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    Apr 21, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  1. Philanthropists offer financial support for children's hospital

    Richmond Times-Dispatch
    Philanthropists William and Alice Goodwin are ready to give millions toward a free-standing, independently run children's hospital for the Richmond area if an agreement can be reached that will make a facility financially feasible. Community...

    Tags: Healthcare Provider, Hospitals and Clinics, Family, Health Insurance, Virginia Commonwealth University

    2. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  2. Dwight C. Jones' journey to power in Richmond

    Richmond Times-Dispatch
    Though the two men share core philosophical similarities about wielding power from City Hall, there's one big difference between Mayor Dwight C. Jones and his predecessor, former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, according to a one-time Wilder adviser. "Jones'...

    Tags: Chicago Elections, Social Sciences, Corporate Officers, Culture, Political Corruption

    3. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  3. Peninsula surgeon teaches 'jiffy hip' technique

    Orthopedic surgeons on the Peninsula have carved out a specialty in the "jiffy hip." Their teaching is now helping to spread the anterior muscle-sparing procedure for hip replacement around the country — and the world.
    Orthopedic surgeons on the Peninsula have carved out a specialty in the "jiffy hip." Their teaching is now helping to spread the anterior muscle-sparing procedure for hip replacement around the country — and the world. On Monday, thanks to the...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Hampton Roads, Orthopedic Surgery, Exactech Incorporated, Hip Replacement

    4. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  4. Hundreds of inmates at Hampton Roads Regional Jail are diagnosed with serious mental illnesses

    Hampton Roads Regional Jail houses several hundred inmates who have been diagnosed with mental illness. They include men and women, those who've committed "nuisance" crimes, such as trespassing, and those convicted of felonies, including assault.
    Hampton Roads Regional Jail houses several hundred inmates who have been diagnosed with mental illness. They include men and women, those who've committed "nuisance" crimes, such as trespassing, and those convicted of felonies, including assault. Many...

    Tags: Health, Prisons, Crimes, Suicide, Pharmaceuticals

    5. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  5. New approach to knee surgery spares tissue

    Location, location, location: Its importance can't be underestimated for orthopedic surgeon Anthony Carter, former chief of surgery and director of adult reconstruction at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News. The first in Hampton Roads to adopt the MAKOplasty system for partial knee replacement surgery, Carter measures location in fractions of a millimeter.
    Location, location, location: Its importance can't be underestimated for orthopedic surgeon Anthony Carter, former chief of surgery and director of adult reconstruction at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News. The first in Hampton Roads to...

    Tags: Health Treatments, Knee Replacement, Orthopedic Surgery, Hip Replacement, Medical Procedures and Tests

    6. Feb 17, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  6. Remote monitoring helps keep Peninsula heart patients out of hospital

    NEWPORT NEWS — When a disembodied voice in his Newport News home announces it's time to take his vital signs, Ron Day and his wife, Carol, head upstairs from the living room to a bedroom equipped with a remote monitoring device.
    NEWPORT NEWS — When a disembodied voice in his Newport News home announces it's time to take his vital signs, Ron Day and his wife, Carol, head upstairs from the living room to a bedroom equipped with a remote monitoring device. Ronald, a 73-year-...

    Tags: High Blood Pressure, Pneumonia, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Failure

    7. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  7. Hampton Roads hospitals face cuts for charity care

    Local hospitals stand to lose millions in federal funding for uncompensated care when the Affordable Care Act's cuts in Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) reimbursements go into effect in July. The bill established the cuts based on a mandated expansion of Medicaid, the federal-state health care program for low-income residents, which would increase the number of insured.
    Local hospitals stand to lose millions in federal funding for uncompensated care when the Affordable Care Act's cuts in Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) reimbursements go into effect in July. The bill established the cuts based on a mandated...

    Tags: Healthcare Provider, Economy, Business and Finance, Healthcare Policies, Finance, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters

    8. Feb 4, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  8. Peninsula employers invest in wellness

    It's mid-afternoon on a bleak, wintry Friday, and Jon Galgan, project manager at W.M. Jordan construction company in Newport News is pounding the heavy ropes in the company's newly opened wellness center. He has hit the gym during work hours for five days straight. Across town, Tony Crudup, a finance supervisor for Ferguson Enterprises, is likely taking his second 10-minute walking break of the day to maintain his 15,000 step-a-day average.
    It's mid-afternoon on a bleak, wintry Friday, and Jon Galgan, project manager at W.M. Jordan construction company in Newport News is pounding the heavy ropes in the company's newly opened wellness center. He has hit the gym during work hours for five days...

    Tags: Employees, Health Insurance Cost, Internists, Employment Opportunities, Body Mass Index

    9. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Brenda J. Clayburn, City Union of Baltimore president, dies

    Brenda J. Clayburn, a founder and later president of the City Union of Baltimore who was also a longtime city Police Department supervisor, died Sunday of undetermined causes at her Northwest Baltimore home. She was 63.
    Brenda J. Clayburn, a founder and later president of the City Union of Baltimore who was also a longtime city Police Department supervisor, died Sunday of undetermined causes at her Northwest Baltimore home. She was 63. "She had recently been sick, and...

    Tags: Substance Abuse, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Public Employees, Baltimore Police Department, AFL-CIO

    10. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  10. Visitors to Peninsula health facilities urged to wear masks

    The flu arrived earlier this year and it has been at peak activity for 6 weeks, twice as long as last year's season in Virginia. Area health professionals continue to urge people to get vaccinated.
    The flu arrived earlier this year and it has been at peak activity for 6 weeks, twice as long as last year's season in Virginia. Area health professionals continue to urge people to get vaccinated. The rapid increase in cases of influenza-like illnesses...

    Tags: Internal Medicine, Tamiflu (drug), Symptoms, Internists, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters

    11. Jan 16, 2013 | Daily Press

  11. Study: Medicaid expansion will save the state $1 billion

    In a press conference advocating Virginia expand Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act Wednesday, The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis highlighted its study that shows expanding the health care program would save the state a little more...

    Tags: National Government, Medicaid, Bob McDonnell, U.S. Supreme Court, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

    12. Jan 11, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  12. Bon Secours group accepted into ACO

    As part of cost-cutting for Medicare and improved coordination of care for beneficiaries, the federal government is contracting with Accountable Care Organizations, or groups of health-care providers. The 2010 Affordable Care Act set up the framework for ACOs, and in 2012, 150 organizations nationwide signed up for the Shared Savings Program.
    As part of cost-cutting for Medicare and improved coordination of care for beneficiaries, the federal government is contracting with Accountable Care Organizations, or groups of health-care providers. The 2010 Affordable Care Act set up the framework...

    Tags: General Practitioners, Congressional Budget Office, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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