Nursing - News June 9, 2012

18 treated after western Indiana nursing home fire (The Republic)
Attica Fire Chief Ed O'Farrell says 14 residents and two staff members of the Woodland Manor Nursing Center and some firefighters have been treated for smoke-related injuries at hospitals in Williamsport and Lafayette .

Patients might be reimbursed for fees charged by private surgeon (The Montreal Gazette)
Royal Victoria Hospital has made it clear to doctors that they are not allowed to charge for care or procedures, Ian Popple of the McGill University Health Centre says.

GPH denies blame in death of 12lb newborn (Stabroek News)
In the wake of a mother blaming negligence and procrastination by doctors and nurses as the cause of her 12-pound newborn's death, the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday denied culpability.

Couple gives millions to address nursing shortage (WHIO)
The longtime Greenwich residents now bring that same attention to their philanthropic efforts.

Nightingale Experience gives nursing skills (KBMT)
It's not often you see teens working in an emergency room or checking up on patients but for the Nightingale Experience put on by Christus Hospital and Lamar University it's the 10th year of early recruiting and since it's gone on for so many years the program has come full circle like it's supposed to over and over again.

Hospital, nurses reach tentative deal (Lake County Record-Bee)
Sutter Lakeside Hospital administration and the nurses' union reached a tentative contract agreement, the two sides said in separate statements issued Thursday afternoon.

Nurses at Saint Louis University Hospital voted Thursday to join a national nurses union. (KSDK-TV Saint Louis)
After a secret voting session, the decision was made to become an affiliate with the National Nurses Organizing Committee-Missouri by a tally of 305-99. St.

E.T., Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's Favorite Walrus, is Turning The Big Three-Oh (Patch)
WHAT: 30th birthday party for E.T., Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's 3,450-pound walrus WHAT: June 15, 16 and 17, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma WHAT'S THE PARTY PLAN AGAIN? A range of activities, including a fishy birthday cake for E.T. and his walrus pool mates, Basilla and Joan, daily 11:30 ... (more)

Heritage Park Surgical Hospital Blood Drive (KXII-TV Sherman)
The nurses took home the victory after taking on all the other hospital employees to see who could get the most donations.

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