Jacobson has great record Jul 13, 2010
I have known and worked closely with Connie Jacobson for almost 30 years in her capacity as an ER Nurse, Trauma Program Coordinator, Advanced Trauma Life Support coordinator, Critical Care Course Coordinator and educator. She has been among the best. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Doctors can influence when parents wean children from bottle, study finds Jul 12, 2010
Critical care and trauma, heart disease, neurosurgery, diabetes, cancer care, and care of the homeless are among the Hospital's recognized areas of expertise. Through the Keenan Research Centre and the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, research at St. Michael's Hospital is recognized and put into practice around the world. (EurekAlert!)
Work to begin on YMCA branch in Hill District Jul 12, 2010
"Organizations like the YMCA provide critical care and physical health resources to families, children and residents of the Hill District," said the district's city councilman, R. Daniel Lavelle. "These public-private partnerships help form the solid foundation of support to our community. When we all work together, we are all better for it.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
SRL may acquire Piramal Diagnostics Jul 12, 2010
Piramal Healthcare is now left with contract research and manufacturing services, critical care and over-the-counter drugs businesses besides diagnostics, that cumulatively generate revenues of Rs 1,700 crore. Mumbai-based Metropolis was also reportedly in the fray to buy Piramal Diagnostics. (India Times)
Report: Rich become big mortgage defaulters Jul 10, 2010
Most who are critical care only about themselves. Why should the rich be expected to be any different. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Fort Hill resident recovering from PTO accident Jul 10, 2010
Bill and Judy Biddington live at High Point Lake, but their home has a Fort Hill mailing address. They had so much snow last winter they estimate they had 9-foot drifts that Judy, who is a master gardener and gives talks on planting windbreaks, decided to practice what she preaches. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
AGH's Sirio named AMA trustee Jul 9, 2010
Dr. Carl Sirio, a critical care physician at Allegheny General Hospital, has been elected to the American Medical Association's board of trustees, the hospital announced ... At Allegheny General, Sirio is helping create a critical care residency training program in internal medicine and he chairs the pharmacy and therapeutics committee. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Mason City woman recovering from fall Jul 9, 2010
Determan was taken by Mercy Air Flight to Mercy-Des Moines and placed in critical care for bleeding on the brain. She was removed from critical care July 6 and released from the hospital July 7. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
‘Critical' decision may be in PCMH's future Jul 9, 2010
The differences between a fee-for-service hospital and a critical access facility are numerous, but Oatman and PCMH chief executive officer Russell Tippin focused on two: a critical care facility would be limited to 25 beds and patients stays of no more than 96 hours. Currenlty, Tippin said, the hospital is licensed for 27 beds and doctors frequently have patients in the hospital for 10 days or more. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Home care equivalent to hospital care for some patients with cystic fibrosis Jul 8, 2010
The study was published online ahead of the print edition of the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. "We undertook this research owing to the lack of clinical information of best practices in treating CF exacerbations available to physicians," said J. Michael Collaco, M.D., assistant professor at Johns Hopkins. (EurekAlert!)
Hospital Hyperglycemia May Predict Future Diabetes Jul 8, 2010
Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care have found a significant association between acute illness complicated with hyperglycaemia and the future development of type II diabetes or glucose intolerance ... Critical Care, 2010; (in press) ... A study published today in the open access journal Critical Care reveals that. (Science Daily)
Patricia Anne Reid, 62, Atlanta, fund-raiser for non-profits Jul 7, 2010
She went to work at St. Francis, specializing in critical care. Ms. Reid changed careers after going back to college and earning a political science degree. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Diagnostic blood test can identify rare lung disease Jul 6, 2010
Frank McCormack, MD, senior author and director of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at UC, says that Serum VEGF-D measurement is currently performed as part of a research protocol but will soon be available for clinical application. "This was a team effort by clinicians around the world to collect blood samples and clinical data from patients with very rare lung diseases," he says. (EurekAlert!)
EUSA Pharma Grants Japanese Rights to Erwinase(R) Oncology Therapy to Ohara Pharmaceutical Jul 6, 2010
OXFORD, England and LANGHORNE, Pennsylvania, July 6 /CNW/ - EUSA Pharma, a transatlantic specialty pharmaceutical company focused on oncology, pain control and critical care, today announced that it has granted the Japanese development and commercialization rights to its oncology therapy Erwinase(R) to Ohara Pharmaceutical Company Limited ... EUSA Pharma is a rapidly growing transatlantic specialty pharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing and marketing late-stage oncology, pain... (Canada Newswire)
New Floyd Memorial unit advances cardiac patient care Jul 4, 2010
Patients who have problems such as congestive heart failure, chest pain or a heart out of rhythm will be able to stay in the wing for 48 to 72 hours, said Karen Yeager, director of Critical Care and Cardiac Intermediate Services. The wing was created to provide specialized care for stable cardiac patients, said Cindy F 0000376B erree, marketing and public relations specialist for the hospital. (Courier-Journal -- Business)
Reclining Car Seat Dangers Jul 3, 2010
Eileen Bulger, M.D. specializes in trauma and critical care. She noticed unique injury patterns in reclining seat accidents. (W-USA News, DC)
Soldier Donates Marrow to Stranger Jul 2, 2010
Bonham made the trip to Washington with his roommate, Jamin Etling, a nurse who works in critical care, who will be with him during todays procedure and when he returns to a hotel tonight. The procedure is expected to last four to eight hours, and involves hooking Bonham up to two IVs, which will drain his blood so that clinicians can remove the needed stem cells before returning it to his body, Bonham said. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Stem-cell therapy may provide new approach to fight infection Jul 1, 2010
The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, shows that these cells can triple survival rates in an experimental model of sepsis ... Critical care and trauma, heart disease, neurosurgery, diabetes, cancer care, and care of the homeless are among the Hospital's recognized areas of expertise. (EurekAlert!)
With bad news, families often don't trust docs Jul 1, 2010
The findings, reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, also suggest that effective communication with families is not just a matter of giving numeric estimates of the chances of survival, rather than qualitative ones ... org/cgi/content/abstract/201002-026 2OCv1 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, online June 10, 2010. (MSNBC -- Health)
Centra is recognized for heart attack treatment program Jun 30, 2010
Centra has earned the Beacon Award from the American Association of Critical Care as well as top awards from VHA and accreditation for its Chest Pain Center with percutaneous coronary intervention from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. For more information about Centra's cardiac services, please call MDLINK1. (Brookneal Union Star, VA)
Major cutbacks at West Penn Jun 30, 2010
AGH, meanwhile, will have oncology, the neurosciences, critical care, orthopedics and cardiovascular care, with plans for expanding its emergency department. "We believe this is the option that will maintain the system's viability," said WPAHS board Chairman David McClenahan. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
West Penn consolidation to affect 1,500 jobs Jun 30, 2010
Cardiology, cancer care, orthopedics and neuroscience and critical care will be moved across town to ... The number of critical care beds and other expansion work will be done at Allegheny General to accommodate the consolidation, but estimates on the value of that work were not available. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Uneven sepsis rates puzzling doctors Jun 28, 2010
Researchers found that the risk of organ injury among African Americans was 29 percent higher, said Sachin Yende, assistant professor of critical care medicine, University of Pittsburgh, and one of the study's lead authors. Organ injury means that at least one organ system is not working properly. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Assaults send two to hospital Jun 26, 2010
He was listed in guarded condition in the hospital's critical care unit, police said. The suspects were described as four black men wearing dark clothing and operating a silver Pontiac Grand Am. (NJ.com -- Times)
Centennial Medical Center Healthy Hometown 2010 Jun 26, 2010
The tour demonstrated what tasks and procedures the Critical Care Emergency Medical Transport Program (CCEMTP) team performs on flight to a hospital. Centennial Medical Center provided cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure and bone density checks to attendees. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
How to Write a Resume for a Nursing... Jun 26, 2010
How to Write a Resume for a Nursing Career. How to Write a Resume for a Nursing Career. (Suite101.com)
Mold May Trigger Severe Asthma in Some Folks Jun 26, 2010
The study, published online June 24 and in an upcoming print issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, suggests that chitinases may offer a target for new types of asthma treatments. SOURCE: American Thoracic Society, news release, June 24, 2010. (MEDLINEplus)
Dorothy A. Morrow Jun 26, 2010
The family has requested that memorial donations be made to Beaumont Hospital Critical Care, Royal Oak, Mich. or Lakeland Regional Medical Center Critical Care. (The Herald-Palladium)
Annie Penn introduces program Jun 25, 2010
The hospital is the only one in the nation to offer remote wound consultations using eLink Critical Care ... Now the patient goes into a room equipped with an eLink Critical Care camera. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
OFD honors fallen firefighter (1140) Jun 25, 2010
Davis, a 14-year veteran of the department, was also a critical care technician. Firefighter Tom Amedio said that because Davis died within 24 hours of his last shift, his survivors might be eligible for benefits under the Hometown Heroes Act. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
Blacks Seem More Vulnerable to Deadly Blood Infection Jun 24, 2010
"People who tend to develop infections more often have diabetes and chronic kidney disease, and studies have shown blacks are more likely to have these chronic conditions earlier in life," said study co-author Dr. Sachin Yende, an assistant professor of critical care medicine at University of Pittsburgh ... SOURCES: Sachin Yende, M.D., assistant professor, critical care medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Omar Lateef, D.O., director, medical intensive care unit, Rush University Medical Center,... (MEDLINEplus)
Moldy homes a serious risk for severe asthma attacks in some Jun 24, 2010
The research was published online on the American Thoracic Society's journal Web site ahead of the print edition of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. "We found that the interaction between environmental mold exposure and certain variants of chitinase genes were positively associated with severe asthma exacerbations requiring hospitalization," said lead researcher, Ann Wu, assistant professor at the at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. (EurekAlert!)
Major Runs to Honor Fallen Troops Jun 24, 2010
After Speten made the man as comfortable as possible, he sat with him for a moment in the critical care unit, where another of the victims was recovering. The servicemember who had arrived in the trauma bay with tourniquets on his legs told the doctor that the burned man, who was the one who had applied the tourniquets while they waited for help, had been an avid runner who dreamed of running in the Boston Marathon. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Getting Estrogen's Benefits Without Cancer Risk Jun 24, 2010
The study was supported by the National Institute of Health, the American Heart Association, The Lowe Foundation and the Crystal Charity Ball Center for Pediatric Critical Care Research. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
Police investigating accident that caused death of El Paso man Jun 23, 2010
John Longman, 55, who served 36 years with the El Paso Rescue Squad as an emergency medical technician and then a critical care paramedic, was riding west on a Honda Goldwing motorcycle and pulling a trailer on Interstate 80 about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, police said. Police say he lost control of the motorcycle and crossed the median into the eastbound lanes of I-80. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Three health care systems sign, flesh out merger agreement Jun 23, 2010
Albany Memorial, which is part of Northeast Health, will continue as a community hospital with inpatient medical, surgical, critical care and emergency services. All long-term care, home care, hospice and rehabilitation services, including those at Northeast s Sunnyview in Schenectady, will fall under umbrella of The Eddy, Northeast s senior care arm. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Scott W. Davis (1221) Jun 23, 2010
Scott was a fireman and a critical care technician with the Oswego Fire Department for 14 years. He was previously employed at Niagara Mohawk for eight years. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
Strike stops work on area hospital projects Jun 23, 2010
-- Advocate BroMenn Medical Center's $53 million, 144,000-square-foot addition for new mother-baby and critical care units. Ground was broken in May, and the project is expected to be complete in 2012. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Many People With Diabetes Do Not Know or Heed Dangers of Hot Weather Jun 22, 2010
ScienceDaily (June 19, 2010) A new survey shows that diabetic individuals who live in a hot climate have important gaps in their "heat awareness," or knowledge about proper diabetes self-care in hot weather, even though diabetes raises their risk of heat illness. The results of "Diabetes in the Desert: What Do Patients Know About the Heat?" are being presented at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego. (Science Daily)
Venture launches MedCare Ambulance Jun 22, 2010
MedCare Ambulance, said MedFlight CEO Rod Crane, is the result of three years of planning and serves a need for services beyond the critical care MedFlight provides through its helicopter and ground fleet. Our consortium hospitals want to see a higher level of clinical oversight in the community for all patient transportation from A to Z, in addition to the critical care side demonstrated by our current air and ground divisions, Crane said in a release. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Piramal eyes more 'late stage' buys Jun 22, 2010
MUMBAI: Piramal Healthcare will look at grabbing "late stage" deals in arthiritis, pain, hospital care and critical care segments to enhance its strength in the area, a senior official said on Tuesday ... Piramal Healthcare will look at grabbing "late stage" deals in arthiritis, pain, hospital care and critical care segments to enhance its strength in the area. (India Times)
Diabetes patients admitted for acute exacerbations of COPD have longer hospital stay Jun 22, 2010
Full citation: "Effect of Comorbid Diabetes on Length of Stay and Risk of Death in Patients Admitted with Acute Exacerbations of COPD. Ali Parappil, Barbara Depczynski, Peter Collett, and Guy B. Marks. June 2010. About the Author: Ali Parappil is affiliated with the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown NSW. About the Journal Respirology is a journal of international standing, publishing peer-reviewed articles of scientific excellence in clinical and experimental respiratory biology and... (EurekAlert!)
Konkan to get first English-medium school Jun 20, 2010
The hospital has become the first in Pune to get certificate of accreditation as Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Fellowship Training Centre by Pediatric Critical Care Council. The trust has also organised medical camps in several villages in Ratnagiri district for women and children with about 5000 school students from the region being listed as beneficiaries. (India Times, India)
Trustees mulling OSU Med Center bills Jun 18, 2010
Trustees' medical affairs and fiscal committees Thursday unanimously recommended the full board release $294 million for work over the next 18 months, including $169 million in construction contracts for the infrastructure and major structural components of the $649 million, 17-story new critical care and cancer hospital tower. The rest of the vote encompasses buying steel, equipment, and getting started on the foundation and elevator core. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Gaisford voted Share Hospital Authority Chairman Jun 18, 2010
Reed said the administration is once again thinking of seeking "critical care" status so that Medicare reimbursements will be higher. Reed pointed out that revenues are down $1 million dollars from one year ago at this same time and the loss for the year is $1. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Probiotic Prophylactic: Bacteria May Protect Critically Ill Patients against Pneumonia Jun 18, 2010
The findings were published June 3 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Probiotics, live microorganisms thought to provide a health benefit when consumed in sufficient amounts, are frequently used to mitigate a variety of conditions, including digestive disorders such as antibiotic-associated diarrhea, lactose intolerance and irritable bowel syndrome. (Scientific American)
Transplant surgeon Akhtar Khan joins Allegheny General Jun 18, 2010
He also had fellowships in multi-organ transplantation and surgical critical care at the University of Pittsburgh. Most Read Stories. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Probiotic therapy cuts risk of VAP in half for some in ICU Jun 17, 2010
The study was published on the American Thoracic Society's Web site ahead of the print edition of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. It is estimated that VAP complicates the care of up to 30 percent of critical care patients receiving mechanical ventilation. (EurekAlert!)
Air Pollution Tied to Sleep Problems Jun 17, 2010
The study, funded by the U.S. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, the EPA and the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, appeared online June 14 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. More information. (AZCentral -- Health)
Somanetics Corp. Jun 17, 2010
The machine measures changes in the blood oxygen levels of patients undergoing surgery and in critical care. Covidien is paying $25 per share. (Boston Globe)
'Super-hospital' Jun 16, 2010
" The hospital was built under a private finance initiative and is due to be fully open by the end of 2011. Staff get ready for the hospital's opening Chief operating officer Kevin Bulger said planning for the A&E move had been taking place for 18 months. Overnight, at any one time, there were due to be more than 20 ambulances ferrying people in a steady stream between Selly Oak and the new hospital. "The main thing has been the involvement of the clinical teams of doctors and nurses to make it... (BBC News -- UK)
New link between pollution, temperature and sleep-disordered breathing Jun 15, 2010
The study appears online ahead of the print edition of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine on the American Thoracic Society's Web site. SDB affects up to 17 percent of U.S. adults, many of whom are not aware that they have a problem. (EurekAlert!)
Possible link between sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease revealed Jun 15, 2010
The study appears online ahead of the print edition of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine on the American Thoracic Society's Web site. After controlling for variables including body mass index (BMI), age, sex and co-morbidities, they found that for every 5-unit increase in AHI under 15, there was a corresponding significant increase of about 10 percent in PAI-1. (EurekAlert!)
Botox eases nerve pain in certain patients Jun 11, 2010
"There haven't been many alternatives to the use of surgery to treat this syndrome," says Paul J. Christo, M.D., M.B.A., an assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the study's lead author. "Botox seems to be an effective treatment that avoids surgery's obvious drawbacks, such as its invasive nature and long recovery time.". (EurekAlert!)
Early School Start Times Raise Risk of Teen Car Crashes Jun 11, 2010
Teens are "biologically programmed" to get sleepy and wake up later than adults, said Phillips, a professor with the school's division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine ... Barbara Phillips, professor, division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington; June 9, 2010, presentation, SLEEP 2010, San Antonio. (MEDLINEplus)
Midland homicide Jun 11, 2010
Sgt. David Garcia said Weldon Maurice Cooks was transported to Midland Memorial Hospital for surgery where he died a little after 8 a.m. Thursday in the critical care unit. Justice of the Peace Joe Matlock ordered an autopsy and the body was on its way to Tarrant County for an autopsy, Garcia said. (Odessa American, TX)
Use of Long-Term Acute Care Hospitalization Growing Jun 10, 2010
"The clinical and economic burden of patients with chronic critical illness is significant and likely to expand with the aging of the population and advances in critical care that increase patient survival. Long-term outcomes of the chronically critically ill are poor, with substantial need for new approaches to their care. We demonstrate that long-term acute care hospitals play an increasingly important role in patients with chronic critical illness, despite scant data to guide decision making... (MEDLINEplus)
Childbirth Conference Raises Awareness On Global Health Concerns For Women Jun 10, 2010
According to , an organization that provides critical care to mothers and their newborn babies, one woman dies every minute somewhere in the world as a result of pregnancy and childbirth. Add it all up, and that's between 350,000 and a half million women each year. (W-USA News, DC)
Stanford hospitals reject union 'cooling off' bid Jun 9, 2010
If it was from Stanford, I wonder if you were around Standford's ICUs when Patricia Benner, Patricia Hooper-Kyriakidis and Daphne Stannard did their observational research for their book, "Clinical Wisdom and Interventions in Critical Care - A Thinking in Action Approach.". The book presents outstanding clinical interviews with critical care bedside nurses during their workday. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
More room to operate Jun 6, 2010
A new helicopter pad is being installed above the emergency room, allowing hospital workers to move patients more quickly to receive critical care from regional facilities in Casper; Billings, Mont. Rapid City, S.D., and Denver. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
University Hospital earns national praise Jun 5, 2010
The American Association of Critical Care Nurses has recognized University Hospital s Transplant Intensive Care Unit as one of the best in the United States. Bexar County s safety-net hospital has received the Association s Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence, a national honor, for its transplant work ... The American Association of Critical Care Nurses is the largest specialty nursing organization in the world. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Excess Oxygen in Blood After Cardiac Resuscitation May Increase Risk of in-Hospital Death Jun 4, 2010
The study included information from a critical care database of intensive care units (ICUs) at 120 U.S. hospitals, from between 2001 and 2005. Patient inclusion criteria included older than 17 years of age, nontraumatic car-diac arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 24 hours prior to ICU arrival, and ar-terial blood gas analysis performed within 24 hours following ICU arrival. (Science Daily)
Surprising Disparity in Where Chronically Ill Kids Hospitalized, Study Finds Jun 4, 2010
29, 2010) Among the general US population, people who are uninsured are about half as likely to receive critical care services as those with insurance, according to systematic review of the literature by the. (May 1, 2007) The proportion of chronically ill young children dying in intensive care after being admitted to other hospital wards has steadily risen year on year since the end of the 1990s, reveals a study in. (Science Daily)
Abbot deal cash deployment key to Piramal valuation Jun 3, 2010
The Abbott-Piramal deal would lead to greater focus for Piramal to turn around its contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) business and drive future growth of the critical care business, ICICIdirect said in a research note recommending a "buy" rating for the stock. "After Piramal sold its crucial business, there is huge cash left on its balance sheet. Hence, the stock would perform," an analyst who has a "buy" recommendation, told Reuters over the telephone. (India Times)
ICU Infection Rates Not a Good Measure of Mortality Risk, Researchers Find Jun 2, 2010
A study published today in the journal Critical Care shows that the main risk factors for death in the intensive care unit. (Mar. (Science Daily)
