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 January 26, 2012 | BILL GATES DONATES $750 MILLION TO SHORE-UP DISEASE FIGHTING FUND - Bill Gates donated millions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on Thursday. Because of the recent cash shortages, Gates make this substantial donation to the fund. The Global Fund assists more than three million people by providing them AIDS drugs, and gave two million mosquito nets to prevent malaria. The fund has been struggling financially, and the recent fundraising attempt failed to reach it's goal of one billion dollars. It said they needed at least thirteen billion to continue their existing grants. It could not make new ones without new funds. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 25, 2012 | FLORIDA HOSPITALS BRACING FOR MORE MEDICAID CUTS - Governor for Florida Rick Scott plans to cut two billion in funding to the state's hospitals. These hospitals provide care for the poor and if the funding is cut, the care of these people will suffer. Republicans in the Legislature are opposed to this plan though. Scott wants to use the funds elsewhere, putting it towards education. However, Florida hospitals also took a hit last year, and if this funding is cut, they will feel the hit again. Funding education is a priority for Scott, and while Medicaid is growing, he feels the need to address change for how to treat patients on this program. Most funding for Medicaid comes from the federal government, and cutting this program would mean freeing up about $442 million dollars for education. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 25, 2012 | ANONYMOUS DONOR TRIGGERS CHAIN OF THREE KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS IN TWO STATES - In a sequence of six surgeries began by an anonymous kidney donor, three people in two states received transplants. Two surgeries took place at Sanford University of South Dakota Medical Center and four took place at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital and University of Minnesota Medical Center Fairview. This process was made possible by unique programs at these hospitals. This is the first time either medical centers have been involved in transplant chains. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 24, 2012 | MCLEOD HOME HEALTH NAMED AS ONE OF THE TOP 500 HOME HEALTH AGENCIES IN THE COUNTRY - McLeod Home Health, which serves patients in Florence, Marion, Dillion, Lee and Darlington counties in South Carolina has been names on of the top 100 home health agencies. It has been put into the top five percent of all home health agencies in the country by the 2011 Top 500 HomeCare Elite, which ranks the home healthcare industry. It is ranked based on a number of factors, such as financial performance, quality outcomes and process measure implantation. McLeod Home Health employees various healthcare professionals and serves patients of all ages. Services run twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 24, 2012 | HOSPITAL STUDIES MINIMALLY INVASIVE ALTERNATIVE TO OPEN HEART SURGERY FOR COMMON HEART DISEASE - Participating in a national study, Yale-New Haven Hospital is evaluating procedures that will minimize evasion for open heart surgery. This will be an alternative to the routine open heart surgery for patients with severe aortic stenosis. The CoreValve System is a procedure that replaces a diseased valve in the heart with an articial valve. Open heart surgery is not needed and the patients original valve does not need to be removed. Yale-New Haven Hospital has already performed six of these procedures. The hospital is currently accepting patients for this trial. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 23, 2012 | HCA-OWNED HOSPITAL ORDERED TO PAY $178 MILLION IN SUIT - In the largest ever case for fraud and neglect in northeast Florida, an HCA owned hospital has been ordered to pay out $10 million to a patient that sued for punitive damages. This happened at Jacksonville's Memorial Hospital. The plaintiff was awarded $178 million. The hospital was found liable for millions of damages to a gastric bypass patient who argued that healthcare providers missed chances to diagnose his condition in a timely manner. Resulting from this, he suffered injury to his eyes and brain. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 23, 2012 | CATHOLIC HOSPITAL GROUP DROPPING CHURCH AFFILIATION - The Bay Area based chain of one of the nation's largest hospital systems is ending it's affiliation with the Catholic Church as well as changing it's name, hoping it will help them expand. Catholic Healthcare West also operates four hospitals in the Bay Area also operates four hospitals in that same area. These changes came Monday, with intentions to expand and help the chain thrive. Mergers are also hopeful for the future. The CEO of Catholic Healthcare West has stated that the affiliation has hampered potential deals. The chain will change it's name to Dignity Health, and it currently operates multiple hospitals across the Southwest. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 23, 2012 | ENHANCING THE GOLDEN YEARS: INTERPROFESSIONAL CENTER FOCUS ON INNOVATIVE CARE IN AGING - At Johns Hopkins University, the School of Nursing is focused on the aging population. To address the needs of the older generation of Americans, The Center For Innovative Care in Aging was recently founded. This will try and support the well being of the elderly and their families. The center will focus on programs, policies and procedures to help adults remain healthy, and remain active and independent in their communities. Enhancing the quality of life will be a main concern. Training family members to assist their aging kin will also be a priority. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 20, 2012 | A NURSE NEED NEVER FORGET - These days, there are so many drugs and medications out there, nurses may not know all of them or be able to answer questions regarding them. However, technology is changing all that. When a nursing student is now faced with a question that they do not know the answer to, all they have to do is look to their phone. Technology is changing the way potential nurses attend nursing schools. Nursing schools are using programs such as Second Life, an online world to have them practice their education. There are too many medications and drugs for nursing students to memorize now, and they cannot possbily know them all because of the vast amount that are being used. Because of this, tablets and handheld devices are being madated at certain nursing schools. There are certain nursing apps, textbooks and even drug databases that are useful for students to have. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 18, 2012 | HOFSTRA NORTH SHORE LONG ISLAND JEWISH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE JOINS FORCES WITH FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA TO COMBAT PTSD AND TBI - This past week, the Whiter House joined forced with LIJ to enrich medical education. This is aiming to create a new generation of doctors, nurses and medical and healthcare professionals to ensure that veterans receive excellent medical care. Special care will be taken to train healthcare professionals on the proper treatment for those with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury as well as other unique healthcare problems. The North Shore LIJ Health System has also received a grant totalling $300,000 to fund a behavior health center for military personnel funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 18, 2012 | GIRL SCOUT TROOP DONATES GIFTS TO SAINT CLARE'S PEDIATRIC DEPARTMENT - Thanks to a small toy drive, Girl Scout Troop 2231 was able to donate the gifts to Saint Clare's Pediatric Department. Pediatric nurses accepted the gifts as well as showed the girls of the troop on a short tour around the pediatric wing of the medical center. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 17, 2012 | CBS AND NEW-YORK PRESBYTERIAN TEAM UP TO LAUNCH CBS CARES COLONOSCOPY SWEEPSTAKES FEATURING SHARON AND OZZY OSBOURNE - In an effort to raise awareness for colon cancer, CBS is pairing up with New York Presbyterian Hospital to help save lives. Their focus will be on early screening and prevenative measures and to make people aware of colon cancer. This will be the second CBS Cares Colonoscopy Sweepstakes. This is an 11 week sweepstakes that uses comedy and humor to connect with viewers. The winner of the sweepstakes will recieve a trip to New York City for two as well as a free colonoscopy. CBS Cares tackles tough issues and gets messages out to viewers whos lives ase impacted by these issues. The contest will end March 31, 2012. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 17, 2012 | INJURIES TO HEADPHONE -WEARING PEDESTRIANS STRUCK BY CARS AND TRAINS MORE THAN TRIPLE SINCE 2004, ACCORDING TO UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND RESEARCHERS - New research from the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore and the University of Maryland School of Medicine and suggests that serious injuries occur to pedestrians wearing headphones. This results because the pedestrians cannot hear the sound of honking horns over what they are currently listening to on their headphones. Distraction from these devices can be deadly. Researchers reviewed data from 2004-2011 as well as 116 accident case studies. All of the people in this study had been wearing headphones. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 17, 2012 | VOLUNTEER NURSES BACKBONE OF AGENCY FOUNDED IN 1971 - In Kansas City, nurses take care of those who cannot pay for doctor's visits. The Kansas City Free Health Clinic holds fund-raisers to be able to afford to do these kinds of services to the community. Nurses say that it is giving back to the community and it's a good thing to do. Some volunteer hours a week in addition to their normal jobs. This clinic provides services such as HIV screenings, assessments as well as shots and medications. The clinic relies heavily on volunteers to run it successfully. In addition, doctors also give of their time to work here freely. It was founded in 1971 by veterans and students. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 16, 2012 | NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER PLACES IN HEALTHSTRONG TOP 100 U.S. HOSPITALS - Northeast Georgia Medical Center, located in Gainesville, was recognized as one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation by HealthStrong. HealthStrong only recognizes the top 3 percent of hospitals in their Hospital Strength Index. This index is a comprehensive rating system that compares general acute medical centers across a variety of components. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 15, 2012 | ATLANIC HEALTH SYSTEM ONLINE VIDEO SEGMENTS SEEK TO DEMYSTIFY PALLATIVE CARE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES - Among other states, New Jersey is attempting to persue new legislation to help patients and families to have more access to pallative care. They would have more questions than answers normally, however with the new help of digital advances made by the Atlantic Health System, patients and families can have these questions answered for them electronically. It was developed as a resource to be available at anytime to answer anyone's questions concerning pallative care. Doctors spent a year complining a list of frequently asked questions asked by families and patients and used these to put on the video programs. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 14, 2012 | UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER RETURNS TAX REFUNDS IN MONROEVILLE - Last week, UPMC made a surprising move that shocked the local Gateway School District. The medical center announced that they would not cash the check made for $371,297 that was for property taxes. It was a move that was unheard of because it was giving back to the community. UMPC was entitled to the money because the county grated last month that enabled the medical center to have a charitable tax exemption. UMPC decided to forgo the refund because too much time had passed after the application had been processed that they did not want to burden the community with paying for it. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 12, 2012 | ST. CLAIR HOSPITAL EXPANDING IT'S CANCER CENTER - St. Clair Hospital in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania is expanding it's Cancer Center by 25 percent. The hospital broke ground this weekend on the expansion project that will expand the current building that is currently 8,000 square feet to an additional 1,885 square feet. The total expansion is expected to be done by the end of summer. The center is aimed at increasing patient services and advancing services. With the new facility, the number of patients that the hospital sees will double. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 12, 2012 | PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL PERFORMS TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT - Presbyterian Hospital in the Carolina's performs the first ever transcatheter aortic valve replacement. This was done after approval from the FDA's post clinical trail in November 2011. The program was launched at Presbyterian in January 2012. This is a non-surgical option for valve replacement for patients that require valve replacement. Presbyterian is the first hospital in the country to have this procedure approved for it's facility. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 12, 2012 | CAROLINA'S MEDICAL CENTER-KANNAPOLIS OPENS FOR PATIENTS - Cabarrus County, located outside of Charlotte, North Carolina will open it's first free standing Emergency Room department on Monday, January 16, 2012. This is the third healthcare facility to be opened by Carolina's HealthCare System. CMC-Kannapolis will offer and extension of healthcare services such as around the clock emergency care, lab services and ER transportation by ambulance. This is only a few features of the newest facility of CMC. The two other facilities are located in Steele Creek and Waxhaw, North Carolina. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 11, 2012 | MESA'S BANNER HEART HOSPITAL TO OPEN WOMEN'S HEART CENTER IN FEBUARY - The number one killer of women is heart disease. To help combat this, Carole Peterson works to combat this by raising money as well as awareness for women. She started a golf tourntamnet called "Golf is Where The Heart Is", which has raised $63,000 helping to open Banner's new hospital. This new center will mainly educate women on heart disease and risks. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 11, 2012 | US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT RANKS CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING AMONG TOP FIVE ONLINE GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN NURSING IN FACULTY CREDENTIALS AND TRAINING - Among the top Nursing Colleges in the nation, Chamberlain College in Illinois has been ranked number four among 39 online degree programs. This is the first time that US News and World report has ever ranked online programs for education. High scores for Chamberlain came from faulty with a doctoral degree and online methods of instruction. In addition to this ranking, the college also places in the top 30th percent of online programs for graduates. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 9, 2012 | MOVE-IN DAY GOES SMOOTHLY AT SANTA MONICA HOSPITAL - One hundred and twenty five patients were transported from the previous medical center to the brand new UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica as well as the previously used Merle Norman Pavillion. The patients were both adult and pediatric. Doctors and nurses as well as other healthcare providers worked together to morve these patients to their new location. The Tower building, which was previously used, will be demolished. This new building was part of whole system rebuilding. It includes Mattel Children's Hospital, the Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital, and the UCLA RapeTreatment Center. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 9, 2012 | TOP JAPANESE SCIENTIST LEAVING GOVERNMENT POST TO MOVE TO UNIVERSITY OF THE CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER - Secretary General Yusuke Nakamura, MD, PhD works in Japan at the government's Office of Medical Innovation and is also a professor at the University of Tokyo teaching molecular medicine. He is expected to join the University of Chicago in April 2012. The university went and actively recruited Nakamura to work in a faulty position for the Department of Medicine. He is an expert on topics such as genetic diseases and various cancers. He has also worked on developing genetic mapping. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 3, 2012 | YALE SCHOOL OF NURSING TO OFFER DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE DEGREE - Beginning in the fall of 2012, Yale will begin to offer a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree. This program is designed for nurses who wish to continue their career and who are in the middle part of their careers. This program will build on skills of those nurses who have already completed their Master of Science Degrees through Yale. This degree is designed to be completed within two years, and will enroll 12 students in the fall. By the third year of the program, the university hopes to increase these students to 18 who are in the program. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |
| January 3, 2012 | DIABETES IN PREGNANCY RAISES ADHD RISK IN KIDS - Women who develop gestational diabetes during their pregnancies run the risk of having their children develop ADHD. According to a new study, this can be first seen by the age of four years old. It puts children at twice the risk for ADHD, rather than children who have mothers who do not develop gestational diabetes. Because gestational diabetes usually develops at a point that is critical for brain development, this can have a huge impact on the developing fetus both nuerologically and behaviorally. ADHD also has a strong genetic predisposition as well, that may factor into it. (article courtesy of the #1 source for travel nursing jobs in New York City) |