Plan Re-Ignites Public Indignation Over Babies Who Survived Abortion Attempts at these Hospitals
MEDIA ADVISORY, Jan. 7 / Christian Newswire / -- "Wisconsin Right to Life unequivocally condemns the decision by UW Hospitals and Clinics, the UW Medical Foundation and Meriter Hospital to open up a second-trimester abortion operation at the Madison Surgery Center," declared Barbara Lyons, Executive Director of Wisconsin Right to Life. "The decision brings these medical facilities full circle ...

Walk-in crisis clinics at 5 locations
In the wake of extensive layoffs and changes at Albemarle Mental Health Center, five locations will be staffed as walk-in crisis clinics.

CU clinics in financial pain
Creighton University's medical clinics are losing big money, affecting its hospital's financial health and the university as a whole. What's the ailment? Not enough doctors and patients.

PATIENTS? PRIORITIES: Take a fresh look at medical services
GIVEN the current economic slowdown, there will be an increase in the number of sick people going to government hospitals instead of private clinics. During office hours, the outpatient clinics of hospitals would serve the sick.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Delivers Same Day Patient Discharge Via Bighand Digital Dictation
BigHand has announced that Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has implemented the BigHand digital dictation workflow system, incorporating over 1000 users spanning 5 hospitals on 2 campuses in one of the largest rollouts of Digital Dictation technology in the NHS.

Allina expanding clinic in Cottage Grove
Allina Hospitals & Clinics is spending $3.3 million to expand its Cottage Grove clinic.

Casualties mount; hospitals on brink of collapse in Gaza
MANILA, Philippines - An international aid agency on Wednesday said Gaza hospitals were on the brink of collapse as Israeli offensive continued.

Job market for nurses healthy Desperate hospitals, clinics up the ante to find workers
MILWAUKEE - Please, please accept a high-paying job with us. In fact, just swing by for an interview and we'll give you a chance to win cash and prizes.

Three Danish Mobile Clinics Destroyed In Gaza - Charity
COPENHAGEN (AFP)--Three mobile clinics in Gaza run by a Danish charitable organization have been destroyed by the Israeli army offensive, an official said Tuesday.

Pain Clinics, Dialysis Centers May Spread Disease, Studies Find
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Patients who came down with pneumonia in hospitals stayed in them longer, had more complications and were more likely to die than those who caught the disease in their communities, a study found.

East End hospitals face state cuts
Eastern Long Island?s three hospitals could lose $2.8 million under the executive budget New York State Governor David Paterson has proposed. Hospital administrators fear that the cuts could mean a loss of services and programs or drive their hospitals deeper into deficit spending.

Hospitals and GPs expecting flu surge
HOSPITALS and GP surgeries across Wales are bracing themselves for a massive influx of patients struck down by winter flu, as freezing temperatures look set to grip the country until the weekend.

Merger breathes new life into ailing clinics
After years of staffing turnovers and financial troubles brought Comprehensive Health Center to the brink of collapse recently, a merger with the San Ysidro Health Center has revived the network of three community clinics serving the poor in San Diego.

Eastday-Cost of medicine cut at local clinics
Patients receiving treatment at any of Shanghai's 232 neighborhood health centers can now buy medicine at cost price, under a policy that will save people an estimated 165 million yuan (US$24.13 million) in pharmaceutical costs each year, said the Shanghai Health Bureau yesterday.

Health Notes, Jan. 8
Blood pressure checks: Blood pressure clinics at the Haverhill Council on Aging site at the Citizens Center on Welcome Street are 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays. Clincs on the first and third Tuesdays of the month will be staffed by two nurses. The other weeks, the clinic will be staffed by one nurse only.

Wisconsin Rapids hospitals feel financial pinch in tough economy
Although they work to cure illnesses, local hospitals lacked immunity from one of the worst ailments of 2008: the economy.

Egg donors line up for pay
Here's another sign of the tough economic times: Some clinics are reporting a surge in the number of women applying to donate eggs or serve as surrogate mothers for infertile couples. The going rate for a surrogate is about $25,000. Egg donors generally receive $3,000 to $8,000. But a few agencies advertise that they'll pay much more for specific characteristics. One ad running in campus ...

Rollout of Digital Dictation within the NHS delivers significant efficiency gains
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has implemented the BigHand digital dictation workflow system, incorporating over 1000 users spanning 5 hospitals on 2 campuses in one of the largest rollouts of Digital Dictation technology in the NHS.

Hepatitis B and C in U.S.
In the last decade, more than 60,000 patients in the United States were asked to get tested for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) because health care personnel in settings outside hospitals failed to follow basic infection control practices, according to a new study by the CDC.

Another push to cut down hospital infection rates
HOSPITALS and clinics providing health care across Shropshire are pushing a new `Clean your Hands? campaign to cut infection levels among patients. A number of GP surgeries and general dental premises have also signed up to the campaign.