Healthcare advocates are warning that there aren’t enough nurses to go around and it is taking its toll on patient care. John Bennett is one of many healthcare advocates hoping… Read more »
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Healthcare Advocates Demand More Nurses
Nov 2 2009 Swine flu: Worst-case outbreak could severely strain hospitals–shortage of ECMOs, ICU beds, N95 and surgical masks, gels, staff etc etc all possible
Children’s Memorial Hospital saw supplies dwindle during H1N1 flu surge in May By William Mullen Tribune reporter November 2, 2009For a mere peek into the potential difficulties of managing a… Read more »
Nurses union reaches deal on H1N1 safety in U.S.
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How safe is your hospital? Recent attacks highlight potential for violence
By Kyle Alspach ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER Posted Oct 31, 2009 @ 11:16 PM Last update Oct 31, 2009 @ 11:29 PM BROCKTON — Kathy Metzger knows that tense situations can… Read more »
Medical centers deal with danger every day
QUINCY — The emergency department at Quincy Medical Center can be a tense environment. From bed to bed, the patients can include agitated drug addicts, drunks, and people hearing voices…. Read more »
WHO updates H1N1 recommendations
Published: Oct. 31, 2009 at 2:33 AM NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (UPI) — Pregnant women, children 10 or older and other adults should be given single doses of vaccine against
Oct 30 2009 Student’s Illness Spurs BU Biolab Concerns: BY Med Campus Researcher Sick After Working With Meningitis Bacterium
Researcher Sick After Working With Meningitis Bacterium POSTED: 6:06 am EDT October 30, 2009 BOSTON — There are new safety questions over Boston University’s planned biolab in the South End… Read more »
October 30 09 MDPH Updated: MA H1N1 Situation Report
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Oct 30 09 Boston Globe MA Hospital Association law firms stockpiles Tamiflu for its employees: MDPH and public health officials question
Firms’ deals for flu drug draw fire Stockpiling stirs concern on access By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff | October 30, 2009 The Boston-based law firm Ropes & Gray made arrangements… Read more »
Doctor stabbed, attacker killed
MGH patient shot by guard By David Abel and Maria Cramer, Globe Staff | October 28, 2009 A patient at a Massachusetts General Hospital bipolar clinic stabbed his psychiatrist during… Read more »