10/21/09 Advanced BioMedical Technologies Inc. announced that it has completed all 60 human clinical test cases of its PA Absorbable Orthopaedic Implant Screw according to the regulations set out by the China State Food and Drug Administration. "The successful taking in of 63 clinical test cases that were conducted at SFDA appointed hospitals is
Oct. 21Patients entering Bothwell Regional Health Center with flu symptoms are asked to wear face masks. The hospital, along with many others across the country, is taking precautions to protect staff and other patients from the flu. "Obviously, if someone is visiting and they are exhibiting any symptoms, we would ask them to don a mask as well,"
Oct. 21Angry Braddock residents pleaded with UPMC officials Tuesday night to spare their hospital, scheduled to close Jan. 31. Hundreds of residents and patients some carrying signs reading "Closing our hospital is bad medicine" attended the meeting at the hospital to question the decision to close the 123-bed facility and relocate its staf
Experienced CliniComp Executive and Seasoned HIT Strategist to Lead Rapid Growth and Accelerate Hospital EMR Adoption. CliniComp Intl., a global provider of clinical documentation systems, announced today the appointment of Alan Portela as President.
Oct. 21PLATTSBURGH Condo Pharmacy and CVPH Medical Center have signed an agreement for the local business to provide prescription services for CVPH employees and patients being discharged. For the past couple of years, the Medical Center has offered prescription services for employees through the hospital's new pharmacy in the Miner Medical Ar
Study conducted at Brigham and Women's Hospital demonstrates equivalent efficacy and significant patient satisfaction with CRINONE over IM progesterone in IVF-ET.
CryoLife, Inc., an implantable biological medical device and cardiovascular tissue processing company, announced that it has received a Humanitarian Use Device designation from the Food and Drug Administration for its CryoValve=AE SG aortic human heart valve.
Emergency Medicine Physicians announces six new contracts with medical facilities located in North Carolina. Dennis Phillips, Executive Vice President-Metro Group at CHS, said that the new arrangement would bring many benefits to patients and hospital staff. "We are looking forward to our new relationship with EMP," he said.
In a settlement that is essentially a plea bargain with the National Labor Relations Board, which conducted a two-month investigation into massive illegal conduct, MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, and its parent company, the giant HCA chain, have pledged to end their surveillance, interrogation, bribery, threats, and other unfair treatment of re
Oct. 21While it's common for hospitals to see a revenue boost at the onset of seasonal influenza season, the additional threat of cases from the H1N1 swine flu virus could complicate this fall's and winter's financial picture for such health facilities.
Oct. 21Facing reports that patients with swine flu and other illnesses are waiting in LAC+USC Hospital's emergency room up to 24 hours before admission, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to transfer patients to other hospitals when the ER becomes too crowded.
GE Healthcare announced the FDA-cleared CARESCAPE Monitor B850, which provides caregivers with a unique level of integration between patient monitoring data and hospital information systems. The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 brings together the strong clinical heritage of Datex-Ohmeda's anesthesia and Marquette Electronics' cardiac expertise.
Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have identified tumor-suppressing genes that may provide a more accurate diagnosis of disease stage and survival for laryngeal cancer patients than current standards. The study finds genetic abnormalities of the ESR1 gene and the HIC1 gene are predictors of late-stage laryngeal cancer and shorter survival, respect
21 October 2009 - US-based provider of home health services Gentiva Health Services Inc said yesterday it has completed the acquisition of the Medicare certified assets of Coordinated Home Health Care Inc, which has three offices in New Mexico and Texas.
Gentiva Health Services, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive home health services, announced today that it plans to present at the Oppenheimer 20th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York City at 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. ET, Tuesday, November 3, 2009.
Oct. 21University of Kentucky health officials said Wednesday they are temporarily excluding visitors under age 18 from hospital rooms and patient-care areas to help protect patients and health care workers from the flu. One exception: parents or guardians under age 18 can visit their children in the hospital.
Washington, Oct 13: H1N1 infection hits young patients the hardest as they often suffer from severely low levels of oxygen in the blood and multi-system organ failure, says a new study. The study showed that the condition of young patients with H1N1 worsened significantly after hospital admission and they had to be put on prolonged mechanical venti
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas announces the opening of the Hamon Tower, the largest expansion in the hospital's history a medical complex devoted to intensive care for the region's most critically ill patients.
Oct. 21Drive-through screening and tent clinics are two of the contingencies under discussion by Hawaii hospitals in the event emergency rooms become swamped with feverish, coughing patients seeking treatment for flulike symptoms.
HealthSpring, Inc. today announced that its management will participate in the Oppenheimer 20th Annual Healthcare Conference at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. About HealthSpring, Inc. HealthSpring is based in Nashville, Tennessee, and is one of the country's largest coordinated care plans whose primary fo
Oct. 21CHARLESTON, W.Va. Charleston Area Medical Center plans to open an alternative flu clinic this week to help ease the numbers of patients heading to emergency rooms with flu-like symptoms. The clinic was to be set up at CAMC Women and Children's Hospital in the first-floor boardroom starting Thursday, hospital ER scheduler Jenny Greathous
Oct. 21Two area hospitals are tightening visitation policies in an effort to keep patients from contracting the H1N1 virus, also referred to as swine flu, from visitors. The Wyoming Valley Health Care System and Mercy Special Care Hospital in Nanticoke have implemented strict policies to be in force throughout the flu season.
Roger Harrison I Arab News. JEDDAH: In an old-fashioned and very overcrowded annex to King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah there are some committed professionals who routinely save lives on a shift system 24 hours a day. Some of the work is, like the emergency room or the hospital's operation theaters, caused by unforeseen accidents.
