HEALTH News, Jul 31, 2011

STPH recognized in fight against infections St. Tammany News Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:49 PM PDT St. Tammany Parish Hospital is a recipient of a HAI WATCHDOG Awards educational grant. Sponsored by Kimberly-Clark Health Care, the HAI WATCHDOG Awards were created to recognize the efforts of dedicated healthcare professionals helping to prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections. The online awards program also facilitates the sharing of best practices among clinicians, and Kimberly-Clark Health... Ochsner Cardiology Labs Receive ICAEL Accreditation St. Tammany News Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:49 PM PDT Ochsner Health System recently announced that three health center cardiology echocardiography labs recently received full, three year accreditation from the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories. The accreditation includes adult transthoracic and adult stress testing at Ochsner Health Centers in Baton Rouge, Covington and Metairie. Montco health department issues measles warning after infection in county Montgomery Life Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:44 PM PDT NORRISTOWN â The Montgomery County Health Department issued an advisory that a county resident who traveled to Nigeria in Africa has contracted a case of measles and visited three locations in the area while in an infectious state. Nigeria is currently experiencing a measles outbreak, according to the Health Department. Seniors learn about resources at fair St. Tammany News Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:42 PM PDT Free blood pressure checks, financial and health information were given to about 1,000 senior citizens and caregivers yesterday at the Castine Center. UConn Health Center faculty in line for retroactive raises Journal Inquirer Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:42 PM PDT HARTFORD â Faculty at the University of Connecticut Health Center are poised to receive a 4 percent retroactive raise â even as they and other unionized state employees vote on concessions that include a two-year pay freeze. Additional news "Health News" Baku Today Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:37 PM PDT Each year in the Altai region recorded more than 15 thousand cases of pneumonia in one and a half times more than in Russia as a whole. This was announced by the chief physician, pulmonologist Russia Alexander Chuchalin During the meeting with physicians of the Altai Territory on January 18. Montco health department issues measles warning; infected individual visited Flourtown medical practice Springfield Sun Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:34 PM PDT NORRISTOWN â The Montgomery County Health Department issued an advisory that a county resident who traveled to Nigeria in Africa has contracted a case of measles and visited three locations in the area while in an infectious state. Nigeria is currently experiencing a measles outbreak, according to the Health Department. CRHC trustees OK ambulance purchase Clarinda Herald-Journal Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:32 PM PDT The purchase of a new ambulance received the green light Monday, July 25, from the Clarinda Regional Health Center Board of Trustees. Senate to start RH bill debates this week InterAksyon Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:30 PM PDT The plenary debates on the Senate version of the Reproductive Health(RH) bill are ready to start this week at the Upper Chamber, Senator Pia Cayetano said Sunday. DPS union leaders creating response to contract break Detroit News Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:26 PM PDT Detroit - Detroit Public School union leaders said today they will use the weekend to strategize a response to the district breaking eight union contracts Friday to impose a 10 percent wage cut and increase employees' health insurance contributions.

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