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Nurses flex their political muscle in Sacramento and across California
February 05, 2012

Letters to the Editor: High-speed rail, parks, hospice care, nurse walkout, bailouts
January 31, 2012

As CHW splits from Catholic Church, patients will notice little change
January 24, 2012

Dan Morain: A Mr. Fix-it answers call, again
January 15, 2012

Nurses will picket Sutter Health headquarters
December 21, 2011

Nurses at Sutter hospitals in Bay Area announce one-day strike for Dec. 22
December 11, 2011

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California Nurses Association

Health Care Reform

Patient Care Videos

Local Hospitals Hope to Expand Partnership
February 08, 2012 | WSYM FOX 47 Lansing, MI

Nurses head to trial for patient care case
February 07, 2012 | WNYT NBC Albany, NY

Connecticut doctor performs surgery for free
February 07, 2012 | WQAD ABC 8 Quad Cities

Patient Care Wikipedia Information

Health care, or healthcare, is the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions. According to the World Health Organisation, health care embraces all the goods and services designed to promote health, including “preventive,...

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Anti-Infective Drug Shortages in the U.S. Pose Threat to Public Health and Patient Care
January 20, 2012
Jan. 20, 2012 - Shortages of key drugs used to fight infections represent a public health emergency and can put patients at risk, according to a review published...

Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Announces a Vice President of Medical Affairs
June 29, 2011
Grass Valley, CA June 29, 2011 – Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital (SNMH) is pleased to announce that Joseph Britton, M.D. has accepted the position of Vice...

Be cautious with medical innovations
June 30, 2011
I saw Billie Jean King on television last night touting a new knee-replacement product. The tennis great had both of her knees replaced last year. She’s back...

Medicaid managed care plans owned by public companies have higher administrative costs
June 15, 2011
NEW YORK, NY, June 15, 2011 - A new Commonwealth Fund report finds that Medicaid managed care plans that are owned by publicly traded for-profit companies whose...

Traumatic Brain Injury More Than Doubles Dementia Risk
July 19, 2011
July 19, 2011 - Patients diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) had over twice the risk of developing dementia within seven years after diagnosis compared...

Study Debunks Autism As A Primarily Genetic Disorder
July 04, 2011
July 4, 2011 - A rigorous study of nearly 400 twins has shown that environmental factors have been underestimated, and genetics overestimated, for their roles in...

Other local news reports

UC Davis reaches $ 750 million fundraising milestone
January 06, 2012 | UC Davis News
The Campaign for UC Davis was publicly launched in October 2010 with a goal of bolstering student scholarships and financial aid, faculty support, research programs, campus facilities, patient care ...

Keister is UC Davis' first vice chancellor for development and alumni relations
July 21, 2011 | UC Davis News
and research; improving patient care; enhancing the university environment through improvements in facilities, library materials, art and scholarly collections and equipment;...

Medical school dean, veterinary parasitologist elected to prestigious Institute of...
October 17, 2011 | UC Davis News
UC Davis Health System is advancing the health of patients everywhere by providing excellent patient care, conducting groundbreaking research, fostering innovative,...

From around the web

Officials oppose extended federal oversight of 2 mental hospitals
January 24, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
In the wake of a scathing U.S. Justice Department report, California officials argue that new leaders have taken measures to improve patient care and... to improve patient care ...

Study: For Now, Web- Based Healthcare Tools Are Mostly Ineffective
January 13, 2012 | Read/WriteWeb
'' Similarly, although healthcare providers increasingly use online resources for patient care, the volume, breadth, editorial quality and evidence-based methodology upon...

Pressel & Friends raise more than $ 2 million to fight breast cancer
January 10, 2012 | Waggle Room
The funds support patient care and research at the Boca Raton Regional Hospital, University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center, and Hospice By the Sea. With money collected in...

Indianola offers CNA training opportunities
December 20, 2011 | DesMoinesRegister.com
We bring them here and they actually get to practice patient care,'' she said.'' There are 30 skills they need to complete, some as simple as good hand washing, dressing...

Alliance aims to benefit patientsAlliance aims to boost patient care
June 29, 2011 | indystar.com
Community Health Network's new affiliation with the Westview Medical Campus will give Community a Westside presence and both entities greater oomph in the local health-care...

The Morning After, Part 4: Oregon State
September 25, 2011 | Bruins Nation
I work in health care, and our industry is overflowing with rules and oversight and regulations and benchmarks, nearly all of which are made by people in cubicles who have spent exactly zero hours working in a clinical setting and providing any form of patient care ...

Patient Care on twitter

	Photo: Patient Care Pavilion, Fisher-Titus Medical Center - patient delivery room. http://t.co/THSmTHR7 Twitter: @BostwickDesign
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	Small fire at construction site at VGH. No impact on patient care. Fire crews packing up & traffic on W12 back to normal soon. Twitter: @VCHhealthcare
	@janezuela I do not understand patient care system at all! Lol Twitter: @jesssman
	We just updated our dispensary menu! http://t.co/fYSDQ5lB Twitter: @PatientCareNetw
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