Of all the things you ever learned, one lesson unlocked nearly everything else. You probably dont even remember when it happened, when you realized that squiggles and angles could help you to know all there is to know. Indeed, the A-B-Cs were just the beginning Continue reading →

In spring 2018, Tim Walker was working on a PhD in microbiology. Continue reading →

Records obtained by The Buffalo News show medical missteps in the Erie County Holding Center preceded the recent death of inmate Connell Burrell. The records, which provide the first full account of what happened, show Burrell's blood sugar crashed to dangerously low levels after he was given a large dose of jail-provided insulin. With Burrell sweating and confused, Holding Center nurses tried to restore the diabetic man's glucose with, among other things, a peanut butter sandwich. Continue reading →

Earlier this year, patients, doctors, nurses and EMTs took 3-minute turns telling Tennessee officials what they saw happening inside their hospitals after two health systems merged to form Ballad Health. The meeting in February has been the sole opportunity for people living in either Tennessee or Virginia to step up to a microphone and tell their stories on the record, and air their concerns about Ballads plan to reduce the level of emergency care at two hospitals Continue reading →

The deputy chief executive of a Yorkshire trust is taking on the additional role of director of nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals, it has been announced. David Purdue will start his new position at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with immediate effect. David is one of our most prominent and effective leaders Richard Parker He will replace the trust's previous nursing director, Moira Hardy, who has retired. Continue reading →

Over recent years, as length of stay and reimbursement have declined in the skilled nursing space, one trend has risen steadily: the acuity of the patient population. Its a trend that multiple executives in the skilled nursing field have observed, particularly as the industry prepares to pivot toward the new Patient-Driven Payment Model. Continue reading →

I think Herb Taylor would be impressed. Herb came to Cape Girardeau in the mid-1970s from Worcester, Massachusetts, to join the faculty at Southeast Missouri State University where he helped create what many today consider to be the voice of the university, 90.9 KRCU-FM. Continue reading →

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