A Tysons runner who partially tore her ankle during a Marine Corps Marathon last year had been working with Kaiser Permanente to get a surgery until she was told the procedure would be delayed. She’s just one of the patients who will need to wait for relief while Kaiser upgrades the sterile processing equipment at…
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Some doctors, medical associations and members of Congress are complaining that the rule released by the Biden administration this fall for implementing the law to stop surprise medical bills actually favors insurers and doesn’t follow the spirit of the legislation. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Some doctors, medical associations and…
Murfreesboro Emergency Communications Center (ECC) has cross-trained and certified 9-1-1 operators in Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD). Dispatchers can now provide lifesaving and safety instructions to callers and patients before medical help arrives on the scene, including Telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR). The 9-1-1 medical call for help is answered and processed within Murfreesboro’s ECC. Dispatchers share the…
By Sandra G. Boodman, As a 16-year-old high school volleyball star, Charlene Gervais particularly dreaded what long bus rides did to her lower back. Away games in northern Minnesota meant more than an hour rumbling along rural roads, trips that left her stiff and sore. The pain in her spine and hips receded once she…
The Word Center Church Lead Pastor Roderick Richardson says his church embarked on a medical-debt forgiveness effort to reach people across religious beliefs or races. Photo Courtesy Roderick Richardson Nine hundred and fifty-five people across Mississippi have benefitted from medical-debt cancellation through the effort of Jackson-based The Word Center Church, Lead Pastor Roderick Richardson told…
GASTONIA, N.C. – CaroMont Regional Medical Center received an “A”Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2021. This national distinction recognizes the facilities’ achievements in protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital. This is the eleventh ‘A’ for CaroMont Regional Medical Center, more than any other hospital in the Charlotte region. “Our highest priority…
Each year, I have at least two clients die from a drug overdose. Notifying a mother that her son is dead is an experience that I would not wish on anyone. When someone is having a drug overdose, others who witnesses it are frozen with fear. This reminds me of the scene in Pulp Fiction…
The Planning Commission has approved plans for a new medical development adjacent to Tartine bakery on 20th Street. The new project would be a Tier 1 three-story (45 feet) research/development and medical clinic facility consisting of approximately 76,167 square-feet and a five-level subterranean parking garage with 275 spaces. The property includes three parcels at 1925…
Gastro Health property is 92% leased Published November 7, 2021 by Robyn Sidersky The Woodbridge property sold for $5.2 million. Photo courtesy Cushman & Wakefield The Virginia Gastro Health Woodbridge building has sold for $5.2 million, according to Cushman & Wakefield. The 17,988-square-foot medical office building at 14010 Smoketown Road in Woodbridge is 92% leased…
The Town of McCordsville mascot is in need of help from the community. Oscar, a black cat that lives in and around Town Hall in McCordsville, recently went to the vet after he began to lose weight. Town Manager Tonya Galbraith said the vet discovered he likely has irritable bowel syndrome. Galbraith is asking community…