Emergency Medicine Turf War Heats Up

Tensions have risen in the ongoing clash between emergency medicine physicians and the advanced practice professionals (APPs) who specialize in their discipline over the latter group’s use of terms like…

NC nursing homes not emergency ready

Federal regulators say as many as nine of 10 people who live in NC nursing homes are at heightened risk of death or injury in emergencies because of life-safety violations.…

MDHHS issues Emergency Order regarding residential care, congregate care, juvenile justice facilities

LANSING, Mich. (Press Release/WLUC) – Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon Tuesday issued Emergency Orders under MCL 333.2253 that maintain protections for Michigan’s most vulnerable…

Lakeshore General Hospital nurses sound alarm over emergency room staffing shortage – Montreal

These are very stressful times for nurses working in the emergency department at the Lakeshore General Hospital. There is currently a critical shortage of staff, according to Elizabeth Rich, V.P.…