Nursing - News July 13, 2011

Prevalence of Ulcers in Black Nursing Home Patients Due to Care? (RedOrbit)
Among nursing home residents at high risk for pressure ulcers, black residents had higher prevalence rates than white residents from 2003 through 2008, with the disparity largely related to the higher rates among nursing homes that disproportionately serve black residents, according to this study, "Pressure ulcers are a common health problem among ...

Sullivan hospital names nursing unit administrator (Times Herald-Record)
Faith Kotzker has been appointed skilled nursing unit administrator at Catskill Regional Medical Center.

Suburban Philly nurses approve 3-year contract (Centre Daily Times)
Nurses at a suburban Philadelphia hospital who warned last month that they might go out on strike have ratified a new three-year agreement.

Analysis: New rules won't put home healthcare on life support (Reuters)
U.S. home health service providers will remain under pressure in the near term as newly introduced rules and reimbursement rate cuts squeeze margins, but the tide should turn in 2012 as the regulatory uncertainty clears up.

College to get $209K grant for nursing program (The Batavian)
Genesee Community College will receive a $209,000 grant for its Nursing Workforce Diversity program.

Bay Area diabetes camps canceled, hundreds of kids out of luck (Contra Costa Times)
A day after ruturning from Diabetes Camp in San Bernardino Mountains Tia Geri, 11, talks about the experience of camp at her home in Los Altos, Monday 11, 2011.

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