Districts asked to seek voluntary involvement of critical care specialists in private sector With the number of those requiring critical care for COVID-19 on the rise, the Health Department has formulated new guidelines for the efficient management of its pool of intensivists and critical care specialists, so that no COVID-19 […]
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What are your day-to-day tasks? You’ve got basic patient care, making sure they are washed, their nutritional needs are met and that they are hydrated. You check the patient’s observations – this includes their blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature and some people may need their blood sugar checked. […]
Our nurses in the Pediatric Cardiac Care Center receive specialized ICU training specific to pediatric cardiac care. In addition, all nurses remain certified in BLS and PALS and receive on-going education throughout their tenure in the PICU and in the PCCC. They are compassionate and seek to provide top […]
Support this work for $1 a month Michelle Layer visits her father Raymond King, 90, through the window at the Harris Hill Nursing Facility in Clarence last month. A proposed law would make some visits easier by allowing families to designate an essential caregiver. Sharon Cantillon “Failure to thrive” is […]
“They don’t have to pay anything, but working people like us have to pay hefty co-payments and deductibles,” said the nurse. A while back, I was attending to a sick newborn and my conversation with a nurse somehow veered off to the issue of medical insurance. To my surprise, the […]
The strike of 4,000 service workers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Hospital is reaching a critical turning point. The struggle is putting nearly 5,000 public sector workers, including hundreds of nurses at the University of Illinois Hospital (UIH) who also struck last week, in conflict with the […]
A patient receiving supplemental oxygen is likely to benefit the most. Credit: 99Art/Shutterstock The results of the ACTT-1 trial, which looked at the effectiveness of remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, have finally been published. So far the only drug that has been shown to reduce deaths from the disease […]
It’s National Veterinary Technician Week, a time when we honor these tireless professionals who have never been more critical to animal health than over the last eight months or so. Veterinary Practice News caught up with Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (nutrition), founder and president of the Academy […]
UI Health is pleased that, today, Cook County Judge Pamela McLean Meyerson granted University of Illinois Hospital’s request to enter a Temporary Restraining Order against the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) preventing select critical care nurses it represents from striking. In doing so, Judge Meyerson noted that the “specialized expertise of […]
With the backdrop of a union facility in a key battleground county of Pennsylvania, Joe Biden on Saturday blistered President Donald Trump as only pretending to care about the working-class voters who helped flip the Rust Belt to the Republican column four years ago. “Anyone who actually does an honest […]
Sarah Bush Lincoln has joined more than 2,700 healthcare facilities by becoming a DAISY Award hospital partner. During the award presentation, Albert received a certificate, a DAISY Award pin and a unique, hand-carved serpentine stone sculpture from Zimbabwe, entitled, “A Healer’s Touch.” The DAISY Award was established in memory of […]
Numerous changes in the mental health care system over the past several decades, including budget reductions, have led to increasing numbers of individuals with mental health concerns presenting with care needs in our state jails and prisons. Researchers from Harvard Medical School has found that one in three inmates may […]
© . A Hamilton County sheriff’s deputy remains in critical condition following a five-car crash Thursday evening in Anderson Township. Cpl. Adam McMillan, 42, has been unconscious and in the intensive care unit at University of Cincinnati Medical Center over 24 hours. Sign up for our Newsletters Officials say McMillan […]
The planned critical-care tower at CaroMont Regional Medical. (CaroMont Health rendering) Construction has begun on a critical-care tower at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, N.C., west of Charlotte. The 146,000-sq. ft. tower will have four floors, each with 26 private intensive-care rooms, centralized nursing stations and administrative workspace. Three […]
As we approach Gov. Eric Holcomb’s second term, it is a good time to take stock of Indiana after 16 years (and soon 20) of Republican gubernatorial leadership. Indiana has made great strides on many fronts since Gov. Mitch Daniels in 2004 ended a 16-year run by Democrats in the […]
The outbreak of the COVID-19 exposed the gaps in the critical care sector in Kenya. At no time have we experienced a population-wide disease in the magnitude of the virus. Isolation centre at Mbagathi Hospital. Photo: MOH.Source: Facebook Countries in West and Central Africa have over the years experienced Ebola […]
SASKATOON — Saskatchewan’s highest court has overruled a disciplinary decision and a $26,000 fine levied against a nurse who criticized her grandfather’s care on Facebook. © Provided by The Canadian Press The Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association had made a finding of professional misconduct against Carolyn Strom, a registered nurse from […]
Sarah Owen, Southwest Florida Community Foundation Published 9:00 a.m. ET Oct. 5, 2020 CLOSE Stacy Brown, a registered nurse for Lee Health, administers a swab sample for coronavirus testing of a drive-thru patient at the Page Field Mobile testing facility. (Photo: Ricardo Rolon /The News-Press USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA) The […]
Updated at 4:39 p.m. ET Conflicting reports emerged Saturday about President Trump’s health and the timeline of when he was first tested positive for the coronavirus. Trump is “doing very well,” his physician told reporters on Saturday morning, but a source familiar with the president’s health later told White House […]
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President Donald Trump’s doctor said he is doing “very well” as he spends the weekend at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment of COVID-19. Navy Commander Dr. Sean Conley, physician to the president, said Trump has been fever-free for 24 hours as he updated the nation on the […]
A critical care nurse who lost her grandmother to Covid-19 is urging others to follow the guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus. Leisa Jones, who works on Ysbyty Gwynedd’s Intensive Care Unit, has seen first-hand the impact the virus can have on patients and their families. Sadly Leisa […]
Healthcare workers (HCWs) are among the most important people in the current fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the cost is high, since they are naturally exposed to patients at varying levels of infectivity. In fact, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that HCWs make up […]
As the U.S. prepares for a potential second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, health care workers on the front lines claim there is still a critical shortage of medical N95 respirators and other personal protective equipment (PPE). Rachel Spray, a nurse at Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center in Fresno, California, […]
© Provided by The Indian Express As Covid cases rise, the managements of various hospitals across Pune are struggling to retain their critical care nursing staff by engaging in counselling sessions and raising their monthly Covid allowance. Over 900 persons with Covid-19 are currently critical, of which 480 need artificial […]
A study into whether urgent care centres could reduce pressure on overstretched emergency departments in Tasmania has failed to see the light of day — two years after it was promised. The study was promised as a first-year agenda item when the Liberal Government was re-elected in 2018 under former […]