Nursing - News March 1, 2011

Union says 25% nursing turnover in Santa Fe (KCBD-TV Lubbock)
A nurses union says there's been a 25% nursing staff turnover at Santa Fe's Christus St.

Summary Box: Health Care REIT in $2.4B deal (The State)
THE DEAL: Health Care REIT Inc. agreed to buy 147 skilled nursing and post-acute care properties owned by Genesis HealthCare Inc.

Elderly NJ man dies after nursing home fight (The Associated Press)
Authorities say an 81-year-old man has died after a fight with a 72-year-old fellow patient at a New Jersey nursing home.

Storytelling Program Improves Lives of People with Alzheimer's (Science, Industry and Business)
Nearly 16 million Americans will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia by 2050, according to the Alzheimer's Association.

Children's Hospitals names chief nursing officer (Minneapolis/St Paul City Business)
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota said Monday it had named Roxanne Fernandes as chief nursing officer.

Ventas buying Nationwide Health for $5.8 billion, creating nation's largest health care REIT (FOX6Now - WITI)
Ventas Inc. said Monday that it will buy Nationwide Health Properties Inc. in a $5.8 billion stock deal, creating the nation's largest health care real-estate investment trust.

MetroHealth Life Flight crews training Army combat medics, nurses (WKYC-TV)
As Metro Life Flight nurse specialist Scott Russell laid across the hood of a car and stretched his arms past the steering wheel, eight soldiers watched his every move.

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