Clinics to play greater role
EDMONTON -- Clinics are being given a much greater role in Alberta's new health-care delivery strategy in order to free up beds in crowded hospitals and reduce patient waiting times.

Clinics to offer hospital services in 12-year plan for Alberta health care
Clinics will perform some treatments now available in hospitals under a 12-year Alberta government plan to reshape health care.

HealthSouth spent $520K lobbying gov't in 3Q
(AP:WASHINGTON) HealthSouth Corp., which operates hospitals and rehabilitation clinics, spent $520,000 to lobby the federal government in the third quarter, according to a recent disclosure form.

HealthSouth spent $520,000 lobbying on health care issues in third quarter
HealthSouth Corp., which operates hospitals and rehabilitation clinics, spent $520,000 to lobby the federal government in the third quarter,

Nursing shortage keeps Grand Falls pediatric unit closed
The authority responsible for hospitals and clinics in central Newfoundland says an ongoing nursing shortage will keep a pediatric unit closed.

Ont. hospitals entering cost-cutting era not seen since Harris years: critics
TORONTO - Ontario hospitals are entering an era of drastic cost-cutting not seen since the slash-and-burn days of former Conservative premier Mike Harris, and the province is doing little to stop it, critics warned Monday.

Ontario hospitals entering cost-cutting era
Ontario hospitals are entering an era of drastic cost-cutting not seen since the slash-and-burn days of former Conservative premier Mike Harris, and the province is doing little to stop it, critics warned today.

Does Santa need more elves?
Cameron Christiansen lifts the lid on his toy collection as Leigh Shafer, center, and Madison Kaste donate toys to the third annual Cameron?s Toy Shop at Mulberry Elementary School. The drive is held in honor of Christiansen who has battled Wilms tumor, a form of childhood cancer, since he was 2 years old. The toys are delivered to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Children?s Hospital ...

Province reveals new long-term health plan
Improving patient access by moving more procedures and services from hospitals to clinics and other facilities is the goal of a new Alberta government plan to reshape health care over the next 10 to 15 years.

New hospitals, services give residents options for healthcare
While driving from Houston into the Katy area, residents may have become aware of new construction and recently built facilities surrounding the Interstate 10 West stretch from Barker Cypress to Grand Parkway.

Government to Implement Changes to Health Care
Clinics will perform some treatments now available in hospitals under a 12 year Alberta government plan to reshape health care. The government also says all existing hospital projects and future construction ...

UC Riverside names Guze to new medical school posts
The nationally recognized physician-planner who has been leading development of the new medical school at UC Riverside has been named acting vice chancellor for medical sciences and dean of the School of Medicine.

Acrobot And Alliance Medical In CT Scan Partnership To Improve Surgery
Acrobot, the medical devices company specialising in computer assisted orthopaedic surgical navigation, and Alliance Medical part of the largest pan-European medical imaging company in Europe, supporting more than 400 hospitals and clinics in the UK, today announce they have entered into a partnership which will help improve surgical outcomes through the provision of advanced imaging techniques.

Europe to pay royalties for cancer gene
BRCA1 patent decision may be ignored in clinics.

Community News
Rural hospitals in Alberta will undergo a review in the next year as part of the government?s long-term plan to make health care in Alberta more sustainable.

Ramon S. Velez, the South Bronx Padrino, Dies at 75
Mr. Velez became the baron of a sweeping array of poverty programs and received praise for his voter registration work and criticism for profiting from his humanitarian initiatives.

Primary Care Doctors Urge HIV Tests for All in U.S. (Update1)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Just two weeks after a study showed routine HIV testing recommended by the U.S. government isn?t done at most hospitals, a doctor?s group lent added support to universal screening for those over age 13.

British Balance Gain Versus Cost of Latest Drugs
Skyrocketing health care prices have led a growing number of countries to follow Britain?s example when asking the hardest of questions: How much is life worth?

DCH contributes $12 million to area
IRON MOUNTAIN - Nearly $12 million was provided to the Dickinson County area from the Dickinson County Healthcare System, board members learned Monday. For the past several years, the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) has polled all hospitals across the State to see what types of programs and services they give to their communities for which they receive no pay, said Suzanne Killian of

Zimbabwe: Clinics Demand US$500 for Maternity Services
WHEN Tsitsi Moyo took the 350 km journey from rural Chivi in Masvingo to seek specialist medical care in Harare she was confident that her worries were finally over.