District hospitals in state lack specialists — See

THE august house was yesterday told that district hospitals in the state lacked specialists. See Chee How (PKR-Batu [...]
http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/05/18/district-hospitals-in-state-lack-specialists-see/

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 14:51:01 -0700

Hospitals to be called in by Minister over safety concerns

ALL HOSPITALS in the State have been urged to stop using hospital corridors to accommodate patients following a damning report which found the practice was putting lives at risk.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2012/0518/1224316283420.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 16:40:29 -0700

Dueling letters on $275 million Medicare windfall for Mass. hospitals

A group of state hospital associations from around the country last month asked the Obama administration to take a closer look at a provision of the Affordable Care Act that will land Massachusetts hospitals an extra $275 million or more in yearly Medicare reimbursements. The letter prompted Senator John Kerry and others in the Massachusetts congressional delegation to respond Tuesday, calling ...
http://www.boston.com/2012/02/02/letters/imSglSZGdbkb2BidedcBEM/story.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 22:52:06 -0700

Phila.-area hospitals report higher profit margins

Profitability at hospitals in Philadelphia and its Pennsylvania suburbs improved slightly last year, but the revenue growth rate continued sliding, according to an annual report by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council to be released Thursday.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/20120517_Phila_-area_hospitals_report_higher_profit_margins.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 00:07:22 -0700

More Massachusetts hospitals vaccinating workers but regulators say numbers are still too low

Roughly 81 percent of employees at the state’s acute care hospitals received flu vaccinations during the most recent season, according to a report released Wednesday by Massachusetts public health regulators. The percentages increased from a statewide average of about 71 percent during the previous season, but is still not close to the minimum level of 90 percent regulators had hoped for ...
http://www.boston.com/whitecoatnotes/2012/05/09/more-massachusetts-hospitals-vaccinating-workers-but-regulators-say-numbers-are-still-too-low/gbA452Z5WN184r5n0230TO/story.html

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 12:15:21 -0700

Doctors’ crunch ails ESIC-run hospitals

Almost all states have huge vacancy of doctors at hospitals run by Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). Kerala tops the list with 160 vacancies. Gujarat, Delhi, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and West Bengal are all suffering doctors’ crunch in ESIC facilities.
http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/fy/8at2EtY0Zdq4F2NU/story01.htm

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 17:39:41 -0700

State report finds high infection rate for vaginal hysterectomies; other surgical infections below national estimates

For years, patient safety experts have been working to reduce the frequency with which patients acquire an infection during a hospital stay or from a medical procedure. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health requires hospitals to report infections related to five categories of surgery. In four of them, state officials say data from recent years show infection rates are below national ...
http://www.boston.com/2012/02/21/clipboard/9siFE4ekkfB9Pgcc5xtD1J/story.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 22:56:17 -0700

Most hospitals did not meet wait targets

WAITING TIMES:THE MAJORITY of hospitals failed to meet emergency department waiting time targets in a snapshot study carried out by the Health Information and Quality Authority.
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Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 16:51:41 -0700

Coliseum Hospitals First in State With Heart Failure Accreditation

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One of Middle Georgia's hospital systems is the first in the state to receive Heart Failure Accreditation status. Coliseum Medical Centers gained this title from The Society of Chest Pain Centers. The hospital system had to meet a wide set of criteria set by the SCPC accreditation specialists.
http://www.41nbc.com/news/local-news/12447-coliseum-hospitals-first-in-state-with-heart-failure-accreditation

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 19:27:16 -0700

Medicare changes threaten hospitals

[Editors note: The congressional delegation has concerns about Medicare payments. An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the issue was with Medicaid payments. Medicare previously paid back small rural hospitals for taxes the hospita...
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Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 21:41:43 -0700