Nursing - News February 18, 2013

Former Fla. heart patients to reunite with doctors (CBS 47)
A group of patients are planning a happy reunion as they gather to thank their cardiac surgeons and nurses at Miami Children's Hospital.

Nursing home set to close, 60 to lose jobs (SoVaNow)
The 60-plus employees at South Boston Manor learned Thursday that the long-term care facility will soon be closing and they will be out of a job in the next six to eight weeks.

UW-Stevens Point to offer nursing degree (WKBT)
The program will enable registered nurses to pursue the degree through in-person, online and hybrid courses.

President Chavez returns to Venezuela from Cuba (WTOP-FM Washington)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery.

Carolyn S. Miles: The Real Breastfeeding Scandal (The Huffington Post)
The unforgettable image stirred up controversy and I'm sure it sold magazines. But are moms and kids any better off? Now, imagine funneling all that outrage and punditry into something that really helped mothers and their babies when it came to breastfeeding -- especially in the developing world where it can literally save lives.

Andrew Lansley 'ignored' death rate alarm (Mirror.co.uk)
North Cumbria NHS Trust was highlighted by unions in an A unprecedented public vote of no confidence in January last year Ministers were warned about patient safety at one of the hospital trusts being investigated over high death rates more than a year ago.

Patients move into new Roane County hospital (WBIR-TV Knoxville)
Patients moved into the new state of the art hospital in Roane County Sunday. The new $76 million dollar facility is in Midtown, which is just a few miles south from the old Roane Medical Center in Harriman.

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