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Despite reports about a possible link between heart problems and the smallpox vaccine, most vaccination sites have reported little more than discomfort among the vaccinees. At one Omaha, NE, hospital, prescreening and preparation led to a smooth, problem-free experience.
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Maine hospitals reported an 8.3% vacancy rate for registered nurses and 13.3% for radiological technicians in 2002, according to the Maine Hospital Association (MHA) in Augusta. Substantial vacancy rates exist for other allied health professions employed in hospitals and long-term care facilities.
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In hopes of averting a looming crisis that threatens to restrict access to quality health care, several Maine organizations have teamed up to work collaboratively to address the shortage of nurses and other health care workers.
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With a truly comprehensive occupational health program, it is sometimes difficult to focus on one specific aspect when recognizing it for excellence.
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Information and Electronic Warfare Systems (IEWS), a business unit of BAE SYSTEMS North America in Nashua, NH, has realized millions of dollars in savings and improved employee health and safety through multifaceted programming that earned it a 2003 Corporate Health Achievement Award for an outstanding portfolio of programs and proactive interventions for patients with CTDs [cumulative trauma disorders] from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
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New guide addresses staff education efforts; Promotion of events on patient education
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In a recent interview with Patient Education Management, Ceresa Ward, MS, RN, manager of the Center for Education and Development at University of Missouri Health Care, provided information about the lessons she has learned working in the field of patient education.
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Unlike chemotherapy, radiation, or biological therapy, most patients are familiar with surgery for it is a common form of treatment. Yet there are many issues about surgery to remove a malignant tumor that patients might not be aware of.
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Lake Region Healthcare Corp. in Fergus Falls, MN, put in place workgroups for each chapter on the JCAHO standards a year and a half before its survey to ensure that the medical center was in compliance. In addition, the chapter chairs decided to form a JCAHO Fun Committee to brainstorm fun and unique methods to educate staff.
