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Kettering General Hospital puts on a road show about pregnancy, birth and baby Care for parents-to-be. ... Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 10 days ago
Related Articles Factors associated with non-adherence among psychiatric patients at a tertiary Care Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan: a questionnaire based cross-sectional study. J Pak Med Assoc. 2008 Aug;58(8):432-6 Authors: Taj F, Tanwir M, Aly Z, Khowajah AA, Tariq A, Syed FK, Waqar F, Shahzada K OBJECTIVE: To elucidate predictors of non-adherence among psychiatric patients presenting at a tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan, for follow-up with consultant psychiatrist. METHODS: A convenient sampleof psychiatric patients from Aga Khan University Hospital was enrolled between April and May, 2005. An interviewer assisted, standardized questionnaire was used for data collection. Patients with cognitive deficit or psychosis and those presenting for the first time were not included in the study. RESULTS: Out of 128 patients, those with co-morbidity (32.81%) were less adherent than those without comorbidity (p-value:0.002). Adherence among depressed was 61.53%; psychotic was 58.82%; bipolar disorder was 73.91%. Reasons for non-adherence included sedation (30%), medication cost (22%), forgot to take medication (36%); and inability of the physicians to explain timing and dose (92%) or benefit of medication (76%). CONCLUSIONS: Non-adherence is a common and important issue. Treatment cost and co-morbidity should be reviewed in order to keep the medication regime affordable and comprehensible. PMID: 18822640 [PubMed - in process] ... Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com --- 5 days ago
The city-based Sankara Eye Hospital, is opening two eye hospitals in Karnataka and Gujarat within a fortnight. ... Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 1 day ago
Changes in the rates of antimicrobial resistance among clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa between 2002 and 2004 in a tertiary-Care teaching Hospital in Turkey. New Microbiol. 2008 Jul;31(3):351-5 Authors: Işeri L, Bayraktar MR Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important opportunistic pathogen usually resistant to most antimicrobials. We present changes in the resistance pattern of P. aeruginosa to amikacin (AK) and ciprofloxacin (CIP) between January 2002 and June 2004. The physicians of each unit were given information on antibiotic resistance rates of P. aeruginosa isolated from ward patients at regular intervals. The antibiotic resistance of 161 P. aeruginosa isolates isolated from intensive Care units (ICUs) and non-ICUs were tested by disk diffusion method, and the results were interpreted according to the guidelines of National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. Thirty-five percent of all the P. aeruginosa isolates were resistant to AK in 2002, 18% in 2003, and 20% in 2004. The CIP resistance rates were 4% in 2002, 26% in 2003, and 20% in 2004. In that period, resistance to AK decreased, whereas resistance to CIP increased. The usage rate of AK in 2002 was 32%, which fell to 26% in 2003 (p < 0.05). This rate increased to 27% in 2004 (p < 0.05). The usage rate of CIP was very low in 2002 (3%). Subsequently, it increased to 8% in 2003 and 2004 (p < 0.05). The changes in resistance rates may have been due to alteratio ... Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 25 minutes ago
Related Articles The epidemiology of emergency medical services use by children: an analysis of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2008 Jul-Sep;12(3):269-76 Authors: Shah MN, Cushman JT, Davis CO, Bazarian JJ, Auinger P, Friedman B OBJECTIVE: There is an absence of nationally representative data describing pediatric patients who use emergency medical services (EMS) and the factors associated with EMS use by children. This study characterizes pediatric emergency department (ED) visits for which the patient arrived by EMS and identifies factors associated with those visits using a nationally representative database. METHODS: A secondary analysis of the ED component of the 1997-2000 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey was performed. The dependent variable was the mode of arrival to the ED (EMS vs. not EMS), and independent variables were grouped into four domains: demographic, clinical, system, and service characteristics. Bivariate analyses and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted. RESULTS: There were 110.9 million ED visits by children aged<19 years between 1997 and 2000. Pediatric patients constituted 27.3% of all ED visits during this time, and 7.9 million (7.1%) of these patients arrived via EMS. Pediatric patients represented 13% of all EMS transports. The annual EMS utilization rate by children was 26 per 1,000, compared with 66 per 1,000 in the adult populat ... Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 7 days ago
Related Articles Variability in Access to Hospital Palliative Care in the United States. J Palliat Med. 2008 Oct 2; Authors: Goldsmith B, Dietrich J, Du Q, Morrison RS Abstract Background: Hospital palliative Care programs provide high-quality, comprehensive Care for seriously ill patients and their families. Objective: To examine geographic variation in patient and medical trainee access to Hospital palliative Care and to examine predictors of these programs. Methods: Primary and secondary analyses of national survey and census data. Hospital data including Hospital palliative Care programs were obtained from the American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey Databasetrade mark for fiscal year 2006 supplemented by mailed surveys. Medical school-affiliated hospitals were obtained from the American Association of Medical Colleges, Web-site review, and telephone survey. Health Care utilization data were obtained from the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care 2008. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify characteristics significantly associated with the presence of Hospital palliative Care. Results: A total of 52.8% of hospitals with 50 or more total facility beds reported Hospital palliative Care with considerable variation by state; 40.9% (144/352) of public hospitals, 20.3% (84/413) of for-profit hospitals, and 28.8% (160/554) of Medicare sole community providers reported Hospital palliative Care. A total of 84.5% of medical ... Source: uk.reuters.com --- 1 day ago
Oct 11 (Reuters) - Sports news in brief from around the world. ... Source: newsroom.cisco.com --- 11 days ago
Swedish Medical Center (SMC) is the largest, most comprehensive, nonprofit healthcare provider in the Greater Seattle area. It is comprised of three Hospital campuses, a free-standing emergency room, home-Care services and a network of about 40 primary-Care and specialty clinics. In addition to general medical and surgical Care, Swedish is known as a regional referral center, providing specialized treatment in areas such as cardiovascular Care, cancer Care, neuroscience, orthopedics, high- ... ... Source: www.nzherald.co.nz --- 7 days ago
BALAD - The United States military's main combat Hospital in Iraq has increasingly switched to helping Iraqis. As the number of wounded American soldiers has fallen, the Hospital is now saving the lives of 93 per cent of Iraqis... ... Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com --- 5 days ago
Residency programs should place greater emphasis on the treatment of chronic diseases and on incorporating health information technology because current graduate medical education focuses too heavily on Hospital-centered Care, panelists told the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission on Thursday, CQ HealthBeat reports. ... Source: www.charlotte.com --- 3 days ago
Consultants who reviewed a troubled state mental Hospital in Goldsboro have issued a report that describes a dysfunctional institution with managers too detached to effectively solve problems. The Compass Group, an Ohio-based health-Care consulting firm, was hired to assess conditions at Cherry Hospital last month after a patient death and beatings spurred federal regulators to cut off Medicare and Medicaid funds. The report, completed last week and released by the state Tuesday, says workers at Cherry are distrustful of their leaders. It went on to say they are often hesitant to report incidents of patient neglect or abuse for fear of retaliation and doubt it will do any good. Top managers, including Hospital director Jack St. Clair, were said to communicate poorly with those they supervise, often sending mass e-mails rather than talking face-to-face. They rarely visit wards where patients are cared for, the report said. Though the report says the Hospital's leadership is deficient, the consultants advised against firing them. “These leaders have not demonstrated that they are collectively up to the challenge of managing organizational change,” the report says. The staff is so demoralized by recent media reports about the Hospital's problems, employees often remove their name badges when leaving the Hospital so people won't know where they work, the report said. The front-line workers constantly fear for their safety and react b ... Source: www.sacbee.com --- 33 days ago
A Los Angeles Hospital that downsized last year amid allegations of shoddy patient Care had more than 100 employees with arrest records - dozens more than previously reported. ... Source: www.pueblo.gsa.gov --- 40 days ago
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced important additions to the Hospital Compare consumer Web site that will give consumers even better insight into the quality of Care provided by their local hospitals. ... ... Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com --- 33 days ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles Hospital that downsized last year amid allegations of shoddy patient Care had more than 100 employees with arrest records - dozens more than previously reported. The ... ... Source: www.fedwaymirror.com --- 32 days ago
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Andrew T. Crislip. -- BR195.M65 C75 2005 -- 0472114743 (cloth : alk. paper) ... Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com --- 10 days ago
’s (UHS) investments in health Care technology has earned the public Hospital district the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives’ and American Hospital Association’... ...
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has received its third consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence, marking it as the Hospital with the longest-running Magnet designation in California. ... Source: www.columbiatribune.com --- 1 day ago
Many details remain up in the air, but Hospital leaders said yesterday the time was right to officially announce Children’s Hospital will move from University Hospital to Columbia Regional Hospital. ... Find more results for Hospital Care on RSSMicro.com |
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Download: News & Booze: Episode 6 Part 2 Every November San Franciscans promise to do incredible things for their fellow human beings just as soon as they've slit the throat of the people getting in their way. Don't get me wrong, we're used to poison politics in SF - but this time, will it take our Hospital down with it? Should it? Prop A, a bond measure that needs to pass in order to save the Hospital, does have a few flaws... Meanwhile the race in District 9 is kind of a Rorschach test for progressives: when you look at these identical candidates, what do you see? Remember, you can only vote for 3 of them. Joe Eskenazi, Melissa Griffin, and Marc Salomon are in the Sunset Studios drinking - pull up a chair and join them. --Benjamin Wachs ...