Nursing - News January 31, 2011

Preventing a nurse shortage in Iowa (Http)
AGE: 59 FAMILY: Husband Jay Wangerin; six children HOMETOWN: Emmetsburg, Ia. Lives in Clive.

Bye-bye babies: Longwood hospital closing its birthing unit (The Orlando Sentinel)
After 18 years and more than 20,000 deliveries, South Seminole Hospital is closing its obstetrics unit.

Florida nurses hope Legislature gives them more authority to act independently POLL (Naples Daily News Online)
Armed with reports that bolster their arguments they provide cost-effective and quality care, nurses are ready when the Florida Legislature convenes in March and takes up measures to reform Medicaid and reduce costs.

UNMC to offer doctorate in nursing practice (KLKN)
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will soon be offering a doctorate in nursing practice.

DELAWARE: Health care industry salve for job hunters (The Daily Times)
WILMINGTON - Pam James got snared by the recession in October 2009, when she was laid off from her sales job and she found her prospects bleak when she was called in for job interviews.

LWC Nursing students celebrate historic White Coat ceremony (Columbia Magazine)
LWC Nursing students celebrate historic White Coat ceremony 'Dr. Aaron and I - in addition to the community - have for years wished and prayed for a nursing program here, and we are ecstatically happy that it is available to us," -Diane Theiry, a nurse practitioner, Taylor Regional Hospital, Campbellsville, KY

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Fighting cancer (Desert Valley Times)

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Healthy Impact (Medical Design & Technology)

Revenue: $760 million in 2009; $1.2 billion in 2008. Net income/loss: $122.2 million net loss in 2009; $34.4 million in net income in 2008.

Puberty coming earlier for U.S. girls: Study (The Province)

Compared to the 1997 findings from girls across the U.S., girls in the current study - especially white girls - were more developed at a younger age.

Specialist Medical University Management System Released by Sharvani Infosolutions (AmericanBankingNews)

Sharvani Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd., SIPL announces availability of a Medical University Management system for medical colleges and medical universities in India and anywhere on the globe.

Upstate University Hospital heart surgeon has one of the best track records in the state (Post-Standard)

Dr. Greg Fink, a heart surgeon at Upstate University Hospital, has one of the lowest patient mortality rates in the state.

Hutcheson Medical Center's executive salaries rise as lean years continue (Walker County Messenger)

In the face of Hutcheson Medical Center's financial losses over the past several years, financial documents reveal that president and CEO Charles Stewart's compensation package has increased more than 26 percent from 2007 to 2009.

Hospital errs on payroll (Cavalier Daily)

University Health System discovered that it mistakenly underpaid several employees due to confusion over federal regulation.

Cape Girardeau cancer center a week away from opening (Southeast Missourian)

KRISTIN EBERTS keberts@semissourian.com The Southeast Cancer Center will open Feb.

Hospital and Health System Executive Moves (Beckers Hospital Review)

Paul Levy, CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, announced his resignation.

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