Nursing - News June 2, 2011

St. Mary Mercy Hospital's $89M addition, renovation under way (Ferndale Pleasant Ridge Mirror)
Slated to open in the fall of 2012, this $89 million project is the sixth major renovation in the hospital's history since it was built in 1959.

CMCC graduates nursing students (The Advertiser Democrat)
The Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions recently graduated 51 nursing students in a ceremony at the Franco-American Heritage Center in Lewiston.

Probe after three deaths at Southend Hospital (South End Standard)
INVESTIGATIONS are under way into three deaths and other serious incidents at Southend Hospital .

Corning nursing facility copes with heat woes (Star-Gazette)
Founders Pavilion, a skilled nursing facility in Corning, had to relocate about half of its residents temporarily this week after a third-floor air-conditioning unit malfunctioned.

NHS reforms may change - Lansley (BBC News)
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley promised he would "never privatise our NHS" Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said he is ready to accept "substantial and significant" alterations to plans for changes in the NHS in England.

Hartford Doctor To Pay $2.2 Million To Settle Fraud Allegations (WTIC-TV Hartford)
A Hartford doctor has agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle government allegations that he billed Medicare and Medicaid for medical services that he did not perform.

Registered nurses Kelli McCormick and Mary Sadler help make diagnostic testing easier, faster. (Ankeny Press Citizen)
Kelli McCormick and Mary Sadler help make diagnostic testing easier for pediatric and adult patients.

Alverno expands nursing program (American City Business Journals)
Alverno College is expanding its Master of Science in Nursing program by launching a new Family Nurse Practitioner track in fall of 2011.

McKenzie writes final chapter on nursing career after 42 years (Ingersoll Times)
There's no doubt Maureen McKenzie could more than fill a book on her memories of Alexandra Hospital.

Excelsior College named - Top Degree Producer' in nursing (American City Business Journals)
Excelsior College was named the "Top Degree Producer" for minority students seeking associate degrees in nursing, according to the May edition of Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine.

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