HAMPDEN, Maine (WABI) – A group home for people with disabilities in Hampden is able to operate without a license because the law doesn’t require it.Earlier this week, we reported on the horrific abuse a Newburgh man pleaded guilty to at Lee Residential Care.Zachary Connors, 26, faces two and a half years in prison for the “grotesque and widespread” abuse, according to court records.The abuse of the victim, who he cared for at Lee Residential, continued for three years.Also charged are Rene Dubois III, 47, of Prospect, Michael Slater, 49, of Palmyra, and Joshua Martin, 43, of Winterport.The Maine Department…
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New York-based Mount Sinai Health System has appointed Lisa Stamp as chief digital and information officer for the Mount Sinai Health System and dean of IT for the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She most recently served as senior vice president and chief information and digital transformation officer at Yale New Haven Health and Yale Medicine.Mount Sinai said she will lead efforts to further strengthen Mount Sinai’s digital strategy and serve as a critical bridge between the health system’s clinical, education and research missions. Stamp will lead the planning and implementation of a comprehensive enterprise digital ecosystem with…
General Hospital spoilers suggest Lucky Spencer (Jonathan Jackson) will soon be back on state soil and returning to Port Charles, but it leaves you wondering who else will be returning.There’s been speculation that GH’s budget won’t allow for all of these nostalgic appearances without ditching some of the most beloved cast members (ahem, Hamilton Finn (Michael Easton) and Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco)), but there might also be room for guest appearances from long-standing characters taking the town by storm. But guess who?General Hospital spoilers — Is Holly Weber coming home?Holly Sutton (Emma Samms) is already back on stage and we’re…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — One person was seriously injured following a call of a possible house explosion early Thursday morning, Sept. 12, according to Maj. Justin Bulinski, Deputy Chief of the Jamestown Police Department.The fire caused extensive damage to the home and an adjacent building, according to the Jamestown Fire Department.In a news release issued on behalf of both agencies, Blinski and Fire Chief Jim Luther said the Stutsman County Communications Department received multiple calls reporting a possible residential explosion at about 1:35 a.m. at 545 1st St. W. Jamestown Regional Emergency Services also responded to the scene. “When I arrived…
HOUSTON – The family of a single mother who was struck and killed by a car on her way home over the weekend is calling for reforms after they claim the hospital where she was taken failed to take her to the emergency room.Marlene Baylon, 34, was walking home from a flea market in the Aldine neighborhood of north Harris County on Sunday evening.She was hit by a car while walking near a road with no sidewalk on Hollyvale Drive, just a block from her home.”(My) cousin called my husband and said, ‘I saw your sister walking down the street,'”…
Healthcare is one of the most highly regulated industries, and for good reason: health and lives are at stake. Moreover, healthcare has been undergoing global transformation in recent years with a drive towards digital-first services, which has encouraged greater data sharing across industries and supply chains, but also revealed uneven levels of security maturity, meaning an increased cyber risk challenge and an increasingly complex web of regulations. A recent study by UK-based cybersecurity firm Sophos revealed that around 60% of healthcare institutions around the world will experience cyberattacks in 2023. This figure includes some of India’s premier healthcare institutions, such…
This article is part of the HHCN+ Membership TheKey has been one of the most active acquirers in the home care space, but is now shifting its focus to other growth drivers. “That’s a big focus for us right now: How do we double down on our organic growth,” Melissa Reyes, western division president at TheKey, said in a recent conversation with Home Healthcare News, which took place at HHCN’s FUTURE conference in Nashville last month. Headquartered in Delray, Florida, TheKey provides home care, memory care and specialty care services in more than 100 markets across the United States, Canada…
The 130,000-square-foot academic medical center includes clinical research space, a family residency clinic, research facilities and other resources designed to bridge the gap between academic research and patient care. (Bill Lax/FSU Photography Services) Florida State University and Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for a new academic medical center that will bring together researchers and clinicians to transform health and healthcare in the region. FSU Chancellor Richard McCullough, Board of Trustees Chairman Peter Collins, TMH President and CEO Mark O’Bryant and Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Jason Weida spoke at the construction site of the TMH…
NEW YORK CITY, NY: During an often-confrontational Assembly subcommittee hearing this week, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was criticized for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic as the virus spread in nursing homes. Governor Cuomo initially banned nursing homes from refusing to admit patients solely because they had COVID-19 in March 2020. Under that directive, more than 9,000 patients who recovered from the coronavirus were discharged from hospitals to nursing homes, but the directive was later rescinded amid speculation that it had accelerated the spread of the virus. Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York called the directive “deadly.” Rep.…
Kaiser Permanente’s last nursing home in California will officially close in mid-November.Kaiser said San Leandro nursing homes have seen a steady decline in patient numbers over the past decade, and a recent ProPublica report found that on average, fewer than a quarter of the beds are in use.The health care company began closing facilities in June. The last patients were discharged by the end of July. Kaiser said, “Our teams worked closely with patients and their families to ensure a safe and smooth discharge for everyone.”The company said patients are increasingly preferring in-home care from family members or its home…