Nursing - News July 16, 2011

2 Schools Join Together to Offer New Programs (MSNBC)
West Virginia Wesleyan College and Shenandoah University in Virginia have signed an agreement to offer two new programs.

Costly PFI issues will take years to resolve (Peterborough Today)
Peterborough NHS Trust bosses have warned they face years of financial problems after the opening of the city's new super-hospital. The Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust moved into the A 289 million Peterborough City Hospital, in Bretton, in November 2010.

Ashland University Receives $1.58 Million HRSA Grant for College of Nursing (I-Newswire)
Ashland University has received a $1.58 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration for "Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention" at the university.

Ottawa Hospital, OSF system still in merger talks (Morris Daily Herald)
Ottawa Regional Hospital is in continuing merger talks with OSF Healthcare System.

Aging America Part 5: Who will care for aging adults? (Your News Now)
Besides funding constraints, the biggest issue facing the health care industry in relation to the aging baby boomer population is the severe shortage of health care professionals.

Patient satisfaction is important. So is avoiding death. (Business Journal)
Hospitals have long tracked patient satisfaction, but starting this month, it really counts.

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