Nursing - News August 3, 2012

Nursing home plans revealed (Times Herald-Record)
One firm wants to use the Kingston Hospital facility for assisted living and outpatient care and keep Golden Hill for serious rehab cases.

Nursing Schools Face Faculty Shortage (WGBH)
Over the next few years, the Affordable Care Act will probably boost demand for nurses to take care of the newly insured.

Sacred Heart Nursing Tower Refurbished (KEZI-TV Eugene)
Sacred Heart University District is in a state of upgrades. They just finished a refurbishing project on two floors in their main nursing tower.

Nurses' union gives $1 million to support Gov. Jerry Brown's tax measure (Inside Bay Area)
Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday collected the California Nurses Association's endorsement, a $1 million contribution and a pledge of boots on the street to support his tax-hike measure on November's ballot.

Man's A 450k fight after wife's death (Cambridge Evening News)
A widower who blames his wife's death on abdominal surgery has launched a 450,000 damages claim, saying negligence caused her unnecessary suffering and premature death.

Nursing Alum Providing Health Care in Haiti (UConn Advance)
Bette Gebrian, a UConn alum and associate clinical professor in the School of Nursing, has made significant contributions to maternal and child health and community-based primary health care in Haiti.

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