Brigham And Women’s Hospital nurses hold ‘walk-in’ after strike averted | CBS Boston
Brigham and Women’s nurses cheered as they streamed into the hospital entrance Monday morning, holding a celebratory “walk-in” after weeks of planning to walk out.
Louisiana, the U.S. incarceration capital, prepares for expanded Medicaid | USA Today
In the state that imprisons more of its citizens per capita than any other, the long-awaited July 1 launch of expanded Medicaid coverage will give those leaving prison a chance to at least continue what many describe as spotty treatment for the conditions that plagued them while behind bars.
Sister Romaine retirement from Holy Spirit ends era of nuns heading hospitals | PennLive.com
Sister Romaine Niemeyer is considered one of a kind and now, as she retires, she also becomes the last of a kind. When she came to Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Pa., in 1970, hundreds of nuns were CEOs of Catholic hospitals across the country. With her retirement as of the end of June, there will no longer be any, according to figures from the Catholic Health Association.
Colorado 1 of 6 states that don’t require criminal background checks for nurses | Denver Post
Nurses with convictions for sexual offenses, drug thefts and crimes of violence have escaped detection under Colorado’s porous system for licensing health care workers, which has far fewer protections than most states.
Source of lead found in Miami Valley Hospital water still unknown | Dayton (Ohio) Daily News
More than a week after elevated lead levels were found in the water supply of multiple Miami Valley (Ohio) Hospital buildings, officials have yet to determine the source of the problem. The results of the most recent water supply testing are expected Tuesday.
Cedars Sinai, partner seek to jump start healthcare innovators | Southern California Public Radio
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has teamed up with a startup accelerator to provide a boost to firms developing new products for the healthcare field.
New Hampshire opioid guidelines fuel concern over legislating medical care | Concord (N.H.) Monitor
When New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan and the attorney general’s office recommended changing the guidelines for prescribing opioids this fall, responses from New Hampshire doctors quickly poured in – and they weren’t positive.
FDA approves Connecticut company’s new bone marrow device | New Haven (Conn.) Register
A 5-year-old medical device company that is part the University of Connecticut’s Technology Incubation Program in Farmington has received approval from the federal Food and Drug Administration to begin marketing a new product.
