TINLEY PARK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chris Higgins, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist and founder of MiraCare Neuro-Behavioral Health, PC (formerly Palos Behavioral Health Professionals), has announced that state-of-the-art inpatient facilities are now fully open at MiraCare Center in Tinley Park. With the approval of its inpatient hospital by the Illinois Department of Public […]
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ECMC Participates In NAtional ‘Age-Friendly Health Systems’ Initiative – ECMC Hospital
ECMC Participates In NAtional ‘Age-Friendly Health Systems’ Initiative Dec 01, 2022 / News & Media ECMC received Level 2 – recognition as an ‘Age-Friendly Health System – Committed to Care Excellence’ BUFFALO, NEW YORK—Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corporation today announced that it is part of a movement to improve health […]
DCH Health Selects HealthTrust for Supply Chain Resiliency and Group Purchasing Services
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DCH Health System, a not-for-profit health system headquartered in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has signed an agreement with HealthTrust Performance GroupSM for group purchasing services. Effective February 1, 2023, DCH will utilize HealthTrust’s group purchasing program to purchase products, equipment and services used by its hospitals and affiliated locations. DCH […]
Group Home Owners Sentenced in $1 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme | OPA
A Texas married couple was sentenced today for a $1 million Medicare fraud scheme, including violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. Lindell King, 53, of Missouri City, was sentenced to 60 months in prison. Ynedra Diggs, 45, also of Missouri City, was sentenced to 70 months in prison. King and […]
Palestinian gunmen seize body of Israeli Druze teen from hospital in Jenin, demanding exchange of bodies
CNN — Palestinian gunmen stormed a hospital in Jenin and seized the body of a young Israeli Druze civilian who had been in a car accident in the West Bank, authorities on both sides of the conflict said Wednesday. The gunmen are demanding the return of the bodies of Palestinians […]
Trickle of Covid Relief Funds Helps Fill Gaps in Rural Kids’ Mental Health Services
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — The Mary Hill Youth and Family Center’s building has long been at a crossroads overlooking this rural Appalachian city, but its purpose has evolved. For 65 years, residents of Nelsonville and the rolling hills of southeastern Ohio traveled to the hilltop hospital seeking care. Then, in 2014, […]
Only one Tucson-area hospital earning an ‘A’ by watchdog group
One Pima County hospital has earned an “A” from a national watchdog organization that grades hospital safety twice each year. Northwest Medical Center, which is owned by Tennessee-based Community Health Systems, scored the highest marks available with the Leapfrog Group. There were five Arizona hospitals that earned an A, compared […]
25 Michigan hospitals earned lower safety grades in 2022. How did yours score?
Michigan hospitals scored slightly worse on the latest safety report card from The Leapfrog Group, with fewer “A’s” and more “C’s” than previous iterations of the bi-annual assessment. Among 81 of the state’s hospitals, 25 received an overall “A” grade, 28 received a “B” grade, 23 received a “C” grade, […]
State Legislators Visit UAMS Women’s Health Center
View Larger Image (From left) State Reps. Mary Bentley and Tippi McCullough greet Luann Racher, M.D., UAMS assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as UAMS director of Women’s Health services Nirvana Manning, M.D., looks on. Image by Benjamin Waldrum Nov. 22, 2022 | A group of 20 state legislators recently […]
Veltex Recovery Group Announces Launch of In-patient Services at Mount Hope
Initially, in patient revenue is projected at $425 a day, per resident, for the first seven (7) days. Residents can then maintain this status based on the recommendations of Medical Staff and renewed prior authorizations. This program can be renewed up to a period of eighteen (18) months per resident […]