Patient Safety Nov 21, 2005
    Hospitals have grown noisier over the past 50 years, with sounds in patients room that rival that of a jackhammer. The noise is ...
    - LiveScience.com,

    Apollo Hospitals Shortlisted to Provide Diagnostics in the UK Nov 21, 2005
    The Apollo Hospitals Group has been shortlisted by Britain's National Health Service (NHS) to bid for four geographical areas in the UK where it could provide ...
    - MedIndia,

    Lawsuit alleges New York hospitals mishap Nov 21, 2005
    NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Parents of a toddler who claim their son was misdiagnosed have sued three New York hospitals and a healthcare service. ...
    - United Press International

    Hospitals take on leadership role Nov 19, 2005
    Sixteen hospitals throughout the Capital District have agreed to adopt a smoke-free policy by Jan. 1, 2007. This initiative means ...
    - Troy Record,

    Hospitals to lose R10m revitalisation grant Nov 21, 2005
    The loss of the R10-million means that crucial work on the revitalisation of public hospitals such as Dora Nginza and Livingstone will be placed on hold. ...
    - The Herald Eastern Cape,

    New building codes for nursing homes, hospitals nearing passage Nov 21, 2005
    Nursing homes, hospitals and homes for the mentally retarded in areas vulnerable to hurricanes and flooding would be required to comply with a building code ...
    - KLFY,

    3 Hospitals Face Nurses' Contract Deadline Nov 21, 2005
    HONOLULU -- Three Hawaii hospitals are headed into the homestretch as negotiations continue with the Hawaii Nurses Association. ...
    - Hawaii Channel.com,

    Arab Health roadshow in UAE hospitals Nov 21, 2005
    The organisers of the Arab Health Congress are currently holding a road show of 10 hospitals in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Al Ain, Sharjah and Ajman. ...
    - Trade Arabia,

    Arab Health Road Show of UAE Hospitals Nov 21, 2005
    Dubai, 21 Nov, 05 (WAM) - The organisers of the Arab Health Congress yesterday announced a road show of 10 hospitals in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Al Ain, Sharjah and ...
    - WAM - Emirates News Agency,

    More hospitals offering aid for cancer survivors Nov 20, 2005
    ST. LOUIS (AP) - Living in the moment is not uncommon when a family has a child struggling with cancer: They need to get the facts ...
    - Columbia Daily Tribune,

    Local hospitals follow no-smoking trend Nov 20, 2005
    By LAURA HENSLEY. The 34-year-old mother of two decided to snuff out her habit before her workplace, St. Joseph Regional Health Center ...
    - Bryan College Station Eagle,

    Ford employees donate holiday gifts to kids in area hospitals Nov 20, 2005
    AMHERST -- At the start of the holiday season, while others are busy making gift lists and preparing for another Christmas, the goal of John Baker, Amherst ...
    - The Morning Journal,

    Hospitals’ cooperation is a breath of fresh air Nov 20, 2005
    Both hospitals announced a smoking ban effective May 1 on the entire hospital grounds. ... Both hospitals acknowledge it is a tough decision. Many details remain. ...
    - Quad City Times,

    HCA International Renews Hospitals Payroll Contract with ICS ... Nov 21, 2005
    HCA International has renewed the payroll services contract for their six London hospitals with ICS Computing for another three years. ...
    - Paypershop.com (press release),

    Starbucks seeks books, toys for kids in hospitals Nov 20, 2005
    ...and books collected throughout the holiday season will be used by Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation chapters and their affiliate hospitals as gifts ...
    - Mail Tribune,

    Wreck Sends Six People To Hospitals Nov 21, 2005
    CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio -- Six people had to be taken to area hospitals after a wreck in Clermont County on Monday afternoon, News 5 reported. ...
    - Channel Cincinnati.com,

    Crash Puts 6 in Hospitals Nov 20, 2005
    NJ-November 20, 2005 - Authorities in Camden County are investigating an overnight accident on the Collingswood Circle that put 6 people in hospitals. ...
    - 6abc.com,

    Indonesia to prepare more hospitals for bird flu Nov 16, 2005
    Indonesia will increase the number of hospitals to more than double to 100, to be designed for treatment bird flu patients across the world's fourth most ...
    - People's Daily Online,

    To Fight Rising Costs, Hospitals Seek Allies in the Operating Room Nov 17, 2005
    ...procedure. A surgeon at Harrisburg Hospital in Pennsylvania, one of a small group of hospitals forging ties with doctors to save money. ...
    - New York Times,

    Videogame Community Charity Grows to Serve Children at Hospitals ... Nov 16, 2005
    ...strip Penny Arcade today announced the expansion of the Child's Play charity (www.childsplaycharity.org) to more than a dozen Children's Hospitals across the ...
    - GamesIndustry.biz,

    State Panel to Rate Hospitals to Identify the Least Viable Nov 19, 2005
    The state commission on shrinking New York's hospital industry has adopted a rating system to start determining which hospitals should close, and it plans to ...
    - New York Times,

    Indian hospitals among the best world over Nov 16, 2005
    ...who inaugurated the India pavilion of the annual global tourism event, said: "Not only is India known for its hospitality, but also our hospitals, which are ...
    - Hindustan Times,

    Beijing designates 2 hospitals for human bird flu cases Nov 18, 2005
    Director of the bureau, Jin Dapeng, said at Friday's municipal news conference on the prevention human bird flu that the two hospitals are to arrange ...
    - Xinhua,

    Child's Play launches 2006 charity drive to help kids' hospitals ... Nov 18, 2005
    ...charity Child's Play has announced plans to expand its activities for the 2006 Christmas season by offering a helping hand to children's hospitals across North ...
    - GamesIndustry.biz,

    Balfour Beatty preferred bidder for 190 mln stg Manchester ... Nov 15, 2005
    ...its specialist healthcare concession company, Consort Healthcare, has been appointed preferred bidder for the 190 mln stg Northern Batched Hospitals project in ...
    - Forbes

    Director Rob Reiner threatens hospitals on ballot issue Nov 19, 2005
    If the state increased cigarette taxes as proposed by the hospitals, purchases would inevitably decline as smokers shop elsewhere for lower prices or give up ...
    - San Diego Union Tribune,

    Employees' strike hits Delhi hospitals Nov 18, 2005
    NEW DELHI: A section of employees of central government run hospitals in the capital struck work on Friday to protest privatisation, affecting functioning at ...
    - Times of India,

    Hospitals will be forced to cut beds Nov 17, 2005
    Hospitals in England face the prospect of closing wards and making other cuts this winter after Patricia Hewitt, the Health Secretary, ordered urgent action to ...
    - Telegraph.co.uk,

    Health meeting to consider one doctor hospitals Nov 16, 2005
    The future of one doctor hospitals is expected to be discussed at a meeting of the Rural Health Advisory Committee in Inglewood today. ...
    - ABC Regional Online,

    Hospitals post higher profit, BH up slightly Nov 16, 2005
    For the third quarter, BGH _ which operates 14 hospitals _ posted a net profit of 188.58 million baht, a rise from 166.18 million in the same quarter last year ...
    - Bangkok Post,

    Plan to improve security at public hospitals nationwide Nov 16, 2005
    SECURITY in public hospitals will be beefed up under a massive exercise starting with a pilot project at Hospital Kuala Lumpur. ...
    - Malaysia Star,

    Collision kills woman; 10 taken to hospitals Nov 18, 2005
    By MÓNICA GUZM�N. One person died and 10 were hospitalized after a box truck struck a pickup loaded with 11 passengers at a southwest ...
    - Houston Chronicle,

    Hospitals desperate for blood Nov 16, 2005
    Johannesburg - The SA National Blood Service (SANBS) is desperately in need of blood to supply the country's hospitals, it said on Wednesday. ...
    - News24,

    Work affected in government hospitals Nov 18, 2005
    NEW DELHI: Normal functioning was partially affected in all Central Government-run hospitals and dispensaries following a daylong token strike by Class III and ...
    - Hindu,

    Collision kills woman; 13 taken to hospitals Nov 18, 2005
    A female passenger in the pickup was killed. The driver and the nine remaining passengers were transported to area hospitals. Three ...
    - Houston Chronicle,

    SWAZILAND: Hospitals run out of ARVs Nov 18, 2005
    IRIN) - Swaziland is facing a serious breakdown in the supply of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for patients with HIV, and some hospitals acknowledge that stocks ...
    - Reuters AlertNet,

    Anthrax scare drives people to hospitals Nov 18, 2005
    MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: An anthrax outbreak in Tamangapa subdistrict here in the past week has sparked fear among local residents. ...
    - Jakarta Post,

    Indonesia to double number of hospitals for bird flu Nov 15, 2005
    JAKARTA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Indonesia will more than double to 100 the number of hospitals designated to treat bird flu patients across the world's fourth most ...
    - Reuters AlertNet,

    To Fight Rising Costs, Hospitals Seek Allies in the Operating Room Nov 18, 2005
    PinnacleHealth has received from federal health regulators, such an arrangement would run afoul of longstanding rules meant to prevent hospitals from paying ...
    - Tuscaloosa News (subscription),

    New York hospitals lost $127M in 2004, trade association says Nov 16, 2005
    ALBANY -- Hospitals in New York State lost $127 million last year on operations, the seventh year in a row they have operated in the red, according to figures ...
    - Press & Sun-Bulletin,

    PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE IMPROVES QUALITY OF CARE IN HOSPITALS Nov 17, 2005
    The three-year test program, which began in 2003 and includes 270 hospitals throughout the country, so far has awarded 123 "top performers" a total of $8.85 ...
    - National Center for Policy Analysis,

    NY hospitals lose money for seventh year in a row Nov 16, 2005
    ...(November 16, 2005) — ALBANY — Hospitals in New York state lost $127 million last year on operations, the seventh year in a row they have operated in the ...
    - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,

    Hospitals Facing Pressure Nov 17, 2005
    In the last few years, several private hospitals in the city have closed, filed for Chapter 11, had their bond status downgraded, or sold off major assets to ...
    - New York Sun (subscription),

    Most area hospitals are breaking even Nov 18, 2005
    By JENNIFER JONES - Telegram Staff Writer. Three out of the four area hospitals are either breaking even or have an operating margin of less than 1 percent. ...
    - Herkimer Evening Telegram,

    NHS doctors back private hospitals plan 03 Oct 2005
    A healthcare entrepreneur has raised more than £100m from the City to kickstart plans to build a chain of private hospitals across England in partnership with ...
    - Guardian Unlimited,

    University Hospitals looks at smoking ban 03 Oct 2005
    IOWA CITY, Iowa University Hospitals in Iowa City is looking at joining hospitals in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids that have banned smoking. ...
    - KWQC-TV,

    Hospitals say doctor study doesn't add up 03 Oct 2005
    Federal employees make up less than 1 percent of the patients at both La Crosse hospitals, according to the Wisconsin Hospital Association. ...
    - LaCrosse Tribune,

    Area hospitals often employ patient-interpreter services 03 Oct 2005
    To connect everyone, Arrowhead Regional deployed its multilingual staff, a tactic used by most of San Bernardino and Riverside counties' hospitals. ...
    - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin,

    Rare disorders evade hospitals' newborn tests 03 Oct 2005
    ...time Johnathan was 5 days old, he was comatose. Doctors at two hospitals were stumped. Finally, at a third, a doctor conducted a ...
    - Rocky Mountain News,

    How good are state hospitals 03 Oct 2005
    PEOPLE spend the entire day at the hospitals waiting to be attended to and to make matters worse they are not treated well by some nurses. ...
    - Dispatch Online,

    BUDGET 2006 REACTION: Shot in arm for hospitals 03 Oct 2005
    For Southern Hospital and Pantai Medical Centre Malacca, two of the State’s private hospitals, foreigners comprised about a third of their patients last year ...
    - New Straits Times,

    Free medicines for poor patients in govt hospitals: Narvekar 03 Oct 2005
    Mr Nrayanand Narvekar said that government proposes to provide medicines to the poor patients in Goa Medical College, Azilo and at Hospicio Hospitals and added ...
    - Navhind Times,

    Hospitals, doctors vary on viability level of fetuses 03 Oct 2005
    That is the reality inside neonatal units at American hospitals. ... But he said he expects more US hospitals to draft guidelines like Mercy's.
    - Toledo Blade,

    Medicare's Big Experiment 03 Oct 2005
    ...giving insurance companies billions of dollars in subsidies to encourage seniors to join managed-care plans -- the networks of doctors and hospitals that are ...
    - BusinessWeek

    Health is wealth 03 Oct 2005
    Word is fast-spreading that Indian hospitals can provide world-class care at competitive rates. India today has big names in healthcare ...
    - Business Standard,

    Perth hospitals on stand-by Oct 1, 2005
    Perth's major hospitals are on stand-by to receive bomb blast patients evacuated from Bali, Western Australia's state health coordinator Andy Robertson says. ...
    - The Age (subscription),

    St. Luke Hospitals Offer Free Heart Screenings For Women Oct 2, 2005
    FLORENCE - The St. Luke Hospitals are inviting women to "Wellness Wednesday," a free heart health event on Wednesday, Oct. 12 from ...
    - ChallengerNKY.com,

    Hospitals monitor possible flu outbreak Oct 1, 2005
    TORONTO -- Fourteen patients exhibiting flu-like symptoms are in isolation at two east-end Toronto hospitals. Twelve patients from ...
    - National Post,

    Hospitals urged to create awareness on glaucoma Oct 2, 2005
    Dr Abd. Gani Mohammad Din has urged hospitals in the country to carry out awareness programmes to educate people about glaucoma.
    - New Straits Times,

    South-east SA hospitals get funds boost Sep 29, 2005
    Three south-east South Australian hospitals will share in new state funding for clinical equipment and minor capital works. The ...
    - ABC Online,

    Hospitals fined for 'double dipping' Sep 29, 2005
    In 2003, a Queensland Health report showed some hospitals were admitting patients through the emergency department, then reclassifying them as elective surgery ...
    - ABC Online,

    NH hospitals help Mississippi hospital Sep 29, 2005
    CONCORD, NH --Hospitals around the state are trying to raise $250,000 for a hospital in Mississippi that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. ...
    - Boston Globe,

    Indian hospitals want US logo Sep 30, 2005
    Twelve hospitals have applied for the JCI accreditation. ... Hospitals are surveyed by a JCI team of a physician, nurse and an administrator. ...
    - Times of India,

    $1m for equipment upgrades at Riverland hospitals Sep 29, 2005
    More than $1 million has been allocated to Riverland hospitals for clinical equipment purchases and minor capital works. The South ...
    - ABC Online,

    Hospitals forced to hold on to the healthy Sep 30, 2005
    BED-BLOCKING is on the increase in Scotland’s hospitals, with 1,465 patients ready for discharge in July but having nowhere to go to. ...
    - Times Online,

    Hospitals closed over attacks Sep 30, 2005
    NIZAMABAD: Patients suffered as private hospitals closed in the town on Thursday protesting against the attacks on doctors. Meanwhile ...
    - Newindpress,

    Hospitals lose first round in battle against BWC plan to cut ... Oct 1, 2005
    Columbus- A judge on Friday refused to block a new plan reducing payments from the state to hospitals that care for injured workers. ...
    - Cleveland Plain Dealer,

    Hospitals that follow guidelines save lives Sep 30, 2005
    Heart attack death rates dropped significantly at hospitals that participated in a quality-improvement process that increased the use of evidence-based ...
    - Medical News Today (press release),

    Area hospitals pretty good, according to state Sep 29, 2005
    Area hospitals evaluated in a statewide study released today posted better mortality and readmission rates or treated and released patients with the condition ...
    - Penn Live,

    York area hospitals fare well Sep 29, 2005
    York County hospitals fared well in service and length of stay and kept charges to insurance companies relatively low, according to a report focused on medical ...
    - York Dispatch,

    2 HMA hospitals here have high charges, report says Sep 29, 2005
    By Cindy Stauffer. LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - Two local hospitals had some of the highest charges in the region, according to a new state report. ...
    - Lancaster Newspapers,

    USA Today Examines Dispute Among New Orleans Hospitals for Funds ... Sep 29, 2005
    USA Today on Wednesday examined the future of New Orleans hospitals in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the "no-holds-barred fight" between Louisiana ...
    - Kaiser network.org,

    Mortality rates down, readmission up at Pa. hospitals Sep 29, 2005
    Overall patient mortality rates for Pennsylvania hospitals continued to drop last year, but readmission rates climbed nearly one percentage point, according to ...
    - Philadelphia Business Journal,

    NH hospitals help Mississippi hospital Sep 29, 2005
    CONCORD, NH Hospitals around New Hampshire are trying to raise 250-thousand dollars for a hospital in Mississippi that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. ...
    - WCAX,

    Annual report examines hospitals' mortality rates Sep 29, 2005
    Four local hospitals posted higher-than-expected mortality rates for some procedures in 2004, according to a report by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost ...
    - The Citizen's Voice,

    Report on Pa. hospitals can help patients choose Sep 29, 2005
    30, 2004, is to be issued today. It examines the results of treatments for 30 common procedures and illnesses of patients at 180 hospitals in the state. ...
    - Philadelphia Inquirer,

    Hospitals help USF restore a residency Sep 30, 2005
    1989. So the medical school has formed new alliances, reaching as far as Lakeland to recruit hospitals where residents can train. ...
    - St. Petersburg Times,

    Call to give private hospitals perks for reinvestments Sep 29, 2005
    ANSWER: Private hospitals in Malaysia spend on average RM8 million a year (per hospital) to upgrade facilities, equipment and information technology ...
    - Business Times - Malaysia,

    Drake's costs top other hospitals Sep 30, 2005
    By Tony Cook. A new study of the tax-supported Drake Center reveals it sustains greater financial losses than similar hospitals. ...
    - Cincinnati Post,

    HOSPITALS GO TOTALLY SMOKE FREE Sep 30, 2005
    Other hospitals in Arkansas have taken the lead in becoming smoke free, with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Hospital ...
    - Pine Bluff Commercial,

    Zimbabwe hospitals lack lab materials for HIV tests Sep 29, 2005
    Public hospitals in Zimbabwe are finding it difficult to conduct HIV/Aids tests because of a lack of essential laboratory chemicals, the state-run Herald ...
    - ZWNEWS.com,

    Fitch Rates $55.4MM University Hospitals Trust (OK) VRBs Ser 2005A ... Sep 30, 2005
    30, 2005--Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA-/F1+' to the University Hospitals Trust (Oklahoma), variable-rate revenue bonds, consisting of $36,715,000 ...
    - Business Wire (press release),

    Quality Awareness In Hospitals Can Reduce Mortality Rate Of ... Sep 30, 2005
    Research shows that getting hospitals conscious about quality of services offered can reduce the number of patients dying in that hospital. ...
    - MedIndia,

    Hospitals turning to hospitalists Sep 29, 2005
    Across America and here in Houston, hospitals are quickly recognizing that more and more of their front line physicians are hospitalists -- specially trained ...
    - Houston Business Journal,

    Keep foreigners out of Indian hospitals: Nayar Sep 30, 2005
    New Delhi: Indian hospitals should not give beds for Western patients at the cost of Indians, veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar said Friday at the launch of a ...
    - NewKerala.com,

    Overnight Fire Sends 8 To Area Hospitals Sep 30, 2005
    Shakespeare District Lt. Eugene Vann said six of the injured suffered minor smoke inhalation and were treated and released from area hospitals. ...
    - NBC5.com,

    BED blocking is still a major problem in hospitals, according to ... Sep 29, 2005
    They showed 1465 patients were ready for discharge in July with753waiting to go home for more than six weeks. A year ago, there ...
    - Glasgow Daily Record,

    Bed-blocking falls in city hospitals Sep 30, 2005
    THE number of hospital beds being occupied by people who should be at home has fallen in Glasgow, according to the latest figures. ...
    - Glasgow Evening Times,

    OTHER HOSPITALS Sep 29, 2005
    ...• Lexington Medical Center wants to add a $5.6 million open-heart surgery center. The SC Department of Health and Environmental ...
    - The State,

    Cleanliness procedures of medium & small hospitals are flawed ... Sep 30, 2005
    But when it comes to cleanliness, most hospitals and nursing homes still function with faulty methods sans proper guidelines, a study reveals. ...
    - Express Pharma Pulse,

    Many Hospitals Financially Stable Sep 30, 2005
    Connecticut's private, nonprofit hospitals closed their fiscal year in stable condition today indicating a slow, but steady economic recovery after years in ...
    - Hartford Courant,

    Experts thrash strategy to curb infection in hospitals Sep 30, 2005
    There is a rise in infection rate in Indian hospitals leading to serious consequences. Such a situation is attributed to hospitals ...
    - Express Healthcare Management,

    Fashion Fantasy funds will benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children Sep 30, 2005
    Fashion Fantasy 3 will offer women the chance to check out the latest in fashions while benefiting the Shriners Hospitals for Children. ...
    - Green Bay Press Gazette,

    IFC Invests in India’s Health Care Sector: Apollo Hospitals Sep 29, 2005
    ...the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, recently made an equity investment for a 1.3 percent shareholding in Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited, the ...
    - Harold Doan and Associates (press release),

    Panel hears bipartisan call to save VA hospitals Sep 29, 2005
    ...met here to discuss a report by the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP that included proposals to close the city’s two VA hospitals, Manhattan and ...
    - People's Weekly World

    Rare heart surgery performed at MIOT hospitals Sep 30, 2005
    ...past 15 years. Being considered a high-risk case many doctors and well-known hospitals refused to take up her case. Kala’s parents ...
    - Express Healthcare Management,

    TMC ranks among top academic hospitals Sep 29, 2005
    TMC-Hospital Hill ranks ninth on the Kansas City Business Journal's list of top area acute-care hospitals; TMC-Lakewood ranks 20th.
    - Kansas City Business Journal,

    Allergy cases flood hospitals Sep 29, 2005
    By MEGAN PERRY. Until recently, Betts Eddings has been the only allergy nurse at University Hospital. But an increase in patients ...
    - Columbia Missourian,

    Eight Houston hospitals that closed because of Hurricane Rita have ... Sep 27, 2005
    Eight Houston-area hospitals that closed for Hurricane Rita reopened Monday, but concern about a possible overflow of evacuee patients still prompted state ...
    - Houston Chronicle,

    £300m plan to build two new hospitals Sep 28, 2005
    By Nigel Gould. More than £300m is to be shelled out on new maternity and children's hospitals for Northern Ireland. Health Minister ...
    - Belfast Telegraph,

    Australia's Healthscope Ends Talks On 5 Ramsay Hospitals Sep 25, 2005
    MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian hospitals owner Healthscope Ltd. (HSP.AU) said Monday it ended talks to buy five additional hospitals ...
    - Yahoo! News

    Patients turned away: Zimbabwe's hospitals can't afford medicine ... Sep 28, 2005
    HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's state-run hospitals can't afford medicines and equipment because of foreign currency shortages and have had to turn away ...
    - Canada.com,

    Abuse of Electroshock Found in Turkish Mental Hospitals Sep 28, 2005
    28- Turkey's psychiatric hospitals are riddled with horrific abuses, including the use of raw electroshock as a form of punishment, according to a human rights ...
    - New York Times,

    Hospitals strain with short staffs, influx of evacuees Sep 26, 2005
    An influx of patients, staff shortages and fatiqued care-givers are putting pressure on area hospitals today, and a temporary medical facility is being set up ...
    - Houston Chronicle,

    Hospitals told to curb visitors Sep 25, 2005
    NEW DELHI: To ensure hygienic conditions in government hospitals, including AIIMS, the Delhi High Court has ordered immediate prohibition of public entry ...
    - Times of India,

    Healthscope Ends Talks to Buy Five More Ramsay Health Hospitals Sep 25, 2005
    26 (Bloomberg) -- Healthscope Ltd., Australia's second- biggest private hospital owner, ended talks to buy five more hospitals from Ramsay Health Care Ltd.. ...
    - Bloomberg

    Ananthapuri Hospitals inaugurated Sep 28, 2005
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurated the Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute (AHRI) at Chakkai in the district recently. ...
    - Newindpress,

    Zimbabwe hospitals short of equipment, key drugs Sep 28, 2005
    HARARE, Sept 28 (Reuters) - A critical shortage of laboratory chemicals and theatre equipment has hit Zimbabwe's hospitals, with some centres failing to handle ...
    - Reuters AlertNet,

    Iraqi doctors seek medicines, help for hospitals Sep 28, 2005
    GENEVA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - An Iraqi doctors' group appealed on Wednesday for medicines and greater foreign support to restore Iraq's hospitals and decimated ...
    - Reuters AlertNet,

    Hospitals inquiry finds against Qld Govt Sep 27, 2005
    The head of Queensland's public hospitals inquiry has made preliminary findings against the State Government. Commissioner Geoff ...
    - ABC Online,

    Almost 90% of NY Hospitals Have Joined IHI's National Campaign to ... Sep 27, 2005
    NEW YORK -- (09/27/2005; 1000)(EIS) -- Nearly 90 percent of New York State's hospitals have signed on to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 100,000 ...
    - Empire Information Services, Inc. (press release),

    Quake-safety deadline puts hospitals in bind Sep 27, 2005
    Enterprise. The California Healthcare Association/RAND report on how much it will cost hospitals to meet the state's earthquake standards. ...
    - Press-Enterprise (subscription),

    Americans opting for India's hospitals Sep 25, 2005
    It's the latest in outsourcing -- Asian doctors study in the United States or Britain, acquire their skills and reputations in hospitals there, then take them ...
    - Kentucky.com,

    Louisiana State Estimates Rebuilding Hospitals Will Cost More Than ... Sep 26, 2005
    Saying that at least one of its teaching hospitals in New Orleans is expected to be a total loss, officials from the Louisiana State University System last ...
    - Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

    Hurricane hits hospitals hard Sep 26, 2005
    Hurricane Rita dealt another blow to the state's public and private hospitals, leaving many reeling under the financial strain, officials said Monday. ...
    - 2theadvocate.com,

    Overburdened Houston hospitals get military help Sep 26, 2005
    The military quickly set up a medical facility at Ellington Field on Monday to help Houston-area hospitals filling up with patients evacuated from East Texas ...
    - Denton Record Chronicle (subscription),

    'Secrets' of successful hospitals revealed Sep 28, 2005
    ...(BETHESDA, MD) – An in-depth look at hospitals that reduced treatment delays highlights steps other hospitals could take to provide rapid angioplasty ...
    - EurekAlert,

    Clean health tsars for all our hospitals Sep 25, 2005
    The Swansea East AM said, "Welsh hospitals are already leading the way in the fight for cleanliness and battling superbugs, with our infection rates well below ...
    - ic Wales,

    Flood of patients puts hospitals £5.7m in red Sep 29, 2005
    SHEFFIELD'S health services have overspent by £5.7 million because more patients than expected are visiting the city's adult hospitals for treatment. ...
    - Sheffield Today,

    New, Expanded Hospitals Made Possible by Innovative Funding Sep 26, 2005
    26 /CNW/ - The use of an innovative financing model to fund the renewal of Ontario's hospitals is necessary to ensure improvements to patient care and ...
    - Canada NewsWire (press release),

    Hospitals that follow guidelines save lives Sep 28, 2005
    ...(BETHESDA, MD) – Heart attack death rates dropped significantly at hospitals that participated in a quality-improvement process that increased the use of ...
    - EurekAlert,

    Overburdened Houston hospitals get military help Sep 26, 2005
    The military is planning to set up a medical facility to help Houston-area hospitals filling up with patients evacuated from East Texas because of Hurricane ...
    - Denton Record Chronicle (subscription),

    HCA hospitals in Houston, Louisiana experience minimal Rita damage Sep 26, 2005
    HCA's hospitals in the Houston area and Louisiana weathered Hurricane Rita well and the company is reporting little damage to those facilities. ...
    - Houston Business Journal,

    10 hospitals, health centres certified as 'baby-friendly' Sep 27, 2005
    THE Ministry of Health recently certified 10 hospitals and health centres around the island as being baby-friendly, as part of its programme to encourage ...
    - Jamaica Observer,

    Most Hospitals Eliminating Mercury, National Survey Finds Sep 27, 2005
    28, 2005 - Hospitals have significantly reduced the amount of mercury found in facilities and are demonstrating a clear preference for safer alternatives ...
    - GreenBiz,

    HCA will move KC hospitals to new operating group Sep 28, 2005
    HCA Inc. announced on Wednesday the creation of a third operating group that will include 58 hospitals in nine states, including Missouri and part of Kansas. ...
    - Kansas City Business Journal,

    Hospitals reject VZP plan to sell debts to CSOB Sep 25, 2005
    ...(PDM staff with CTK) 26 September - The General Health Insurance Company (VZP), which has not been paying regional hospitals in time, offered to sell its debts ...
    - Prague Daily Monitor,




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