2003 Issue #04 · Issue · Healthcare Review

2003 Issue #04 :: State in Focus

Saint Francis Hospital and Goodwin College Collaborate for New Nursing Program

Published Tuesday Apr 22, 2003 by admin

Saint Francis Hospital and Goodwin College Collaborate for New Nursing Program
Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford, and Medical Center and Goodwin College, East Hartford, have signed an agreement to collaborate in establishing a new nursing education program. Under the agreement, Saint Francis will serve as the clinical site for a new associate in nursing degree program [...]

Saint Francis Hospital and Goodwin College Collaborate for New Nursing Program

Published Tuesday Apr 22, 2003 by admin

C.A. Dean One of Two Hospitals in Maine to Offer Tele-dermatology Services

Published Tuesday Apr 22, 2003 by admin

C.A. Dean One of Two Hospitals in Maine to Offer Tele-dermatology Services
Greenville – The decision for Northwoods Healthcare patient Tanya Patterson was easy. For months, she had suffered in agony from a skin condition. At a visit with her primary care provider (PCP), she learned that a referral to a dermatologist was [...]

Maine Hospital Association Responds to Proposed Budget

Published Tuesday Apr 22, 2003 by admin

Maine Hospital Association Responds to Proposed Budget
Newly released details of Governor Baldacci’’s proposed biennial budget reveal significant cuts in state reimbursement for hospital services provided to Medicaid patients. The cuts, estimated by the Maine Hospital Association (MHA) at $60 million, are significantly greater than what was originally reported as holding hospital payments to current [...]

Massachusetts Healthcare Organizations and Johnson & Johnson Provide Nursing Scholarships

Published Tuesday Apr 22, 2003 by admin

Massachusetts Healthcare Organizations and Johnson & Johnson Provide Nursing Scholarships
Boston – With an unprecedented shortage of nursing professionals threatening the quality of healthcare, a coalition of Massachusetts hospitals, health systems, and nursing organizations is joining with Johnson & Johnson to raise an estimated $450,000 for scholarships and grants to help attract more people to [...]

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Provides CEO to New London Hospital

Published Tuesday Apr 22, 2003 by admin

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Provides CEO to New London Hospital
New London

New Hampshire Hospitals Develop Mutual Aid Network to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness

Published Tuesday Apr 22, 2003 by admin

New Hampshire Hospitals Develop Mutual Aid Network to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness
For the first time in New Hampshire, all the hospitals in the state have collaborated to develop and sign a memorandum of understanding for mutual aid. The document formalizes the hospitals

HEALTH Releases Report on Children

Published Tuesday Apr 22, 2003 by admin

HEALTH Releases Report on Children

Web Site for Mental Health Concerns

Published Tuesday Apr 22, 2003 by admin

Web Site for Mental Health Concerns
Springfield – Southern Vermont Area Health Education Center (SVAHEC) has established a new interactive Web site called www.ptophelp.org for healthcare professionals. Nancy Lanoue, executive director of SVAHEC, and Eservices of Vermont designed the site, with the help of primary care and behavioral health practitioners.