Healthcare Review

Finance Committee Approves Hospital Tax
On Tuesday, April 6, the legislature’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee approved, on a 38-18 vote, a 5.5 percent tax on hospital gross earnings, effective July 1, 2010.  The Finance Committee, similar to the Appropriations Committee, assumes that hospitals will receive increased funding when the State-Administered General Assistance (SAGA) population is [...]

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James T. Bowse Community Health Trust
Rutland, VT – The James T. Bowse Community Health Trust announced that it is offering a grant funding cycle for 2010. The James T. Bowse Community Health Trust is a Department of Rutland Regional Medical Center which funds projects that improve the health of residents in the Rutland Region. There [...]

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New partnership creates unique after-school program for children with mental health needs
Children with special needs can enroll in after-school enrichment program with their peers
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – Bradley Hospital is teaming up with the Riverside Family Center (RFC) to create capacity for children with special needs in a fully inclusive after-school enrichment program, thanks [...]

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Winchester Hospital Allergist Sampath Krishna, MD Highlights Need for Education on Sesame Allergy
Winchester, Ma. – Winchester Hospital allergist Sampath Krishna, MD highlighted the increasing incidence of sesame allergy in an abstract and poster which she recently presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) in New Orleans.
According [...]

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Technology to Improve Care
Hospital Demonstrates Significant Results in Patient Safety and Efficiency
CONCORD, N.H. – In an annual competition sponsored by McKesson, Concord Hospital earned top honors for demonstrating significant improvements in inpatient diabetes management. Citing the use of technology to support its focus on patient safety, the hospital has 180 physicians and mid-level practitioners using [...]

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