Nursing - News July 8, 2014

Salvatore makes $500K donation to ECMC Lifeline Foundation - Business Journal

Erie County Medical Center will name its orthopaedic unit for Buffalo restaurateur Russell Salvatore in recognition of a $500,000 gift.

B.C. Nurses' Union ousts longtime president Debra McPherson, elects Gayle Duteil - Canada

McPherson has been active with the BCNU since 1981 and was president from 1990 to 1994 and again from 2000 to 2014.

Rhiannan's nursing scholarship inspired by Royal Flying Doctor Service - Warrnambool Standard

THE Royal Flying Doctor Service will help pay for Warrnambool nursing student Rhiannan Frusher's first year of university.

NURSES and patients will cycle 52 miles to raise vital funds for heart charities. - Echo-news.co.uk

A team from the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre , based at Basildon Hospital, are gearing up to join a sponsored bike ride from London to Southend.

State approval clears way for immediate opening of Belhaven nursing school - Mississippi Business Journal

JACKSON - Belhaven University says it plans an August start for enrolling students in its new School of Nursing after having received approval Thursday from the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning for its bachelor of science in nursing degree program.

Student nurses, midwifes demonstrate over unpaid allowances - GhanaWeb

The Ghana Nurse & Midwife Trainees Association has announced indefinite strike to demand the release of clearance letters and payment of trainee allowances.

Chandy said the meeting would look into weaving the educational loans availed by the nurses. - The Indian Express

The Kerala government would convene a meeting on Friday to discuss the rehabilitation of 46 nurses who have returned from conflict-ridden Iraq last week.

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