Nursing - News August 2, 2011

Fears for out-of-hours GP services in East Lancashire (Burnley Citizen)
DOCTORS have condemned plans which could see a commercial company take over the running of out-of-hours GP services in East Lancashire.

Clemson, MUSC, USC get federal grants for nursing education programs (Charleston Business Journal)
The Medical University of South Carolina, Clemson University and the University of South Carolina have received a total of $657,686 in nursing education grants from the federal Department of Health & Human Services .

Nursing, rehab center in works (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
A $12.5 million skilled nursing and rehabilitation care facility would create at least 123 jobs near Parkview Health's expanding north campus.

Don't Shortchange Nursing Informatics (InformationWeek)
When Dr. Bonnie Westra learned that the Department of Health and Human Services was issuing grants totaling $71.3 million to expand nursing education, she had mixed feelings.

Oregon nursing shortage on the horizon (Business Journal)
A new report reveals that one quarter of Oregon nurses plan to retire within 10 years.

Wall St. cuts losses, ends down as debt vote looms (WPHL Philadelphia)
The S&P 500 fell for a sixth day on Monday as time runs out for the government to pass a deal to avoid default and the economy showed further signs of stalling.

Health-care Stocks: Medicare cuts hammer the hospital sector (MarketWatch)
Planned cuts in Medicare payments to skilled-nursing facilities hit the entire hospital sector in Monday trading, including real-estate investment trusts, and one nursing stock lost more than half its value.

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