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Medevac copters' usage curtailed, legislators told
Maryland's medevac program this year implemented changes designed to reduce unnecessary use of state police helicopters, a senior official told lawmakers in Annapolis Thursday morning. Patients who are within a 30-minute drive to a trauma center must now...Tags: Medicine, Mental Illness, Accounting and Auditing, Laws, Martin O'Malley
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Ailing Sacred Heart cuts staff by 5%
Of The Morning CallFinancially strapped Sacred Heart Hospital laid off 5 percent of its 1,500 workers Thursday in an effort to turn itself around so it can continue serving the sick and needy in downtown Allentown, officials said. A total of 76 employees across departments...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Hospitals and Clinics, Christianity, Unemployment, Allentown
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Text Of Sen. John McCain's Speech
Thank you all very much. Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans -- the privilege of accepting our party's nomination for President of the United States. And I accept it with gratitude, humility and confidence. In my life, no success has come...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Corruption, History, Armed Forces, Public Finance
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Get lawful citizens health care before crack abusers
Staff writer June Torbati wrote an interesting article Aug. 5 about the lack of health care for Florida's crack-cocaine users and the difficulties for HIV-infected drug users to get help in our state's strained health care system. Fortunately, researchers...Tags: Medical Services, Medical Research, Private Health Care, AIDS, Health Treatments
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Church, tribe form bond
247-7429As a registered nurse, Sharon Kiefer knows how hard it can be to navigate the health care system. It can be daunting, but factor in generations of racial discrimination and poverty, and it can feel impossible for some American Indians. That's what Kiefer...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, King William County, Christianity, Medical Services, Medical Staff
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Probe Underway Of E. Coli In Willington Oaks Apts. Water
Courant Staff WriterState and local health inspectors Thursday began investigating how E. coli got into the water supply at the Willington Oaks Apartments, off-campus apartments popular with UConn students. After E. coli bacteria — an indicator of recent contamination...Tags: Government Health Care, Water Supply, Rental Service, Water Pollution, Health Organizations
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Bar could lose liquor license over smoking
The Iowa attorney general's office says it is seeking the suspension or revocation of a West Burlington bar's liquor license after repeated violations of the state's smoking ban. State officials filed a complaint this week with the Iowa Alcoholic...Tags: Health Organizations, Burlington, Government Health Care
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State to pursue antitrust claims against hospitals
A judge will allow the state attorney general to continue pursuing a lawsuit that accuses two eastern Illinois hospitals of turning away Medicaid patients to force bigger state payments. Champaign County Judge Richard Klaus (Clows) on Wednesday denied...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Antitrust Issues, Health Treatments, Government Health Care, Health Insurance
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Text of John McCain's speech
Sen. John McCain delivered these remarks Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN: Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans: the privilege of accepting our party's nomination for president of the United States....Tags: Wars and Interventions, History, National Government, Mortgages, Mental Illness
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California Legislature enacts no major healthcare overhaul but OKs some key changes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCalifornia lawmakers acted to curb some of the most extreme practices of the state's healthcare industry this session, even as they failed to fix some of its most widespread problems, such as high costs and uneven quality. The Legislature's two-year...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Don Perata, Darrell Steinberg, Healthcare Provider, Private Health Care
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Doctor, Wife Charged With Prescription Fraud
The Hartford CourantA doctor on the staff of Hartford area hospitals and his wife were arrested Wednesday based on allegations they wrote approximately 72 fraudulent prescriptions. Dr. Max Goldstein, 31, was arrested on a warrant issued by Superior Court of Hartford...Tags: Health Organizations, Drug Trafficking, Government Health Care
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Health care access, costs paramount for retirees
AP Business WriterThe first three years of retirement were a frightening experience for Peggy Lambert. She was repeatedly denied proper health insurance because of preexisting health problems. It's a nightmare scenario for millions of older Americans, only with a good...Tags: Barack Obama, Private Health Care, National Government, Elections, Executive Branch
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