Another Queens nursing home traded hands this week, leaving questions about what the future holds for the property.Nelson Tuchman has sold the 55,000-square-foot facility at 111-26 Corona Avenue in Corona to an entity that shares an address for $56.4 million with Pinnacle Group in Hudson Valley. Tuchman paid only $3.3 million for a 200-bed property in 2008.Tuchman was unable to reach a comment, but the apparent Pinnacle Group affiliate representative declined to comment to the observer.Pinnacle Group is incorporated in Maine and owns facilities in and around the state. In 2020, we agreed to buy two properties in the Portsmouth,…
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Dena McGlew says her 23-year-old son Ethan, who passed away Tuesday, has been given another year of life thanks to the NIH Clinical Center. BETESDA, Maryland – About 1,000 people gathered in Bethesda on Saturday to express their frustration and fear over Medicare, Medicaid and research potential at the National Health Facilities Headquarters. Many were doctors worried that federal cuts would come for them. “Whatever rattles us, what causes uncertainty and throws our work into the deep by, is a threat to our healthcare and a discovery we can make to keep people healthy,” said Dr. Haley Chatreine, vice president…
By staff In response to the escalation of needs and worsening conflict, direct relief has issued emergency funds to health centres operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to support medical needs and personnel. Jericho Road Wellness Clinic in Goma, DRC will receive $25,000 from direct relief to help locally purchase important emergency medical products, including antibiotics, essential supplies and chronic disease control drugs. The grant is intended to cover the immediate medical needs of clinic patients until regular shipments are able to reach the Jericho Road team. Clinics that provide important medical services have seen an increase in…
A final report on the abuse of learning disability patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital is likely to be published later this year, the chair of the statutory inquiry has said. The Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry today heard the last of its closing submissions and will now work to put together a report including findings and recommendations. “By giving evidence, the relatives [of] patients of Muckamore gave their loved ones a voice they may not have otherwise had” Tom Kark The inquiry has been analysing abuse of people with learning disabilities at the Northern Irish hospital between 2 December 1999 and 14…
Improved tools ensure that you address physical and mental distress, happiness and end-of-life symptoms INDIANAPOLIS – Half of nursing home residents also have cognitive impairments and may not be able to communicate symptoms such as pain and anxiety to the staff and clinicians who care for them. Therefore, the information needed to assess symptoms and subsequent treatment decisions is usually certainly not present in the nursing home electronic health records (EHR). The new paper reports on new indications of commonly used symptom assessment instruments and obtains this challenging data more comprehensively with the ultimate goal of enabling the expansion of…
By Vikas Saini and Brenna Miller The US has fewer healthcare dollars than its peer countries, and is well known to cost more and less for a while. Where does all the money go? A recent study from Jama Internal Medicine shows how much of the healthcare industry's profits are directed towards corporate shareholders. Healthcare companies have given shareholders trillions Researchers looked at all health companies listed on the S&P 500 Healthcare Index from 2001 to 2022, spending $2.6 trillion on stocks in dividends and buybacks, representing 95% of all profits made in the sector. Over the same period, the…
PALM BEACH, Fla., March 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FN Media Group News Commentary – A report from Fortune Business Insights said that the global artificial intelligence in healthcare market size is projected to grow from USD 27.69 billion in 2024 to USD 490.96 billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 43.2% during the forecast period. The report added: “AI in healthcare market in the U.S. is experiencing rapid expansion, driven by the increasing adoption of AI-powered solutions for diagnostics, personalized treatment, and administrative automation. North America dominated the AI in the healthcare market with a market share of 44.93%…
Nurses and midwives in the Republic of Ireland have announced plans for industrial action in protest over “unsafe” staffing policies. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) and fellow trade union Fórsa have today issued a notice of industrial action to the Health Service Executive (HSE). “Unsafe staffing is having a detrimental impact on the health and safety of our members” Phil Ní Sheaghdha The notice warns employers that industrial action will start in three weeks – from Monday, 31 March – and will involve working-to-rule and other “non-cooperation actions”. The row is over restrictions to health worker recruitment and…
What does America want from its healthcare system in 2025?This is a question that was in the heart of Emory University professor Dr. Stephen Patrick, and now more than 2,000 American adults respond.Patrick, chairman of health policy at the Rollins School of Public Health, and his team recently released findings from the Rollins Goalup Public Health Priorities Survey, looking at what's in the heart of the country.What is Rollins-Gallup Public Health's Priority Survey?Emory University partnered with Gallup to conduct self-controlled web interviews with adults in the United States from December 2nd to December 15th last year. 2,121 respondents were asked…
Rogue employers continue to exploit migrant nursing staff in adult social care, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said, as it makes fresh calls for a government intervention. RCN general secretary and chief executive Professor Nicola anger, last week, wrote to home secretary Yvette Cooper to demand she speeds up an investigation into migrant care worker exploitation, which was promised after the 2024 general election. “These exploitative practices will continue, and I fear, will become more frequent” Nicola Ranger The union reported an eightfold increase between 2020 and 2024 in enquiries from nursing staff who think they are victims…