Community News & Organizations

St. Joseph Health Teaches Napa Children How To Eat Right

While one in three American children is considered overweight or obese, in Napa County the numbers are mind-boggling.

This entry was posted in Community News & Organizations and Public Health on Oct 24, 2016 10:46 AM by Staff Writer

Angharad Spencer: Interview With The Right Fit HIPster Award Winner

Angharad Spencer, MBChB, MRCEM, DRCOG, DTM&H, has been recognized for the development, implementation and study of two training programs for pre-hospital emergency responders in Malawi.

This entry was posted in Honoring Inspiring Professionals and Community News & Organizations on Oct 20, 2016 1:36 PM by Ariel Jacoby

Top NYC Hospitals Partner To Provide Better Healthcare In Brooklyn

These type of mergers and acquisitions provide a hospital system almost a one-stop shop from service standpoint.

This entry was posted in Manhattan & New York City and Community News & Organizations on Oct 18, 2016 11:23 AM by Staff Writers

Announcing The Winners Of The Right Fit HIPster Awards In Partnership With FemInEM

Medelita and FemInEM are delighted to announce the winners of this first annual contest to celebrate and recognize the amazing efforts of women in emergency medicine.

This entry was posted in Honoring Inspiring Professionals and Community News & Organizations on Oct 12, 2016 10:39 AM by Ariel Jacoby

Baltimore's Safe Streets Program Aims To Reduce ER Visits

<p>Baltimore, the city that saw a nearly record-breaking 344 homicides, and 900 people shot in 2015, piloted the Safe Streets Program in an effort to reduce street violence, a leading factor for much of the city’s ER overcrowding.</p>

This entry was posted in Baltimore and Community News & Organizations on Oct 4, 2016 8:41 AM by Joseph Bryant

Non-Emergency ER Visits Are Costing Kentucky Taxpayers Millions

Kentucky’s Medicaid patients cost taxpayers a whopping $9.3 million by inappropriately visiting the ER almost 200,000 times in 2015.

This entry was posted in Community News & Organizations on Sep 22, 2016 10:41 AM by Joseph Bryant

Kelly Quinley: Interview With The Right Fit HIPster Award Winner

Kelly Quinley has been recognized for her development of an emergency physician training program focused on the management and counseling of patients presenting with first trimester miscarriage, including the use of manual uterine aspiration.

This entry was posted in Honoring Inspiring Professionals and Community News & Organizations on Sep 20, 2016 4:02 PM by Ariel Jacoby

The EpiPen Price Hike: An Open Letter From PMG Founder Hala Sabry

As a mother of two with over four years of practice as an emergency medicine physician, Sabry is uniquely qualified to share her perspectives about this issue.

This entry was posted in Community News & Organizations and Public Health on Aug 31, 2016 12:01 PM by Ariel Jacoby

South Florida Expected To Begin Experiments With "Mutant Mosquito" To Prevent Spread Of Zika Virus

Oxitec, the British biotech firm, is confident that their genetically modified “OX513A” mosquito will significantly cut the population of Zika-carrying mosquitos in this geographic region.

This entry was posted in Community News & Organizations, Public Health and Florida on Aug 29, 2016 10:49 AM by Joseph Bryant

Healthcare Informatics: The Future of Healthcare

<p>Our healthy future is closely tied to our technological creations, and professionals that study health informatics can harness this co-habitation by researching data and drawing connections between the millions of patients that come into national hospitals every day.</p>

This entry was posted in Chicago, Community News & Organizations and Illinois on Aug 22, 2016 10:12 AM by Katie McBeth