Category Archives: Cardiac Nursing

NewsReal LifeAs statistics show alarming suicide rates among nurses, one who worked in A&E reveals the pressures he was under Wednesday, 13th November 2019, 11:55 am As part of a new series calledMe and my mental health,iis sharing people's stories about how their personal struggles have impacted their lives. A nurse who has felt suicidal due to the pressures of work has spoken to i, anonymously, to call for better mental health support for staff and for an end to a bullying and toxic culture in the NHS Continue reading →

Despite a general lack of new construction in the skilled nursing space, one owner/operator stands out for building three brand-new skilled nursing facilities in the Chicagoland area. And when many companies are paring down staff and consolidating, Brad Haber, principal owner and operator at Innovative Health, LLC, is midway through spearheading three SNF construction projects in Mundelein, Lisle, and Aurora for about $80 million in total Continue reading →

The idea of intermittent fasting to aid in weight loss has become more and more popular over the years. And while it may seem like the trendy ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet is similar to intermittent fasting, it's actually quite different Continue reading →

Congenital Heart Disease Network on its way to bringing 'world class' health care to children in Ireland BelfastTelegraph.co.uk The Congenital Heart Disease Network is on its way to delivering "world class" health care for children with the condition on the island of Ireland, its chair has told a major conference in Belfast. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/congenital-heart-disease-network-on-its-way-to-bringing-world-class-health-care-to-children-in-ireland-38673374.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article38673881.ece/6a3da/AUTOCROP/h342/BT_K7114.jpg The Congenital Heart Disease Network is on its way to delivering "world class" health care for children with the condition on the island of Ireland, its chair has told a major conference in Belfast. On Friday experts in paediatric care met at Titanic Belfast for the organisation's fourth annual conference Continue reading →

LOCK HAVEN A federal lawsuit has been filed against Clinton County and numerous other defendants for medical negligence in the untimely death of a Lock Haven man in the Clinton County Correctional Facility nearly two years ago. Continue reading →

HACKENSACK, N.J., Oct. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 16, 2019, Hackensack Meridian Health's Hackensack University Medical Center performed its first cardiovascular surgery procedures using a new heart pump called the Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist. Hackensack University Medical Center is one of only three hospitals in the country that currently has access to this new technology, and the first hospital in the U.S. Continue reading →

More than a year after falling into a court-mandated receivership, 22 senior housing and care facilities previously run by Atrium Health & Senior Living are tentatively set to change hands in a few weeks. North Shore Healthcare on Friday announced that it had reached an agreement to buy the portfolio, which consists of 16 post-acute care properties and six assisted living communities primarily in Wisconsin, with a single site in Michigan. The Glendale, Wis.-based North Shore still must receive formal court approval and licenses from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services before taking over the facilities as owner-operators, with a target transaction date of December 1 Continue reading →

click to enlarge Young Kwak photo Sacred Heart nurses and members of the negotiation team outside the union hall where employees approved a strike. Outside of the Carpenters Local 59 Union Hall in Spokane, there's a flurry of activity. Continue reading →

A student nurse from East Lothian has been presented with an award after impressing her lecturers with her outstanding compassionate care. Mhairi McDonald, 24, from Port Seton, was nominated for the Simon Pullin Award for her work in both a small community hospital and a busy accident and emergency department. Continue reading →

The market town of Grantham doesn't make the news all that much. Margaret Thatcher was born here, Isaac Newton went to school here and, in 1740, gingerbread biscuits were invented by the local baker, William Eggleston. Then, on the 4th of October, 1968, Beverley Gail Allitt was born, in the Lincolnshire village of Corby Glen, nine miles to the south. Continue reading →