Nursing - News March 11, 2011

Virginia Layfield remembered (Eastern Shore News)
Virginia Layfield, a pioneer for women in regional health care and a force behind phenomenal growth at Peninsula Regional Medical Center whose multimillion-dollar Layfield Tower complex stands in her honor, died Thursday.

Reply (Kdka)
A local man broke the rules to grant his dying father one last wish. Rodney Trent had a heart attack after surgery last month and never regained consciousness.

'American Idol' results: One goes home, and one goes missing (WXMI)
Even before one finalist was eliminated on Thursday night's "American Idol," as the top 13 was about to shrink to an even dozen, one contestant was missing: Casey Abrams, who had been hospitalized for stomach pains just two weeks ago, was apparently back in the hospital.

School districts are in limbo over Gov. Walker's education plans (Fond du Lac Reporter)
Lomira third-grader Riley Menzer attends a birthday celebration for Dr. Seuss at Lomira Elementary School.

Private patient advocates help navigate health care system (Ledger Dispatch)
Managing a health problem can be time-consuming and confusing. A patient might need multiple medications and have appointments with many different specialists.

Regina ER departments battle overcrowding (Regina Leader Post)
Emergency rooms at Regina's two acute-care hospitals are battling bouts of overcrowding more frequently than in the past, the health region's senior medical officer says.

Wife criticises dead husband's care at St Helier (Sutton Guardian)
The wife of a former Coldstream Guard has slammed the care given to her husband at St Helier hospital in the days before his death.

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