HEALTH News, Aug 05, 2011

Additional news "Health News" Baku Today Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:49 PM PDT To modernize the health of Samara Region in 2011-2012 will be spent around 10 billion, BelTA BakuToday-VolgaInform in the Department of Information Policy and Public Relations Staff of the Government of Samara region. Education watchdog urges measures to ensure physical exercise for students China Economic Net Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:47 PM PDT The Ministry of Education on Tuesday called for beefed up efforts to ensure one-hour physical exercise per day for primary and middle school students to confront concerns about declining youth health. Medicare gives state hospitals $275m lift Boston Globe Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:44 PM PDT Massachusetts hospitals will get $275 million more a year in Medicare payments because of a provision inserted into the nationâs new healthcare law that benefits the state, angering hospitals across the country that will get less money as a result. Malloy backs âcatch-upâ raises at UConn Health Center amid concessions Journal Inquirer Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:42 PM PDT HARTFORD â Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is defending planned raises for faculty at the University of Connecticut Health Center, saying that they would bring the facilityâs professors in line with unionized employees elsewhere in state government. Unions sue to block 'unprecedented' DPS pay cut, challenge new EM law Detroit News Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:42 PM PDT Detroit â Three unions have filed a lawsuit to stop what members call "an unprecedented power grab" by Detroit Public Schools' emergency manager, who used the state's tough new law to impose wage cuts and higher health care costs on employees. State roundup: Windfall for Mass. hospitals News-Medical-Net Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:39 PM PDT Hospitals in Massachusetts will reap an annual windfall of $275 million due to a loophole enshrined in the new health care law. Hospitals in most other states will get less money as a result. SVRHC, Douglas hospital team up for better care Douglas Dispatch Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:35 PM PDT DOUGLAS ââ A partnership between the Southeast Arizona Medical Center and the Sierra Vista Regional Health Center will help the Douglas hospital better serve the border community, Brian Bickel told SAMC staff members on Thursday. State Department of Health approves certificate of need for Malta urgent care clinic The Troy Record Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:34 PM PDT SARATOGA SPRINGS â Saratoga Hospitalâs plans for an estimated $13 million new urgent care facility at Northway Exit 12 cleared a major hurdle on Thursday. Montco health department issues measles warning after infection in county Montgomery Life Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:32 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. STPH recognized in fight against infections St. Tammany News Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:32 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

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