The Portland family claims that the $430 walking boots show the problem of inflation in healthcare costs, where prices are vague and detached from reality. PORTLAND, Oregon – When Jennifer and Brian Alger's son got injured playing football, the Portland couple did what most parents did – they took him to the doctor. “We went straight from the football field to emergency care,” Jennifer Alger said. The treatment was easy. The 13-year-old suffered a broken leg and was given walking boots. “We didn't think it would be a big ticket item,” Jennifer explained. Then came the bill. A Eugene-based company…
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Healthcare around the world is experiencing unique and dynamic changes. Global megatrends such as climate change, technological advancements, demographic changes and social change all have a major impact on patients, practitioners and corporate healthcare stakeholders. According to one estimate, the world population is likely to reach 9 billion in another decade, while Bangladesh's population could reach 109 million. As a result, providing affordable health services to such a large population creates both challenges and opportunities. While there have been significant advances in reducing the incidence of malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and diarrheal diseases, diseases related to modern lifestyles, such as obesity,…
The proposed law in St. Paul would bring more state funding to Ely nursing homes.The Boundary Waters Care Center is expected to receive an additional $250,000 based on the terms of the bill proposed by state senator D-Hermantown.”Rural nursing homes have been hit hard, and now cuts in federal funding are trying to completely destroy the industry,” Senator Hauschild said. “That's why it's important that we take action now to get the funds we need for rural nursing homes and keep their doors open for the elderly and their families.”Hauschild presented two bills to the Senate Human Services Committee. One…
All 44 Mumford Nursing Home residents were safely evacuated after a nearby wildfire threatened the facility. No injuries have been reported.The fire approaching from the north did not disrupt the power to the nursing home. “Our maintenance guy looks great at 6am this morning,” owner Frank Sullivan said. “We're working to get everyone back to the building.”Staff Ricky Joe and Jamie coordinated the evacuation to ensure that all residents were safely relocated. Meanwhile, firefighters formed a line of defence, preventing the flames from spreading further into the town.”They absolutely started lineing up trucks, lined up water and soaking all the…
SIKSON, Mo. (KFVS) — Dozens of residents at Sheekston's nursing and rehabilitation facility are safe and in a new environment after a severe storm hit her home on Friday night and Saturday morning, March 15th.All 54 residents were transferred to other nursing facilities in the area after being damaged by the facility's massive storm, according to Dalton Bean, finance director for Delta South Nursing and Rehabilitation.Bean said the Sheekston facility had primarily roof and water damage, but the storm removed the HVAC unit and blew out some windows.No injuries have been reported.Approximately 70 staff worked in the facility and were…
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Welcome to HCPFIVE, your go-to roundup for the latest healthcare news and breakthroughs is specifically curated for busy health professionals.Each week, we highlight five important developments or headlines from healthcare that you need to know. Whether it's cutting edge treatment, regulatory updates, or innovations that will shape the future of medicine. This week's top story focused on oral weight loss drugs that achieve three key decisions from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including weight loss of nearly 16%, oral inhibitors to lower blood pressure in uncontrolled hypertension, and a new target goal date for ketamine.Using HCPFIVE gives you…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A massive fire forced a nursing home evacuation at Yates Center Friday afternoon, with Overland Park evacuating firefighters to fight the flames.The city is about two hours southwest of the Kansas City area and has around 1,300 residents.The fire began west of the town's one-storey nursing home, and the flames quickly moved to the nursing home. Colony City Marshall Emergency crews evacuated about 50 residents from the nursing home.No one in the nursing home was injured. There were no other injuries reported Friday night, according to Yates Center Police Chief Michael Strode. Colony City Marshall Firefighters…
Research design, setting, populationA retrospective observational study of the entire HCWS population at university hospitals (6000 HCWS) was conducted. All of these were subjected to health surveillance in accordance with Italian laws regarding the protection of workers at occupational risk (D.LGS. 81/2008) and covered three years (January 1st 2020 to December 31st 31st 31st 31st).Prevention protocols: risk assessment, variables of interest, data collectionThe Preventive Surveillance Protocol was established by the operative unit of occupying medicine for all HCWs working at Bari University Hospital in Apria, southern Italy. Upon request for protocols, all HCWs were subjected to measurements of systolic blood…