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Seeking shelter | As tornado bore down, residents flocked to hospital
By Joe Carlson | May 25, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Though hospitals tend not to encourage the practice, last week's monster tornado in central Oklahoma proved once again that medical centers become irresistible gathering places for fearful and dispossessed residents during large-scale natural...
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Rising admissions could be good sign and other letters
By Modern Healthcare | May 25, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Just read the article “Study finds jump in ER-related admissions.” Actually, this could be a good sign, that the ER is being used more appropriately for things that need admission. This might mean...
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More ER-related admissions could be a good sign
May 22, 2013
Regarding “Study finds jump in ER-related admissions”:Just read your article about the jump in ER admissions. Actually, this could be a good sign, that the ER is being used more appropriately for things that need admission.
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Heart attack app might help diagnose patients before they reach hospitals
By (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal | May 21, 2013
There are apps that turn your smartphone into a metal detector, a musical instrument and a GPS system, and now there's an app that may help doctors save your life if you're having a heart attack.
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Tornado tears through Oklahoma hospital
By Ashok Selvam and Joe Carlson | May 20, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A tornado ripped through a small Oklahoma hospital Monday afternoon and rendered the facility helpless to treat victims of the widespread devastation in the area.
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Study finds jump in ER-related admissions
By Beth Kutscher | May 20, 2013
Efforts to shift patients to lower-cost healthcare settings appear to flounder as the emergency department continues to play a larger role in where and how care is delivered.
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Officials say 264 injured in marathon bombing
By Reuters via Yahoo | April 23, 2013
A total of 264 people injured in last week's bomb attack at the Boston Marathon were treated at 26 hospitals in the days following the attack, the Boston Public Health Commission said on Tuesday. Three people died in the attack.
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All Boston bomb patients likely to live
By Associated Press | April 22, 2013
In a rebuttal to the terrorists and a tribute to stellar medical care, all of the more than 180 people injured in the Boston Marathon blasts one week ago who made it to a hospital alive now seem likely to survive.
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Preparedness under assault | While Boston's response to bombing showed crucial role of planning, strides elsewhere in emergency readiness could be undermined by budget cuts
By Jaimy Lee and Maureen McKinney | April 20, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
For public health officials across the country, the Boston Marathon bombing and the blast at a Texas fertilizer plant last week served as a wake-up call: How would their communities cope?
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Marathon bombing suspect hospitalized in Boston
By Associated Press | April 20, 2013
Lifting days of anxiety for a city and a nation on edge, police captured the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, found bloodied in a backyard boat Friday night less than 24 hours after a wild car chase and gun battle that left his older brother dead and Boston and its suburbs sealed in an...
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