Nursing - News April 24, 2011

Oregon Senate nears vote on insurance exchange (KATU-TV Portland)
After years of work to create an insurance exchange aimed at lowering health care costs for individuals and small businesses, the state Senate is finally preparing to vote on a carefully negotiated bill this week.

Patients 'would travel' for care (BBC News)
The majority of patients in Scotland would travel further to receive specialist healthcare treatments, a survey has suggested.

Whidbey General Hospital aim: 1 patient per room (Whidbey News-Times)
While a proposed new wing at Whidbey General Hospital will improve and modernize conditions, it won't do much to increase capacity.

TMC names Brenn as Chief Nursing Officer (North Texas e-News)
Texoma Medical Center is pleased to announce that Andrea Brenn, RN has been appointed Chief Nursing Officer and began her duties in this role on Monday, April 8, 2011.

Jamie Vogt (Saint Cloud Times)
Jamie Vogt has joined Independent Lifestyles Inc. as an independent living specialist.

Steep Medicaid cuts in state budget have hospitals, nursing homes on edge POLL (Naplesnews Stories)
Harlan "Hi" Piper, 89, has his pupils checked by Jonathan Brewster, right, a Florida Gulf Coast University nursing student, Friday in the emergency room at HealthPark Medical Center in Fort Myers.

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